Used Car of the Day: 2004 BMW 545i

by Tim Healey

Published: July 18th, 2024

Today we have a low-mileage 2004 BMW 545i for your perusal.

Our seller says it hasn't been driving much -- the fact that it has only 67K miles on it backs that up -- and it hasn't been driven in the snow.

It's had some recent maintenance done and there is a bit of minor cosmetic damage -- dents and parking marks and that sort of thing.

If you're interested in a car like this, it's for sale in New York for $9,900.

Click here to see more.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Pablo on Jul 20, 2024
The low miles could be ok, or a major red flag. And the typical original owner demographic could also be good or bad. I learned this years ago, while shopping around for a used Lexus LS 430. Some of the lower mile, original owner ones were far worse than 150+k ones at the BHPH's. Many of the wealthier owners tended to like taking them to Jiffy Lube and buying mismatched cheap Chinese tires two at a time. They may have even sat in the driveway outside of a second home for years because of issues or they didn't like the trade offer they got one time, and were too busy to sell. It's very likely this one sat, got detailed and resurected to be sold. But it'd be worth taking a look, with a jaundanced eye and a deep understanding of it's needs.

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28-Cars-Later on Jul 22, 2024
Evidently there is a museum grade E36 325i sedan available on CL for all kinds of money: pittsburgh_craigslist_org/cto/d/new-wilmington-1992-bmw-325i-sedan/7767490124.html

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