Hello Friends -
I am planning to buy a used/certified 2017/18/19 BMW 5 series and was hoping to get some thoughts from the Gearheads/Overachievers here (Owning and maintaining a BMW in my eyes is really an achievement).
I live in North Carolina so hopefully I can skip the xDrive to get a car with less miles but confused regarding the 530i vs 530e. Preliminary research says that 530e is be a bit cheaper as folks would have received federal credit but also a little expensive to maintain as it has 2 motors instead of 1
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Following is a list of questions, I hope I can get more information:
Should I avoid a specific Model year? For ex. 2017 as it was a refresh and might have new model issues?
General maintenance - How much should I plan - I am prepared for $1k/year (that too is crazy expensive for me coming from Toyota/Infiniti)?
Should I pursue cars from Carvana/Vroom or specifically look for Certified cars. Apart from extended warranty, what are the benefits of CPO?
I have a budget of $40K, should I break it for 540i?
Anything in general a BMW virgin should know.