Thanks all.

A couple of questions:

A few have said wait a year before buying - whet is happening in a year that will drop the price of E70s?

How do I get the VIN from the Reg Plate?

What are these sites that tell you factory spec from VIN number and does it work for all cars or just X5s?

Thanks all for the very detailed answers :)

I think AUC is probably the way to go, although being in the south east there is nothing sub £20k within 100 miles of me at the moment - am I right in thinking that prices will come down in the spring?

I will print out all your responses to use as ...

Hi All,

I am in the market for an E70 and would really appreciate some advice.

My current BMW is a 16 year old E46 M3 which I have had for about 6 years. It has been a great car, and still goes like the clappers, but it is looking really tired these days. The bodywork is showing signs of rust, the ...