Thread 28595148

give me a good reason on why i shouldnt buy a clapped out bmw

you'll try fixing it. realize why the nazis went insane, and buy something more sensible immediately after.

>>28595148 (OP)
You like having money.

>>28595148 (OP)
e34 was problematic even 20 years ago.
Haven't seen one on the road in ages.

>>28595148 (OP)
Same reason you shouldn't buy any clapped out car except doubled because it's German

>>28595148 (OP)
Working on BMWs and trying to figure out the issues is miserable, driving them and looking at them is great

>>28595148 (OP)
It'll cost you a fortune to fix
And people online will flame you constantly while it is in it's clapped out state

Buy a BMW shitbox but only if it's old, has an inline 6 and cheap. They're easy as all fuck to work on. Just toss out anything unnecessary as it breaks and continue driving it into the dirt.

>>28595506
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>>28595155
... or listen to the Karens and lease a RAV4
You'll feel so safe in a RAV4!

>>28595148 (OP)
just buy a lexus

>>28596383
you can own a shitbox and drive it but you can't own a bmw shitbox and drive it.

>>28596391
you are too old

>>28596395
Weak.

>>28595148 (OP)
Depends how old it is, anything from the 90s or newer and you could get the same experience from nicer and cheaper to maintain cars

Because you could and should buy a V6 or V8 Passat instead

>>28596395
Streets here in south germany are still littered E46s and other old BMWs
Actually pretty cheap to run and surprisingly decent on fuel

>>28595148 (OP)
I had an e28 when I was poor. bought it for 2300 off craigslist or fb marketplace. undesirable spec 528e auto. slow. in 2.5 years as my only car I only had to replace the AC blower motor. the car was dead reliable even when the hpfp got weak and it took a long time to cold start, it always started. never left me stranded once. I kept it for 8 years.

I'd pay $1000 maximum for a bmw, beat the fuck out of it all around town, then have the junkyard come scoop it up and give me $300 for it.

>>28595148 (OP) I got an unclapped one of these in June last year and have already had to:
- replace fuel pump (car died in garage)
- replace front suspension bushings
- replace brake rotors and pads
- fix leaky sump
- repair electronic headrests
- repair seat twist
- replace entire cooling system (radiator, thermostat, clutch fan etc) when plastic radiator exploded and left me on side of mountain
- Cabin filter
- Do paint correction
- Spark plugs

Car is now weeping from rocker cover and I will have to do that this weekend.

They are pretty robust but the are 30+ years old now. Mine is an M50 and is fundamentally reliable but auxiliary stuff fails. The V8s can be more problematic. These were luxury cars and should be treated as such from a maintenance standpoint. The difference is you can work on them yourself unlike new cars.

>>28599532
Gorgeous

>>28599507
>I had an e28 when I was poor.

this sounds like a good story!

>>28599507
>the car was dead reliable

that's nice!

>>28599507
>it always started. never left me stranded once

genuinely impressed

Will also swap my exploded m20 to a m50, and get these MSpainted BBS wheels on it

>>28603936
depends what you like about cars/driving
I love the analogue feeling, driving on backroads, enjoying the detachment from anything else. I love working on it, as the other anons mention, it's quite easy to do it. I don't give a fuck about new cars, and i hate people chasing status