Hi all,

Not been on here in a while. Currently driving a 2008 320D Edition M Sport Touring that I bought nearly 2 years ago after I got rid of my much loved E46 320D SE.

I love this car to pieces but the kids aren't getting any smaller and my amount of driving is getting no less and I honestly feel that I've outgrown the 2 litre diesel engine and it's manual gearbox that drives me crazy when I have to drive within London and the like.

Therefore, I've been eyeing up for quite some time getting a 530D/535D F11 M Sport with 8 speed auto gearbox but have a few questions that I'm hoping can be answered first.

1. I think the 535D is seeming to be harder to find, and will also result in being harder to sell and while fuel economy is always a slight issue, am I right in thinking the 530D will be the better buy overall?
2. I'm buying used and didn't want to spend any more than £25,000 - ambitious or should I be able to find a clean, nice example?
3. Any particular year onwards I should be looking at for my money?
4. Any options I should look for? I miss having Xenon's that my E46 had, so am thinking visability pack, but any other recommendations that are likely to be found on a use 5 series?

Think that's about it for now, but I'm sure I'll be along with more questions very soon.

Many thanks,

Andy

how many miles do you drive a year and what kinda of miles are they?

20k and mainly motorway as I drive to Germany 2-3 times a year, so yes I need a diesel :p Had diesels for over 5 years now.

Andy