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<blockquote data-quote="jsbmw" data-source="post: 21890" data-attributes="member: 21159"><p>Dear all,I've placed booking on a 2006 E60 530i M Sport, unregistered UK specs. Condition looks superb, however specs seems to be on the low side compared to what I would have expected. E.g. there are no cd-changer, tv, memory seat (semi electric only), head-up display, night vision, side and rear shades, xenon lights etc. I plan to check with BMW Malaysia to extract the full specs / accessories the said car was registered with before signing the final agreement.I'm currently into my 5th year of driving 525i E39 Japan specs. Generally very happy with it except for the common problem with Japan specs - no radio! And of course, the main reasons of upgrading are the newer technology BMW offers.I understand that Japan models generally better maintained and come with low mileage, and higher specs compared to UK version. In addition, rust is a concern with the latter. I'm hoping that my foreman will be able to detect any undesirable defects, especially the tampering of mileage meter (heard that the data stored in the key is not easy to be tampered with?).DILEMMA - saw a 2007 E60 530i M Sport Japan model that costs around RM25k more at RM275k. Comes with Xenon lights and TV, but no Parktronic. And if I'm choosing this one, I'll definitely want to change the CCC to overcome the radio frequency compatibility issue. This, again, poses some concerns as it'll be meddling with BMW original electronics!And if paying more for one year newer model, shouldn't I be paying for the NEW 2007 model...? (with LCI facelifted?).Or should I just find a 525i M Sport with high specs, or 530i standard (since 530i M Sport hard to find)? [The more I read about M Sport, the more confused I am about the difference between standard version. I guess the suspension is the main difference that really gives value??] Please advise...1) Settle for 530i M Sport UK?2) Choose 530i M Sport Japan, then modified CCC & PDC?3) Look out for other 525i or 530i (probably not M Sport) with high specs? (which again, is very difficult as many specs cannot be identified by just looking at it!).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jsbmw, post: 21890, member: 21159"] Dear all,I've placed booking on a 2006 E60 530i M Sport, unregistered UK specs. Condition looks superb, however specs seems to be on the low side compared to what I would have expected. E.g. there are no cd-changer, tv, memory seat (semi electric only), head-up display, night vision, side and rear shades, xenon lights etc. I plan to check with BMW Malaysia to extract the full specs / accessories the said car was registered with before signing the final agreement.I'm currently into my 5th year of driving 525i E39 Japan specs. Generally very happy with it except for the common problem with Japan specs - no radio! And of course, the main reasons of upgrading are the newer technology BMW offers.I understand that Japan models generally better maintained and come with low mileage, and higher specs compared to UK version. In addition, rust is a concern with the latter. I'm hoping that my foreman will be able to detect any undesirable defects, especially the tampering of mileage meter (heard that the data stored in the key is not easy to be tampered with?).DILEMMA - saw a 2007 E60 530i M Sport Japan model that costs around RM25k more at RM275k. Comes with Xenon lights and TV, but no Parktronic. And if I'm choosing this one, I'll definitely want to change the CCC to overcome the radio frequency compatibility issue. This, again, poses some concerns as it'll be meddling with BMW original electronics!And if paying more for one year newer model, shouldn't I be paying for the NEW 2007 model...? (with LCI facelifted?).Or should I just find a 525i M Sport with high specs, or 530i standard (since 530i M Sport hard to find)? [The more I read about M Sport, the more confused I am about the difference between standard version. I guess the suspension is the main difference that really gives value??] Please advise...1) Settle for 530i M Sport UK?2) Choose 530i M Sport Japan, then modified CCC & PDC?3) Look out for other 525i or 530i (probably not M Sport) with high specs? (which again, is very difficult as many specs cannot be identified by just looking at it!). [/QUOTE]
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