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160 messages, Last post on Mar 16, 2009 at 8:45 PM
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Hello there ! i am looking to purchase a BMW ti -- either a 96, 97 or 98 and i was wondering if someone could tell me some ways to tell if its got the sports package and any other helpful hints....i would like to get this ready for the track some day, but all and all just want a fun sports car and my ex-guy had a 96 ti and i loved it... so any and all help would be great...or if anyone has any web sites i can go to to learn how to tell the body styles apart and all that that would be great... also, is 140,000 or 160,000 miles on them ok...? how long will they last if taken care of...? thank you very much ....
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Replying to: racer_chic (Jun 22, 2005 12:58 pm) But... If you are looking at 7-9 year old cars... I'd want a car with 120K miles or less... and, preferably under 100K... The cars can last a long time, but 140K-160K cars have been driven a lot.. I'd want some of those extra miles for myself... regards, kyfdx
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Replying to: kyfdx (Jun 23, 2005 5:51 am)  have a good weekend... |
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found a '98 318ti w/ 45,000 miles for 11k...seems to have only minor cosmetic issues. is this a good price?????? |
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I have a 1996 ti that pops violently out of first gear if not shifted into first before car comes to a complete stop. While I don't know how common of a problem this was/is, obviously not unique as BMW issued a service advisory several years ago, said fix was to replace transmission ($3,000 kind-sorta). My question is has anyone come up w/ a less expensive fix? Now that a 318ti sells for around $6k, doesn't make great sense to replace tranny but by same token hard to sell a car w/ major problem like this! Regardless, wonder if anyone had same prob and what, if any, options are.
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I recently "inherited" a '98 318ti with only 28,500 miles on it. I love it. But since it's out of warranty, and the prepaid maintenance period has expired, I took it to Jiffy Lube for an oil change per my mother-in-law's instructions. Technically, she still owns the car. Hint of advice...I had to buy the oil and air filters from an auto part store and then take everything to Jiffy Lube for the actual oil change. Unfortunately, no one seems to know how to reset the service indicator lights on the dash. Can anyone help me with that? I'm trying to avoid taking it to the dealership for something as simple as that, and the owner's manual says nothing about how to reset the indicators (except, of course, to take it to a BMW retailer for all maintenance service). Any help would be great.
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I've got a 325 and have experienced the same issue. From what I learned, it requires a special tool, which quick lube and independent garages generally don't have. Only BMW dealers and garages that specialize in BMWs have the required tool. If anyone knows otherwise I'd be interested in your input, because it's an inconvenience. I just waited until I needed some service work, and asked the garage that specializes in BMWs and Mercedes that I use to reset the indicator light. It took them just a few seconds, but who needs that?
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Sep 21, 2005 5:34 pm) |
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Hi, I recently purchased a 95 bmw 318ti compact, and 2 days ago when I picked it up it was fine, now when i start up (every time) it makes a clunk when the engine has fired and running. Does anyone know what this might be? any help would be appreciated thankyou.
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