hi guys this is my first post and i am about to make a big decision regarding my first car purchase, and have it narrowed down to 2 so far. its between a lexus gs 350 (2013 certified) or a BMW 550 (2011 certified). i know the gs350 is more comparable to the 535 but after test driving the 550 i cant bring myself to settle for the 535!
unfortuantely the 2012 and 2013 550's are a little out of my price range, but the 2011's are right in line with my budget. my question for everyone on this forum is - HOW RELIABLE ARE THE 2011 MODEL 550's?? i remember reading somewhere on this post that the 2011 528's and 535's had some issues, but were there any similar issues with the 550's? the ones i am looking at are certified pre-owned so should come with the 6 yrs 100K miles warranty, but i still want to be certain i wont run into any issues outside the powertrain. are there any major performance differences between the 2011 modesl vs the 12, 13, and 14's?
any advice would be appreciated. i know this is bimmer forum so there is going to be a bias, but i feel that most admit the Lexus would be more reliable over the longer term (im looking for this car to last me 8-10 years). but the BMW is just calling me......
also i am a New Jersey resident and will be driving to NYC every day....and there are tons of potholes....how often do you think i will have to replace or re-align the tires?
any and all advice would be appreciated. thanks guys!
8-10 years? Don't get a bmw v8 unless you like throwing money at it. The V8s just need a lot of TLC once they go out of warranty.
Go with the 535 instead. Put a few thousand into engine mods (maybe even less) and you'll be just fine. You can get the 535 engine to 375hp pretty easily.
Last edited by stephenkirsch; 04-02-2014 at 01:03 PM.
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