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Hello All,

I wondered if any of you kind people can help me?

I know absolutley nothing about cars, apart from appreciating the beauty and enjoying driving them! That being said I am currently looking into buying a 6 series BMW, I would like the convertable, as it's always been a dream of mine to own one.

I only have a maximum of £12,000 to spend. As a generall rule of thumb, it appears I will get an 04, 05 or even an 06 (if I'm lucky) with ranging milage, obviously the lower the better. But assuming as long as it has full service history, it will last longer and hopefully less problems?

Whilst looking I have picked up on the fact there may be an issue with Gear Box Sumps, is this the case, or am I panicking a bit?

I would be extremely grateful for advise on this and on any other tips when buying, what to look for, & what questions to ask?

Thank you, have a great weekend.

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With those "Year" options I would say to you that they are a re-vamped 5series with 7series attributes... Their motors are generic throughout the BMW range. As for your gearbox question - Look at the service history to determine its last overhaul...

Ugly, but nice cars none the less... Personally, I would rather have the previous model !

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Ooops, sorry... Welcome aboard matey... Why not have a look at a 3series Ci ? Much better power-to-weight figures and easier to maintain! The big diesels have just as much "fun factor" and can often beat a petrol hands-down LOL

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