BMW
>eastern yuropoor, looking for a car
>a bmwbro I know suggests an e46
>"yeah bro they are very reliable cars bro, trust me bro you will love it"
>decide to bite the bullet
>find an almost rust free e46 6 cylinder wagon for a reasonable for a reasonable price
>happy af
>turns out the car is losing oil at a rate of 2 liters per 50km because the retards who owned it deleted the "cool and quirky" bmw crankcase ventilation system that has an oil gallery or something in it
>have to replace almost every single engine gasket because those are pissing oil as well, requires half the car to be take apart
>think Im done, but fuck no, its now pissing coolant
>replace rad hose rings, useless
>turns out its the expansion tank
>this plastic piece of shit unironicallt costs 100 bucks
>replace because tgeyre known to blow up
>drives fine, two weeks later the water pump goes leaving me stranded and overheating the engine
>have to get it towed, water pump replaced
>notice the car is spewing Coolant from some where a few dats later
>replace the radiator cap
>fine for a day
>coolant in the same spot a day later
>realize Im out of money, and I still have to rust proof it and potentially spend even more money on repairs
>have to sell it at a loss
>tell about that to the bmwbro
>"brooo what are you talking about bro thats a great car bro you just gotta take care of it"
I regret falling for the "cool slav with a bmw" meme so much bros, these cars are absolute pieces of shit with an endless list of repairs. Theyre very fun when theyre not breaking down, which is almost never.
>a bmwbro I know suggests an e46
>"yeah bro they are very reliable cars bro, trust me bro you will love it"
>decide to bite the bullet
>find an almost rust free e46 6 cylinder wagon for a reasonable for a reasonable price
>happy af
>turns out the car is losing oil at a rate of 2 liters per 50km because the retards who owned it deleted the "cool and quirky" bmw crankcase ventilation system that has an oil gallery or something in it
>have to replace almost every single engine gasket because those are pissing oil as well, requires half the car to be take apart
>think Im done, but fuck no, its now pissing coolant
>replace rad hose rings, useless
>turns out its the expansion tank
>this plastic piece of shit unironicallt costs 100 bucks
>replace because tgeyre known to blow up
>drives fine, two weeks later the water pump goes leaving me stranded and overheating the engine
>have to get it towed, water pump replaced
>notice the car is spewing Coolant from some where a few dats later
>replace the radiator cap
>fine for a day
>coolant in the same spot a day later
>realize Im out of money, and I still have to rust proof it and potentially spend even more money on repairs
>have to sell it at a loss
>tell about that to the bmwbro
>"brooo what are you talking about bro thats a great car bro you just gotta take care of it"
I regret falling for the "cool slav with a bmw" meme so much bros, these cars are absolute pieces of shit with an endless list of repairs. Theyre very fun when theyre not breaking down, which is almost never.
