BMW are great cars.JamesPShelley said:Tell that to the 86 325es recently I sold wiith 290K on the clock. Still running.nortex97 said:
Thx to OP for posting this. I wish more folks understood that BMW's are engineered to be disposable short-term vehicles.
However, I wouldn't touch any bimmer after 1994. There's your disposable car.
(My 98 986 will run forever.)
And, they hate people who work on them (including technicians):Quote:
With a BMW X3, you won't face one major problem but a ton of little ones, cautions Trahan.
"I fix so many of these, it's actually insane," he shares. "Nothing really major breaks on these, but everything around the motor and transmission breaks. It's all plastic, you take it apart and it probably breaks."
And you don't have to rack up a ton of miles before the BMW X3 starts wearing down, either. Most of these aforementioned issues occur around the 60,000-mile mark, Trahan notes.
Bottom line, he says: "It's a nightmare to work on, and they're expensive to fix."
Quality is my second biggest complaint with BMW. Awesome to drive. Amazing tech. Generally easy to mod for great HP/TQ gains. Typically good styling, but you better be able to work on them yourself out of warranty.nortex97 said:
BMW just seems to build their vehicles to a cost without regard for durability, imho, more than other mfg's:
That same car sold a couple of years ago for $92,000. Holy crap!HollywoodBQ said:
Thank God I bought that 760Li last week.
Otherwise I'd be all in on this M3 in Laguna Seca Blue.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-bmw-m3-coupe-51/
Matsui said:
What's the update on the sale?
There's a Laguna Seca Blue M3 right now on Leander FBM with 120k miles and they're asking over $50k. Seems like an "I know what I got" kinda guy but the car has had a ton of receipts including rod bearings. Still insane to pay that much with that many miles.PMD03 said:That same car sold a couple of years ago for $92,000. Holy crap!HollywoodBQ said:
Thank God I bought that 760Li last week.
Otherwise I'd be all in on this M3 in Laguna Seca Blue.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-bmw-m3-coupe-51/
Aggie95 said:
Looking at a 2013 X3 with 99,409 miles for $10,700. What should I ask about timing belt replacement? What other services at 100k?
Cooling system. All hoses, water pump, radiator and thermostat. BMW cooling systems love to grenade around 100k. I'd also have a PPI done to verify the suspension is good. That's around the time ball joints and other suspension components start to wear out. Driveshaft guibos may also be cracked and need a replacement. 100k tends to be service life for them on BMW IME.Aggie95 said:
Looking at a 2013 X3 with 99,409 miles for $10,700. What should I ask about timing belt replacement? What other services at 100k?
I think I had about 105k miles on mine when I moved to Australia.txyaloo said:There's a Laguna Seca Blue M3 right now on Leander FBM with 120k miles and they're asking over $50k. Seems like an "I know what I got" kinda guy but the car has had a ton of receipts including rod bearings. Still insane to pay that much with that many miles.PMD03 said:That same car sold a couple of years ago for $92,000. Holy crap!HollywoodBQ said:
Thank God I bought that 760Li last week.
Otherwise I'd be all in on this M3 in Laguna Seca Blue.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-bmw-m3-coupe-51/
That's BMW recommended maintenance schedule for most of those parts... Not sure what you expect? That's why BMWs depreciate so quickly. People dump them to avoid the required maintenance.nortex97 said:
LOL, @ 100K "well, check to make sure the entire cooling system, timing chain, suspension, spark plugs, transmission fluid, water pump, and anything made of rubber basically."
To be fair, most vehicles need a water pump/spark plugs/brake fluid done at that age.
