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I'll pay for the insurance if I buy a BMW. Take a look. http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/1999-to-2005-bmw-3-series-2.htm Regards, OW
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Replying to: circlew (Aug 16, 2007 6:33 am) Can you guess how much the cats are on this thing? Granted, it is covered by Federal Emissions warranty up to 80,000, but both cats failed on mine before 50,000 and they are $2,800 each. For some, it certainly makes sense to buy the extended warranty, or buy CPO. If I had still owned my 02 530, I would not have bothered. The guy who bought it from me hasn't spent a dime on repairs other than tires/brakes/oil. It was and is certainly more reliable than our 04 Sienna or 95 Integra at the same mileage and time. |
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 15, 2007 7:57 pm) A BMW extended warranty is like a generous slot machine. Sure, more people lose than win, but it's pretty close IMO. After all, just skimming a 10% profit isn't bad. Older BMW 3-Series definitely have some weak spots...exploding radiators come to mind...and could they make it any easier for someone to steal your front directional signal lenses? Water pumps aren't the greatest, nor their fuel pumps. Manual trans is pretty sturdy...never saw one fail, but I have seen a few clutch disks disintegrate. (could have been driver abuse I dunno). And of course the usual German electrical demons here and there. But all in all, the least risky of the BMW line, the 3 series. Great cars.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 16, 2007 8:59 am) Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 16, 2007 9:16 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 16, 2007 9:24 am) If I had actually done the set-aside model starting with the 1993 that I bought to replace the 1989 (the one that I purchased extended maintenance for), I would have some $12,000 in that account by now. Funny thing though, that accounting assumes that the $2,600 transmission replacement that I did last year would have been covered. Given that the extended warranty that I was offered for that car expired at the 100,000 mile mark, I would still have had to pay for the tranny as the original unit went Tango Uniform at 109,000 miles. So in essence, by self insuring I was able to cover a repair that wouldn't have been covered by the extended warranty. Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 16, 2007 9:33 am) The best ever per month maintenance & repair record I ever achieved was on a Mercedes diesel at $83 per month over the course of about three years, with some DIY work but not all. My BMW 7 series was pretty good at about $138/month but the Saab Turbos were a disaster. |
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What do you guys think are the likely out of warranty failures on my 2006 330i. I am buying the extended warranty, the cost is just too good, but I want to have an idea of what the added costs will be?
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Replying to: brianaudi (Aug 16, 2007 10:29 am) It it an automatic? If so, that. In general, i think bmw's fluid change intervals have become too long, especially the "lifetime" ones (and especially the auto trans fluid). If you plan to run the car for a long long time, I'd swap the "lifetime" fluids at some point, say at 60,000 or 80,000 miles.
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Replying to: dhanley (Aug 16, 2007 11:35 am) At the dealer: Brakes/rotors- $400 per axle Control arms/bushings- $500 per side
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