EVILRE30 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2012 Hey guys whats the biggest/Highest quote or repair bill you have received to repair your BMW?Just curious to see how much these cars cost us average commuters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) One of the largest BMW repairs I've done was $12,500 (E65)... The largest bill I've done was on a Mercedes 500SEL... $23,000 Edited February 4, 2012 by *Glenn* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaneg 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2012 ^ due to an accident or a muppet owner not looking after it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swordfish 30 Report post Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) Hey guys whats the biggest/Highest quote or repair bill you have received to repair your BMW?Just curious to see how much these cars cost us average commuters. E36 shouldn't be more that $4000 (diffs, gearboxes, engines etc) if something went seriously wrong. Usually not more that $400-500 bucks (brake changes, bushes, hoses, liquids etc). But I could be wrong as I usually do everything myself lol. E36s are pretty simple car to work with and there are plenty DIYs on any common problems that you might have, so as long as your car is totally broken I would buy parts myself and do everything myself. You can always ask people on this forum if you have any questions or need help with any particular problem, there are plenty of very knowledgeable people on here that are happy to help. Edited February 4, 2012 by swordfish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted February 4, 2012 ^ due to an accident or a muppet owner not looking after it? The E65 was Airbag and suspension WOF repairs. The Merc was the result of a a lady driving the car all day with a funny little orange light on.... coolant level light on... then the car stopped... she rang me and said she had a flat battery. I won't say who it was Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted February 4, 2012 $23000 on the 330i for body work when I owned it. Servicing bill 6k for gear box in 330i. Quickly learnt to service and do things myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted February 4, 2012 We've done some epically big bills, none of which i'll list. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 544 Report post Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) on my E36 325i the most was $3800 on wear items at around 225k km including rotors,pads,sensors, front tyres and insecption II. Otherwise $400 -$600 roughly every 14,000km for BMW Dealer service including synth oil. Edited February 4, 2012 by Neal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi328i 118 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 Hey guys whats the biggest/Highest quote or repair bill you have received to repair your BMW?Just curious to see how much these cars cost us average commuters. Mums E36, was quoted $2500.00 to fix the air con leak which required the entire dash to be removed hence the labour costs were huge. Me and my brother did it instead. Otherwise never had any parts hit four figures yet. My E34 is not too bad either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5V8 337 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 try a high powered GTR.... $5k - gearbox $20k - motor $2.5K - turbos $6k - brakes.... the list is endless.... By comparison my M5 $400 every two years is a dream. Although I always service yearly anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huff3r 347 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 Our E36 did a headgasket and something went wrong with the headlights. $3500 at the dealers later... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweetm3 180 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 $7700 to have the wife’s Hyundai Sanfe reconditioned. That’s with me dropping out the motor & gear box and helping putting it back in. I’m going to be checking her oil from now on. The only positive is I now have some leverage when I want to spend some money on my car for something “I want†not need. I have to say she knows me too well as her first comment when hearing the costs was “it’s not dollar for dollar†bugger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5amchris 45 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 have a 10k sitting next to me =/ i didnt have to pay it tho/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m325i 709 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 I've had a few close to $2k in my old e30, but I was being 'proactive'. Doesn't it feel great hearing about other people’s car bills that are worse than yours? Haha. Especially when they are 'non enthusiasts' who drop $5k into a Golf or something. Wouldn't it be cheaper to swap in a new motor than pay $3k+ for a head gasket repair? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wom 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2012 I had the cooling system fully overhauled at the same time I got the manual conversion done, that was around $3.5k total iirc I'd hate to add up all the parts and labour I've paid for over the years, would be probably the same as what I paid for the car in the first place lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted February 10, 2012 I've had a few close to $2k in my old e30, but I was being 'proactive'. Doesn't it feel great hearing about other people’s car bills that are worse than yours? Haha. Especially when they are 'non enthusiasts' who drop $5k into a Golf or something. Wouldn't it be cheaper to swap in a new motor than pay $3k+ for a head gasket repair? i t would be cheaper in the first instance..but how do you know you wont need to do the head gasket soon on the "new" one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucan 196 Report post Posted February 10, 2012 Don't even want to think about it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcerecke 2 Report post Posted February 10, 2012 All up (over about 4 years) I've spent about $3.5k on parts & some labour (learnt to DIY now) replacing all the bits that fail after 25 years on an e30 I bought for $2.6k. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
