im checking out

[shane27]

this beamer.

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/car/507482813.html


hopefully ill get one similar to that this year!!!!!!!

[ar0ck]

When did you become a high roller?

[Knipps]

i'm not really a fan of red interiors usually but that one is an exception

[Tru2Chevy]

Ugh.....red leather.

- Justin

[shane27]

Originally Posted by ar0ck

When did you become a high roller?

since i realized i may be able to afford a used one

[bubba428]

Originally Posted by shane27

since i realized i may be able to afford a used one

you must have hit your head in that truck

[97slpss]

im really liking that interior

[BigAls87Z28]

Hope he has a set of regular tires, and takes those winter tires off before you or anyone else buys it.....

[maroman88]

ull like it until ur first repair bill

[Ian]

Originally Posted by maroman88

ull like it until ur first repair bill

and with 82K on the clock, that'll be sooner than later.

[qwikz28]

e46s are my favorite car. not a fan of the older bmw red interior. they did awesome with the new one

[shane27]

Originally Posted by maroman88

ull like it until ur first repair bill

yeah yeah i know, their 'spensive to fix.. my uncle said his friend paid like 1500 for brakes...but idc...its a beamer

[qwikz28]

Originally Posted by shane27

yeah yeah i know, their 'spensive to fix.. my uncle said his friend paid like 1500 for brakes...but idc...its a beamer

they're not as unreliable as people think. just do some repairs yourself, especially those little stuff like buttons.

don't forget to check for the headliner by the window, its a sign on future problems if there are water marks. cooling problems, drivetrain noises, and of course the clutch

[keith2717]

hmmm!

[chemicalstylez]

i hear ya... i been looking at some used Mercedes SL 65s, the milage is up in the high 80-90s...but hey i can afford it lol. At this point in life its house or car though

[SteveR]

Awesome cars. I had a '98 and an '01. I put over 200k miles on the '98 and never had any problems except the routine maintenance stuff and that stupid computer screen thing goes out like every six months and they're like $800 to replace each time. Make sure you get the service history on the car and find out when the cat was replaced ($1800), front brakes ($600), front suspension ($2200), and Maintenance 1 inspection ($600), and the Maintenance 2 inspection ($850). The maintenance inspections are due like every 5k miles or so and you do the #1, then 5k miles later you do the #2, then 5k later back to #1, etc.. I took great care of both of mine and I was averaging $2000 every three months per car for maintenance so be ready for that bill

[Tru2Chevy]

PS - If you expect to survive as a BMW owner, you better start calling them "Bimmers" and not "Beamers". BMW guys will tear you a new one for that.

- Justin

[shane27]

Originally Posted by SteveR

The maintenance inspections are due like every 5k miles or so and you do the #1, then 5k miles later you do the #2, then 5k later back to #1, etc.. I took great care of both of mine and I was averaging $2000 every three months per car for maintenance so be ready for that bill

uhhh...i dont have to take it for that maintenance crap if i buy it privately do it? ic ant affford that **** i just want to buy a used one and be done with it...only thing i may have to do is take out a loan or something

Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy

PS - If you expect to survive as a BMW owner, you better start calling them "Bimmers" and not "Beamers". BMW guys will tear you a new one for that.

- Justin

noted, i will use that on the fourms, everywhere else i will say "beamer" tho cause saying "bimmer" is just ghey to me

[BonzoHansen]

Just remember that in probably 997 of 1000 cases all replacement parts should come from BMW, atleast if you want ones that work & fit right. Especially brakes, unless you like noise. And every broke job = pads, rotors, sensors.

I love driving 5-series BMWs. I would probably never own an older one.

[Frosty]

To each their own...nice car I guess. I wouldn't touch one with a 10 foot pole but that's just my opinion. I do like the CI's though, probably the only one I'd buy. I guess you can start acting like a pompous ******* if you get one.

Just do the world a favor, don't act like it's a M3...it seems like everyone that has a CI thinks it's a M3 and drives it like they're Michael Shumacher lol

[Teds89IROC]

not my cup of tea, I like Mercedes better, they feel like they are worth more for the money IMO. I drive BMW's all the time through work and they all seem too similar to me as far as style and looks. But to each their own. Oh yea, make sure you get a BMW jacket and hat for when you drive, I see that too often too with the owners of these cars

[EchoMirage]

not bad, i could drive that. german, england, maaaaybe italy are the only import cars id ever drive. thats alot of miles, and even though im sure the build quality is excellent, like everyone said, the maintenance is way too high for a regular guy. yuppies who cant change their own oil dont mind 2K every few months. conversely, you could get a nice caddy (comparing bmw luxury vs. US luxury) and not put a dime into it, other then usual maintenance, for the next 5yrs or 100K miles.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by Teds89IROC

Oh yea, make sure you get a BMW jacket and hat for when you drive, I see that too often too with the owners of these cars

Hey wait a minute, I thought Corvette owners were the only douche's that were privileged enough to have a jacket and a hat. BASTARDS!

[BigAls87Z28]

Originally Posted by EchoMirage

not bad, i could drive that. german, england, maaaaybe italy are the only import cars id ever drive. thats alot of miles, and even though im sure the build quality is excellent, like everyone said, the maintenance is way too high for a regular guy. yuppies who cant change their own oil dont mind 2K every few months. conversely, you could get a nice caddy (comparing bmw luxury vs. US luxury) and not put a dime into it, other then usual maintenance, for the next 5yrs or 100K miles.

You obviously dont work in the auto service industry.
BMW, as well as MB and pretty much every other luxury car owner look like lost puppies when I tell them how much it is to fix simple things like brakes, replace tires or oil changes. "Why so expensive?"
I just yell into thier face "ITS A BMW DBAG!!" as I slam thier face into the hood.


I love BMW cars and they way they drive. I like the older basic style of the 7 and 5 seires. No real flare, just a typical German machine. Zero sex appeal, just driving performance. Now, they have "flame surface" design which is not so nice. The nicest looking BMW out there now is the 3 series coupe. Everything else looks cheap, fat, or both.
The 3 series sedan looks like it has plastic door pannels.
the 5 series drag-queen like eye liner headlights are fugly, and its Bangle pouch truck design is fugly.
By far is the tubby looking 7 series is the worst, and so by chance the first of the Bangle designs. The 1 series looks like a midget 3 series, and thats not a good thing. Its greenhouse is about the size of the 3, but is on a car the size of a Solstice. Like a big head on alittle body.

MB is starting to take the lead in German car design, thanks to the Italian designed CLS and how its design language has translated to the new S, CL, and C class.

[Frosty]

The new C-class is gorgeous.