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Originally Posted by speeder
Those are great cars. One of my closest friends bought one new in 2001, put 250k miles on it and he does not take good care of cars. It saved his life on Angeles Crest Highway when someone crossed the center line and head-on crashed into the left half of the front of the car. If you saw the car, you would not believe that anyone could have survived. He limped away w a bad foot injury.
THAT is what you are paying for in a BMW. They are worth a little more maintenance than a Hyundai, IMO.
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Mine is at 250K. 2001 325i Bought it off a buddy from high school for next to nothing. He stopped driving it because a coil pack went bad.
I love it. Great road feel, handles like a smaller car. I didnt think I'd like owning a automatic, but the Steptronic changed my mind. In sport mode its quite fun, but usually just drive it normally for the MPG (20-24). It has enough power that I really dont miss having a manual.
In the last three years...
Front control arm bushings
New fuel pump and filter (preventative fix)
coil packs and plugs
HVAC main relay
I also put a set of the cheapie headlight covers on as the originals had fogged up bad. Made it look like a new car.
In the past I had...
1982 E21 320is (grey market car with Recaros, 3:91 LSD)
1989 E30 325is (built a custom M20 with more power)
1983 E24 633CSi (heavy, but had a 5 speed)
1987 E24 635CSi (MUCH more refined and powerful, a 3:73 swap made it more fun)
1992 E36 325is (bought it as a beater, drove it around with no issues for 4 years)
I think I miss the 635 the most. I'd convert it to a five speed if I still had it.
