Hi Al,
I have the 530 Nikasil engined creation and havent had any problems at all. I got real lucky and got a car that was pretty well taken care of until the previous owner.
If the engine idles pretty smooth with the AC on in drive (if its an automatic). If it is Nikasil and that bothers you have a leak down test done, me personally don't think it's a big issue these days as long as you use premium fuel. Most Naysayers dont even own a Nikisil engined vehicle and dont completely understand the issue, theres enough opinions on this forum to fill a book the size of a set of encyclopedias.
The intake leaks and stuff are common sence maintenance with the intake gaskets and PCV plate being a common area that will have to be addressed but a not so expensive afternoon project.
If you have the automatic trans it requires the very expensive trans fluid and you should change out the filter and the fluid that comes out at about each 30k range.
All the rest of the maintenance items are the same as the 525 and we all know what those are.
95 E34 530I V2.37
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