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Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 09:46:00 No.4614283 View View Reply Original Report

I'm seriously considering buying this BMW 325 e46. Whats your opinions for and against?

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Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 09:47:00 No.4614291 Report

Quoted By: >>4615457

>>4614283
>BMW
Check
>E46
Check
>M
N/A

Don't buy it. There are better commuter cars.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 16:26:00 No.4615457 Report

Quoted By: >>4615489

>>4614291
Such as? I want a luxury car about that size and available in Australia, preferably from Deutchland.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 16:43:00 No.4615479 Report

Quoted By: >>4615530

pros: fun to drive
decently speedy
bmw
idk if you can get a vishnu chip for the 325 but if you can thats a pro
cons: maintenance costs
bmw

too cool for trip

too cool for trip Wed 27 Apr 2011 16:58:00 No.4615489 Report

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>>4615457
>particularly wants a german car
lol ok.

Are you an accountant or a real estate agent?
Because if your only an accountant you won't need to fork out for custom plates.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 17:25:00 No.4615508 Report

Quoted By: >>4615517

holy shit $16,000? Fuck whatever your country is. I'll enjoy my lower mileage e46s for 4k, tyvm

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dead !!1w3SeuwCso0 Wed 27 Apr 2011 17:32:00 No.4615515 Report

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buy it

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 17:33:00 No.4615517 Report

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>>4615508

cars are rediculously expensive in australia, we export cars to america and sell them cheaper than the australian price. Also a car that is 80k in the US is likely to be around 200k in australia luxury car tax hits hard (that and expensive brands keep prices high so customers feel more exclusive)

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 17:39:00 No.4615527 Report

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don't buy it.

I'm just getting rid of my e46, when they pass 100,000km's they aren't worth the headaches and cost associated with maintaining it.

Don't believe me? Go to a BMW specialist and ask them how much a set of brakes will cost, I'm talking proper BMW brakes. You'll shit your pants.

If you do decide to buy it, get it checked out by a specialist. You don't want to buy something that'll cost you $4k in outstanding issues.

No service history? Stay away.

Also, fix the fucking number plate at the back. That's just plain embarrassing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 17:41:00 No.4615530 Report

Quoted By: >>4615537 >>4615541 >>4615550 >>4615625

http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/dealer/details.aspx?R=10369730&__Qpb=true&Cr=13&__Ns
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why not get a manual.

>>4615479

how bad are the maintenance cost on these things? also reliability?

ImprezMe !Ifboxer2M.

ImprezMe !Ifboxer2M. Wed 27 Apr 2011 17:47:00 No.4615537 Report

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>>4615530
I reckon you'd expect to pay around the buying price within 3 years at most in repairs and maintenance.

If you can't afford new BMW you can't afford old BMW either. Premium cars should always be bought new so you can have a few years of trouble free shit at least.

ImprezMe !Ifboxer2M.

ImprezMe !Ifboxer2M. Wed 27 Apr 2011 17:51:00 No.4615541 Report

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>>4615530
oh, and everbody I know with an e36 has paid buying price in repairs within 12 months

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 18:09:00 No.4615550 Report

Quoted By: >>4615560

>>4615530

It's not too bad. Most people that wig out over it have never owned a BMW. Shit is expensive to replace, but shit also doesn't break often. I've owned BMWs all my life. With my current car, in 3 years I've done nothing but maintenance, and it typically cost about 20$ more per item. Replace brake pads, pay 20$ to get the sensors too. Change the oil, enjoy 6 quarts of synthetic. Stuff like that. The cost isn't very bad, most people here are just ridiculously poor and fail to budget properly.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 18:17:00 No.4615560 Report

Quoted By: >>4615608

>>4615550

Funny.. you replace the pads, but not the discs?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 19:03:00 No.4615608 Report

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>>4615560
Sometimes disc's don't need to be replaced faggot.
also
inb4 neglected discs

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 19:26:00 No.4615625 Report

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>>4615530

Maintenence isn't all that expensive. It's only when you compare the costs of it to a Nissan or something that it seems a lot. But really, servicing and maintaining it is something you can do at home if you can hold a spanner the right way. They're easy enough to work on. Also, as long as you keep up on regular maintainence, it should be pretty reliable. Just make sure you buy one with all the common problems fixed, and you should have trouble free motoring for however long you keep the car.

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