So, my mom's best friend has put me in charge of finding her a new car. She's pretty set on a Bimmer. She really wants a e60 5er w/ AWD... doesn't want to spend much more than 20k. Doesn't drive stick, so must be auto.

She thinks the 3's are a little small, but realistically, they'll be fine for her. I've been finding some e60's in her price range, but she would be more comfortable spending around 15k, which is e46 territory.

My question is, how well do the e60's hold up? Would it be a bad idea to get a 530xi w/ 78k on it for ~$22,000?

 

Why not an E90?

 

22k for a car with 80k miles?

man why does that just seem so scary to me?

 

Well, I suppose I could take a look at those too, while I was browsing I didn't really see many e90 xi's in her price range, but I'll take a look again.

 

Get an i.

 

hump her and take her money

I drove through your hood this morning, but didn't have time to stop :hs:

 

15k e60 awd isn't going to happen or it'll be a big fucking mess of a car. 15k e60 will be a mess of a car.

 

I concur.h:

 

with a 15k-20k budget, does it have to be a bmw???why not like a used legacy wagon with A LOT less miles or something?

 

that's a great deal. i'd offer 1.5k over asking to ensure you get it.

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