|
|
|
|
|
#1
12-30-2010, 12:04 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I have lost my mind....
Yeah, I know, I am crazy.
I am looking at BMW M3s... For the price, the handling/performance is very hard to beat. Plus, they have a ton of aftermarket parts for them, and are fairly inexpensive. 
__________________
-Justin 91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd 01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd 07 MB ML320 CDI - dd 16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd it's automatic. 
|
|
#2
12-30-2010, 12:07 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Kids these days...
__________________
 1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15 '06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)
|
|
#3
12-30-2010, 12:14 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
__________________
2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle 2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car 2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver 2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car
|
|
#4
12-30-2010, 12:55 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Yes, indeed you have.
- Peter.
__________________
2021 Chevrolet Spark Formerly... 2000 GMC Sonoma 1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021  2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels 1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles. 1984 123 200 1979 116 280S 1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille 1971 108 280S
|
|
#5
12-30-2010, 12:56 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
No, you haven't.
BMW's are very attractive from all points of perspective...........except the maintenance.  
|
|
#6
12-30-2010, 01:00 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Is it just me, or do you not see very many (any!) BMW's on the road more than 10-15 years old. Most I see are in the sub-5 to 7 year category. That might be a view into their reliability.
__________________
-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-  '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
|
|
#7
12-30-2010, 01:03 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
__________________
1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15 '06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)
|
|
#8
12-30-2010, 01:10 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
lolz, I see more BMWs around these parts then old Benzs.... Believe it or not...
__________________
-Justin 91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd 01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd 07 MB ML320 CDI - dd 16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd it's automatic.
|
|
#9
12-30-2010, 01:12 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
__________________
-Justin 91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd 01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd 07 MB ML320 CDI - dd 16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd it's automatic.
|
|
#10
12-30-2010, 01:12 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
Ehhhh, the positives outweigh the negatives.
__________________
-Justin 91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd 01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd 07 MB ML320 CDI - dd 16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd it's automatic.
|
|
#11
12-30-2010, 01:16 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#12
12-30-2010, 01:32 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
The M3 is pretty popular here but I understand it is difficult to find a good second hand one. I think anything that can fly like an M3 is more likely to be abused than a less exciting car - check really carefully for accident damage. Don't disregard small bangs and scrapes even if they are on replaceable bits - it has been said before but I'll say it again - maintenance costs can be crazy particularly for an M3. They are expensive cars to buy new.
As a rough rule of thumb you could compare your known maintenance costs for your existing car per year and compare that with the purchase price of the car when it was new. Use the same ratio to give you an idea of what you may expect for an M3 and then just hope nothing big goes!
__________________
1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior  Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
|
|
#13
12-30-2010, 01:58 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
__________________
-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
|
|
#14
12-30-2010, 04:09 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Which M3? E30, E36, E46, new?
I don't think BMW maint costs are much different than Mercedes- not in my experience anyhow.
__________________
'07 Yukon 2500 '13 Subaru Outback 3.6R '13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed Currently Benzless Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL ---= The forest breathes, listen. -Native American elder
|
|
#15
12-30-2010, 04:11 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
"No matter how hard, I sweat and toil, I still can't afford, a 740il" (Oh nevermind it's the 750. But you get the point.) I got I ride home yeterday in a big '01 740, it's the shuttle car at a Mercedes/BMW/Audi/Porsche/place I sometimes use, and wow, what a beautiful comfortable fast sweet god handling big cruiser it was. NICE !!!
__________________
 1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ... 1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold) 2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp 1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k 2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive  (sold)
|
 |
| Bookmarks |
|
|
Linear Mode
