My younger brother had one for a couple of years. Forget the exact year, but it was early 90s. His had the automatic. He purchased it in ~2002, so it was a good 10 years old at the time.

He did not have too many problems, and nothing high dollar. I think he repaired most issues himself, using the BMW roadfly forums for information. He did drive it cross country in the Gumball rally.

- JimY