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Planning to buy a preowned S350L. What to look out for?


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which one better? a 2010 S300 S class OR 2010 730Li?

BMW if if like to do the driving yourself,S300 if you got driver.

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BMW if if like to do the driving yourself,S300 if you got driver.

ohh lets see, i wait until the exception date over then start to look for car :D

maybe 730Li sounds better than S class which has problematic suspension

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ohh lets see, i wait until the exception date over then start to look for car :D

maybe 730Li sounds better than S class which has problematic suspension

BMW also got it's fair share of problems too....usually expensive electronic control units.

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BMW also got it's fair share of problems too....usually expensive electronic control units.

huh so lexus remain reliable among the other brand? But i cant afford to get LS cos its high engine cc, road tax, fc and small boot.

not that i dont want to continue drive RX but backside itchy after a year [laugh]

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ohh lets see, i wait until the exception date over then start to look for car :D

maybe 730Li sounds better than S class which has problematic suspension

740Li la.. same 3.0 engine. But 740 is the 306bhp one :wub::wub:

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Actually when buying the Sclass, the comfort of the air suspension is what won my dad over. But what he did was he always sell off the car when its time to change out major components. Same goes for my wife's gs (to change out water pump, front rotors etc). In my humble opinion, if one wishes to buy a second hand luxury car, always ask for at least S$ 8000 of discount to cover part of replacement/repair cost.

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Hi Michael,

 

to be fair, the LS handling can never match that of S. I drove both before and I can say S class handling and stability is a notch above LS. If i a Just very own piece of verdict, no offence. Cheers.

 

 

Hi bro, I owned a S350 b4. Suspension is always a problem with tis car! B4 tis S350, my ride is the Lexus LS460. Comparing both, me n my wife love the Lexus more! In fact that was my 2nd LS. The first was the LS430. Amazing car too! Maybe u should go for a test drive b4 deciding wat to buy. Lexus's ride will not impress u at first but after driving for a while, u wil find it very very comfortable. Reliability is definitely better than most conti cars. If u need more details, u can alway call me. Cheers

 

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Actually when buying the Sclass, the comfort of the air suspension is what won my dad over. But what he did was he always sell off the car when its time to change out major components. Same goes for my wife's gs (to change out water pump, front rotors etc). In my humble opinion, if one wishes to buy a second hand luxury car, always ask for at least S$ 8000 of discount to cover part of replacement/repair cost.

ah remind me of my prev A8, sold because of road tax renewal, tyre, brake pad, servicing and all these can cost up 10k cos each tyre cost 700-800 times 4, servicing about 700, 1-2k brake pad (what the agent told me) and insurance too :D

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Woooohooo, congrats, how about a solid gold Rolex to mark the milestone? [wave]

 

one thing at a time..... [cool]

 

can't afford to spend on big ticket items all the time

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By the way, the S350CGI BlueEfficiency from C&C sold out liao. Now they only have S300L.

Facelift E-Class arriving June/July. W222 S Class arriving by end of year. Haha.

 

That means there really aren't that many S350L BlueEfficiency CGI (306bhp version) on our roads given the limited period of time it went on sale.

 

S-Class is way more comfier than the 7-Series. From the cushiness of the suspension, to the lack of road noise and suspension thud (you can hear the road/ tire noise and suspension thud in the 7Series). Of course, the engine in BMW is quieter when you're just driving around normally. In the S Class, it's engine makes itself noticed. Haha.

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Supercharged

 

The most important thing to always remind myself to look out for , will be never to mistake the gear lever for the signal stalk !!!! Especially when making left turn ....

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Just drove the car back - am lost with the tonnes of gizmos in it.

 

Congrats brudder!! When I knew you, you were riding in your Brera!! time flies man !!! :D[laugh]

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