zersys
Bolt Snapper
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- VY Berlina Series II/BMW '02 E39 530i
I'm in the market for a new car. I wasn't a fan of the VE for a while, was going to buy another VY. But driving my Dads VE around for a night, it's definitely grown on me. I figure I should stretch my budget for a newer nicer car anyway, as it will be a daily work horse and I need it to be pretty reliable.
Budget is a max of 25,000 (haven't fully crunched the numbers yet, but I think I might be able to work with 25k). So it will be used, somewhere between 40,000km-80,000km mileage for that sort of money from a dealer.
I'm wondering about a few things though, should I extend the warranty to five years/175,000km? I hear it isn't worth the paper it's written on, but I like to have some knowledge on things then make my own opinion. What does this warranty actually cover? Why do people generally bad mouth it? I've read a few shocker stories about VEs (although not always clear about which particular model), so I figure the warranty wouldn't be such a bad idea.
Also, should I wait until the VF comes out? Will they dramatically drop in price? Should I buy before end of financial year, or will it make little to no difference? Sorry if these seem like silly questions, this is the first time I'm buying a car this young. I've only ever bought much older cars which much higher Ks.
Cheers.
Budget is a max of 25,000 (haven't fully crunched the numbers yet, but I think I might be able to work with 25k). So it will be used, somewhere between 40,000km-80,000km mileage for that sort of money from a dealer.
I'm wondering about a few things though, should I extend the warranty to five years/175,000km? I hear it isn't worth the paper it's written on, but I like to have some knowledge on things then make my own opinion. What does this warranty actually cover? Why do people generally bad mouth it? I've read a few shocker stories about VEs (although not always clear about which particular model), so I figure the warranty wouldn't be such a bad idea.
Also, should I wait until the VF comes out? Will they dramatically drop in price? Should I buy before end of financial year, or will it make little to no difference? Sorry if these seem like silly questions, this is the first time I'm buying a car this young. I've only ever bought much older cars which much higher Ks.
Cheers.