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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James Lee" data-source="post: 14988" data-attributes="member: 15945"><p>Hi all BMian sifu...I am not a BMian at the moment but am interested and planning to. I am looking for either a 525i or a 530i. I saw 1 525i (2003) costing RM120K but another (also 2003) costing RM107K. The former clocked 85000Km and the latter 150000Km. Then I bumped onto a 530i (2002) costing RM115K, mileage clocked 75000Km. Sincerely speaking, I feel in love with the 530i, right away. Please give me some inputs, which is a good buy?On the surface, the only thing that OUCH me on the 530i is the road tax.My main concern now with the 530i, is the maintainance cost. I am most concern about the availability of parts for 530i. Generally speaking, if parts are difficult to obtain, definitely their price will not be economical. I know, parts for 525i is much more common and relatively easy to obtain. I may be wrong, as you may be telling me that most parts for 530i and 525i are identical. This is my next question. Comparing 530i and 525i, what are their main differences, aside from their cc and road tax, of cause. I mean things like suspension system (shocks, coils and arms), gearbox, power steering etc.I was told that the suspension system between the 2 models is different. I was further highlighted that 530i comes with the same suspension for 545 or is it 540. How true is this claim?Anyone could give any commends on the fuel consumption comparison between the models?Since I am green to BM, please feel free to drop me any commends, as all commends are valuable to me.Thanks...</p></blockquote><p></p>

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