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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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Ask a BMW owner

i have been an nemorus forums and they always encoruage people With other vehciles to se up some kind of thread to answer Questions! i have had/ driven quite a few of the X's and other vehcile's that they make and even own one myself. i know this is a truck fourm but i thought id throw this up here any questions ill be happy to answer
 
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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BMW huh? As my perpetually-broke, 540 driving brother-in-law says: "B M Troubleyou". Great cars. Great performance. Great durability, for the most part. Great costs to repair when needed.

I miss driving my Audi, I do not miss owning it.

Gee, who else can I bash? I just remember my brother paying $850 for an alternator for his Volvo T5 wagon. I had to buy one for the Econoline at the same time. $34. And until you actually had to look at it, get in it, ride in it, drive it, accelerate in it, corner, or stop, that Econoline had it all over that Volvo.

That what you're talking about?

Got a Chevalay motor in that '62? That'll get the discussion going!
 
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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Yes BMW's are great Macines but cost an arm and a leg to fix Unless u know where to look i have my 330i modded pretty good so much fun to drive
 
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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German cars used to be durable and easy to work on, even if parts are expensive. Now they are "lease queens" because all the mechanical superiority doesnt mean crap when the electronics fry right after the warranty is up.

The 1992 325i (e36 chassis with m50 engine) was a great car right up to about 150,000 miles, so I think it gave us good service. The only things that gave trouble more than once were the cooling system and power window switches. The thing was efficient partly because it was designed to be constantly on the verge of overheating. Other than that the engine was an absolute jewel, and very easy to maintain, being a straight six in a RWD car.

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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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E46 330i 6spd ZHP here

Originally Posted by 1962 custom100
Yes BMW's are great Macines but cost an arm and a leg to fix Unless u know where to look i have my 330i modded pretty good so much fun to drive

very fun to drive....45k miles so far and no problem.

What kind of mods do you have?
 
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jimandmandy
German cars used to be durable and easy to work on, even if parts are expensive. Now they are "lease queens" because all the mechanical superiority doesnt mean crap when the electronics fry right after the warranty is up.

The 1992 325i (e36 chassis with m50 engine) was a great car right up to about 150,000 miles, so I think it gave us good service. The only things that gave trouble more than once were the cooling system and power window switches. The thing was efficient partly because it was designed to be constantly on the verge of overheating. Other than that the engine was an absolute jewel, and very easy to maintain, being a straight six in a RWD car.

Jim
Yup parts are ex*****ve, i track my car all the time though! there is no queen about her haha a friend of mine has a 2002 3 series with 600.000+ MILES on it and still ticking strong
 
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by adbscu
very fun to drive....45k miles so far and no problem.

What kind of mods do you have?
i have 18 inch wheels. 1 inc bigger than stock, Koni Adjustable racing suspension

Angel Eyes + Xeons, Coming up in the futer is Header exaust chip intake Supercharger Piston rods Heads, Crank, well u get the idea

and its a 2001 330i Auto
 
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