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A G30 from 2017 onward is the newest and most refined option, with the F10 from 2011 to 2016 as the value alternative once BMW moved this trim to a turbocharged engine. The older E60, sold through 2010, is the cheapest route in but carries the most years of wear.
At this budget you are also within reach of much older flagships. For similar money, a used BMW 730 steps up to a full-size flagship with more presence, though it carries the running costs that come with the bigger car. The Lexus ES250 costs more to buy but is the more dependable choice, posting a 4% mechanical fault rate against the 15% we would expect for saloons of this age and mileage here.
The cars we have inspected here sit at a median of around 143,000 km, a normal figure across a nameplate this spread out in age and a sign these are used as daily cars rather than kept for weekends. Given how many body shapes carry this badge, a full service record is what actually tells you what you are buying.
Book the CarSwitch inspection before you commit — on a nameplate spanning this many generations, it confirms exactly what you are buying.