Beiträge von CO9099

Guys I am back :D, and I have something to ask regarding the 330D E92.

The E92 330D comes with 2 engines, the M57 and the N57.
The M57 is the one that was used in the E46 330D (which a friend made over 300,000 KM on it) made of iron and as far as I know it's bulletproof
And the N57 is the new one made out of aluminium, much lighter with less emissions.

However I heard that the new N57 shares the same timing isues with the other N series like the N47, N46, N42 etc. And they even put the timing chain at the back of the engine, so more labor and bigger problems.
While the old 231 HP M57 doesn't have this timing chain issue and the timing chain is at the front. Also has bigger emission (which I don't care, no emission laws here).

So what do you guys think, will the M57 be a better option than the N57 engine?
Are there any actual drawbacks of the M57?

Hmm, so my best bet would be to search on http://www.bmw.de/de/topics/ge…gebrauchtwagenboerse.html
Most of the ads I've seen were from BMW Dealership saloons.

Hi guys, I haven't updated this thread in a while so I started searching for some cars now and I have re-updated my budget to 25,000 EUR (with VAT Return) (20,000 EUR without VAT Return) and I have changed my desire for a diesel, I do 99% busy traffic so I guess a diesel is more suited for me.

I have my money ready and now I am waiting for a high school friend who will go with me and translate German for me and take care of the documents.

Here is what I found so far in diesels:

http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=210391969
http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=210213115
http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=209981409
http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=209810933
http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=209713918
http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=209664783
http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=206591473

All within my new price range.
What do you think?
I have contacted some of the owners and currently waiting on a response, most of these vehicles are from a private owner.

Ok looks like due to economical reasons I will probably get a diesel. What do you guys think of the diesels, how do they perform and which Diesel engines are reliable

Also how many owners do I look on the vehicle? Since I was looking for only 1 Owner cars and there are like 20% of all E92s, there are many 2 owner vehicles.

Quick question. What mileage on this vehicle is too much. I am seeing diesels 330d and 335d for a nice price but 160,000 to 190,000 km (First owner - Full Service). I was looking to max 120,000km. I drive around 13,000 km a year and won't keep the car for more than 2-3 years.

Thanks for the reply Bruce

I did looked on ads and more than half of them have VAT return options calculating the Net price. So I am guessing they provide VAT return. Quick question: How much is the VAT in Germany for cars? Here where I live it's 17%.

The Petrol fuel isn't that bad here it's imported so it has "some" standard, of course it's lower quality than in EU but I don't know anyone who suffers here from bad Petrol, but the diesel is very bad as it's made and mixed here and it's very terrible, people get different performance from different gas stations it's really unsafe.

Ok so I should look for the 325i 3.0l(N53) and the 330i 3.0l(N53) as well. I don't think I can find a 335i for that price range so I'll remove it from the list.

Good thing about BMW.de is that you can select to display those that give VAT return. Here is so far what I found

http://gebrauchtwagen.bmw.de/CarSearch/Details/1195666/3

and
http://gebrauchtwagen.bmw.de/CarSearch/Details/1215422/5

Both with a Net price under 20,000

Thanks guys for the comments

I live in a busy city, but I drive 3-4 km until I get to the traffic jam where I am stuck for half an hour. This is only in the mornings, after that the city is clear and free to drive :).

I was thinking of maybe looking for a diesel, but here diesel fuel is really bad, contains a lot of sulfur, almost everyone I know had problems with injectors and Bosch pump. Plus Diesel cars are more expensive.

I am a little bit afraid of the 4 cyl engines, I currently own a 316i (2004) N42 4Cyl and I have terrible problems with the valvetronic, chain and burning oil and plus I want a more powerful engine :D. Fuel costs aren't too expensive where I live (Benzin: 0.91 Eur/L | Diesel 0.701Eur/L) and the taxes and insurance plus registration only difference is +20 EUR for a bigger engine so the maintaining cost isn't a big difference. But then again, the bigger the engine the bigger the cost to buy the vehicle

I will look into the links you provided and see if I can find a good deal

Thanks for the comments, It might take me time to buy the car (maybe 2-3 months plus I have to sell the 316i the one I still have) but I will post pictures once I get the car

Regards

Hi guys, I saw this forum and registered here to ask some questions, I am not from Germany and I don't speak German, sorry.

But I thought maybe I could ask you guys a couple of questions

I am looking to buy a used BMW E92 coupe. I am interested in the 6 cylinder engines, like the 325, 330 and 335 (Diesel/Benzin doesn't matter :))

However, I am not really good with cars, nor do I know someone who owns a BMW. So I wanted to ask you guys at the E90 Forum some questions and some tips
I am looking to purchase this E92 somewhere in the Dortmund/Hamburg area, so if you can recommend me any trusted dealer that would be great :). I will be exporting the vehicle so having the VAT returned will be great.
My budget is 15,000 to 17,000 EUR (19,000 max with VAT return)

What is the best engine that I can get for the E92, which engines are the most reliable?
Are the automatics reliable? I drive a manual but I am always in traffic jams and it's annoying.
What are the common problems on the E92s?

Where is the best place to search used vehicles in Germany, so far I only know of mobile.de

Regards and thanks