YACT: Are mid 90's BMWs any good as a used car?

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Thanks, Doggie - I knew it was somebody here with the car and I was thinking of yours.

Look at it this way, you are considering spending $8k on a car with over 100k miles on it. If you put an average of $2k a year into repairs over the next 5 years you will spend $18k in that period. I'd rather buy a new car or a slightly used car and not have to hassle with repairs.

Yeah it's a risk, but in all honesty I'd rather drive a nicer old car than an econobox. That's exactly why I bought my maxima a few years old instead of the same money into the bottom of a line boring slow A to B car.

I think I'd love to have that 1995 525i and repairs I could cover without question, but covering repairs on it while also taking out a small loan doesn't seem like a fantastic idea. I am leaning now towards something a little more reliable with lower likely costs of repairs.

Sounds like an excellent plan.

 

[Asharus]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Thanks, Doggie - I knew it was somebody here with the car and I was thinking of yours.

Look at it this way, you are considering spending $8k on a car with over 100k miles on it. If you put an average of $2k a year into repairs over the next 5 years you will spend $18k in that period. I'd rather buy a new car or a slightly used car and not have to hassle with repairs.

Yeah it's a risk, but in all honesty I'd rather drive a nicer old car than an econobox. That's exactly why I bought my maxima a few years old instead of the same money into the bottom of a line boring slow A to B car.

That's why I bought a 10 year old car.

 

[Asharus]

BTW, I saw Jersey Girl this weekend, and an 89-92 535i was featured several times. They shamelessly plugged the vehicle at least 7-10 times (in the background at the cemetary, in front of the house, etc.)

Makes me wonder if Kevin Smith had one of these cars, or perhaps his father, whom he dedicated the movie to. His father passed in 2003.

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: Asharus
BTW, I saw Jersey Girl this weekend, and an 89-92 535i was featured several times. They shamelessly plugged the vehicle at least 7-10 times (in the background at the cemetary, in front of the house, etc.)

Makes me wonder if Kevin Smith had one of these cars, or perhaps his father, whom he dedicated the movie to. His father passed in 2003.

The real question is, what were you doing watching Jersey Girl this weekend?

 

[Asharus]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog

Originally posted by: Asharus
BTW, I saw Jersey Girl this weekend, and an 89-92 535i was featured several times. They shamelessly plugged the vehicle at least 7-10 times (in the background at the cemetary, in front of the house, etc.)

Makes me wonder if Kevin Smith had one of these cars, or perhaps his father, whom he dedicated the movie to. His father passed in 2003.

The real question is, what were you doing watching Jersey Girl this weekend?

Girl wanted to see it, plus I'm a fan of Kevin Smith movies.