New car possibly e91

[NakiTouring 54]

On 6/14/2019 at 8:40 AM, 325_driver said:

But with 6k entry price, I could have 3-4k stashed away in the $#!% happens corner.

Or am i right to assume, those repair costs are entry fees only lol?

Haha, you just never know. I was really unlucky with mine, to have the crank bolt come loose, effectively killing the engine. Plus the auto was slipping. $10k in parts alone. But the mileage was almost 170k. The turbos were still fine, but I replaced them while engine and box were out. On the other hand, plenty of peeps out there just clock up the miles without issues.

But I maintain that off you want a performance BMW, you either need deep pockets, or be fairly proficient with spanners...or both!

[325_driver 422]

On 6/18/2019 at 10:11 PM, NakiTouring said:

Haha, you just never know. I was really unlucky with mine, to have the crank bolt come loose, effectively killing the engine. Plus the auto was slipping. $10k in parts alone. But the mileage was almost 170k. The turbos were still fine, but I replaced them while engine and box were out. On the other hand, plenty of peeps out there just clock up the miles without issues.

But I maintain that off you want a performance BMW, you either need deep pockets, or be fairly proficient with spanners...or both!

Sounds nearly as interesting as the 4AGE engine i'm currently wresting with 

You know you own a 4AGE when you end up replacing an alternator while your car is stuck at a gull service station. (i.e. what happened to me today)

Could have driven it a bit further but didnt want to risk it dying in the middle of tauranga harbour bridge peak traffic lol