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520i 4d (00)
2000/X
15 Jan 2005
2001/X
05 Jan 2002
520i 4d (96)
1998/S
30 Jan 2004
31 Jul 2003
1999/T
24 Apr 2003
05 Dec 2002
1999/V
06 Oct 2002
23 Jul 2002
520i 4d Auto (96)
14 Feb 2004
2003/52
06 Mar 2003
2002/51
09 Jul 2002
520i SE 4d (00)
23 Jan 2014
2002/52
11 May 2013
11 Oct 2011
2001/Y
05 Jun 2011
23 Feb 2011
2003/03
07 Feb 2006
02 Dec 2005
2002/02
11 Apr 2004
2001/51
14 May 2003
520i SE 4d (96)
1998/R
05 Mar 2006
08 May 2005
14 Jan 2005
27 Dec 2004
1997/P
01 Jan 2004
17 Dec 2003
1996/N
18 Aug 2003
10 Aug 2003
15 May 2003
27 Nov 2002
2000/W
07 Jun 2002
1999/S
18 Apr 2001
520i SE 4d Auto (00)
07 Jul 2009
03 Mar 2005
520i SE 4d Auto (96)
12 Oct 2015
17 Mar 2015
30 Apr 2006
30 Jan 2006
08 May 2004
520iES SE 4d Auto
19 Feb 2007
14 Dec 2004
523i 4d
08 Sep 2013
15 Jul 2004
19 Apr 2003
10 Dec 2002
1996/P
01 Mar 2002
20 Feb 2002
523i 4d Auto
21 Nov 2004
26 May 2003
523i SE 4d
08 Jun 2012
10 Feb 2008
23 Dec 2007
31 Dec 2005
28 Sep 2005
23 Feb 2005
13 Dec 2004
19 Oct 2004
1997/R
09 Aug 2004
02 Jul 2004
01 Jun 2004
19 May 2003
28 Apr 2003
30 Dec 2002
29 Jun 2001
28 Jun 2001
16 Apr 2001
523i SE 4d Auto
18 May 2011
03 Jan 2011
29 Nov 2005
27 Sep 2005
28 Aug 2005
07 Dec 2004
15 Oct 2004
09 Oct 2004
23 Feb 2004
21 Dec 2003
18 Aug 2002
08 Jan 2002
25 Nov 2001
525 tds SE 4d
15 Feb 2009
15 Dec 2006
525 tds SE 4d Auto
10 May 2005
525d ES SE 4d
04 Dec 2013
525d SE 4d
07 Feb 2012
08 Aug 2008
28 Nov 2005
525d Sport 4d Auto
17 Aug 2013
525i 4d Auto
29 Aug 2003
525i SE 4d
25 May 2007
31 Jan 2006
525i SE 4d Auto
06 Oct 2006
02 Aug 2004
525i Sport 4d Auto
28 Sep 2007
528i SE 4d
20 Jul 2004
11 Jun 2004
23 Apr 2004
20 Mar 2002
17 Mar 2002
01 Sep 2001
12 Mar 2001
05 Jan 2001
528i SE 4d Auto
07 Sep 2013
06 Sep 2013
05 Jun 2010
05 Jul 2008
20 Mar 2005
15 Feb 2005
16 Dec 2004
18 Oct 2004
28 May 2004
14 Oct 2003
21 Aug 2003
26 Jul 2003
21 Jun 2003
30 May 2002
06 Jun 2001
528i Sport 4d
18 May 2004
2000/V
05 Jan 2004
13 Oct 2003
528i Sport 4d Auto
13 Sep 2005
03 Nov 2004
11 Aug 2004
20 Nov 2003
530d SE (184bhp) 4d
31 Mar 2006
22 Dec 2004
09 Nov 2002
10 Jan 2002
530d SE (184bhp) 4d Auto
04 Dec 2012
27 Oct 2004
27 Oct 2002
530d SE (193bhp) 4d
09 Nov 2005
530d SE (193bhp) 4d Auto
30 Sep 2003
530d Sport 4d Auto
01 May 2013
29 Dec 2005
03 Feb 2004
11 Nov 2003
15 Jun 2003
530i SE 4d Auto
17 Feb 2011
03 Apr 2009
530i Sport 4d
02 Apr 2009
530i Sport 4d Auto
30 Mar 2013
24 Dec 2007
23 Oct 2006
12 Jul 2005
18 Nov 2004
535i 4d (96)
10 Nov 2011
12 Feb 2008
31 Dec 2007
22 Feb 2005
03 Jul 2003
535i 4d Auto (96)
01 Jul 2013
29 Sep 2010
11 Dec 2007
07 May 2006
02 Nov 2004
17 Aug 2004
17 Apr 2004
26 Apr 2003
14 Mar 2003
01 Aug 2002
20 Dec 2001
30 Apr 2001
535i Sport 4d Auto (00)
26 Mar 2014
02 Jan 2004
540i 4d (00)
540i 4d (96)
11 Jan 2006
25 Aug 2003
540i 4d Auto (96)
29 Mar 2013
03 Aug 2005
12 Oct 2004
11 Oct 2004
15 Sep 2004
17 Dec 2002
09 Aug 2001
17 Sep 2000
540i Protection 4d Auto (00)
23 Sep 2002
540i Protection 4d Auto (98)
21 Apr 2005
28 Feb 2001
540i Sport 4d (01)
12 Aug 2008
540i Sport 4d Auto (01)
20 Mar 2013
12 Jan 2007
M5 4d
09 Jun 2010
15 Jan 2006
13 Jan 2005
25 Jan 2004
17 Jan 2003