Guys/Gals I need your help!

[Iwantae34525i]

hey everyone.

Before I start, I should give you some background. I am a huuge ford fan and have owned two falcons previously. I just sold my last one and I am looking for an upgrade. Been a member of www.fordforums.com.au for a while.

Here a pic of my previous rides. Both were inline6's, the white one was a fairmont ghia (3 speed auto! ) and the green one was a fairmont. Both EA's, both gave me issues. But I loved them, and the green one went pretty well as it was a 5 speed manual that I gave a bit of stick to).





Ive always loved BMW's, my uncle has had BMW's since I can remember (lucky bugger has a lease plan). So he currently has a e60 530i that I am very jealous of..lol

So I was looking through some dealerships and I stumbled upon a 1989 525i. It has everything I want, its black, full leather, sunroof, my choice of wheels (M5 ones aswell) and the most important part, its a manual.

If you could please go to this site its the 525i going for $10900 (the only manual one)

http://www.benjaminjamesmotors.com.au/used.php

(tell me if you have issues finding it)

But of course there is a catch, its got 250,000 k's on the clock. The good news is that it has a full service history (two log books actually) at Doncaster BMW. The car also comes with a 3 year warrenty from the dealer.

I guess I am a bit scared of the k's though. I know that falcons tend to need some attention around this time (although if looked after are fine). But I know NOTHING about BMW's.

What do you guys think? I still need to go for a test drive and get a RACV check done, but I thought id do some research first as I know forums can be very very good.

What should I be looking for? Is the price reasonable for the k's? I am going to offer him $8500 cash (his greek) and go from there. Ill happily pay $9000 but the car is 16/17 years old and has high k's.

So please, help me help you..lol...I want the car but Im not rushing into anything.

Thanks alot! And sorry for the long post.

Allan

(if I get the car I will change my username, I couldn't think of anything inventive just yet...lol)