School me on the BMW 325i 2001 Updated With Pics

I bought a 7 series 98 BMW a while ago and it's ran great.
It has 130k but it's smooth and I haven't ran into any problems with it
Plus Beamers can have crazy mileage and still run great as long as they were well kept
As long as you buy from a reputable dealer and the car and engine seem to be in good shape then I would say pull the trigger
Not to mention ladies love BMW's
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Originally Posted by Jayizill21

I bought a 7 series 98 BMW a while ago and it's ran great.
It has 130k but it's smooth and I haven't ran into any problems with it
Plus Beamers can have crazy mileage and still run great as long as they were well kept
As long as you buy from a reputable dealer and the car and engine seem to be in good shape then I would say pull the trigger
Not to mention ladies love BMW's
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You my friend, are a tool.
 
Originally Posted by JayzOnMyToes

thanks for the advice... but i been looking everywhere for a good deal on cars and 10gs really cant find me anything that looks good and if it does look good than it usually has a crap load of miles....

but if i was to save more for a newer model than, if that one breaks down than im pretty sure that newer model is going to cost more than the older model plus the insurance would be higher aswell for the newer one.... im just saying...
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why are you trying to get a luxury car on a compact car budget?
 
Just found this. This was me documenting how much money I was blowing on my 2001 325ci...and this isn't all the repairs.  I'm going to start posting this every time (every 3 weeks) this thread comes up.  Dudes just don't seem to understand that you have to "pay to play" with German cars. 

[table][tr][td]YEAR[/td] [td]DATE OF REPAIR[/td] [td]REPAIR DESCRIPTION [/td] [td]AMOUNT PAID [/td] [td]REPAIR SHOP[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2006[/td] [td]9/13/2006[/td] [td]EXHAUST CAMSHAFT SENSOR, PULSE GENERATOR REPLACED[/td] [td]$239.51[/td] [td]KELLY BMW[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2006[/td] [td]9/14/2006[/td] [td]CONTROL ARM BUSHING DIAGNOSTIC[/td] [td]$31.97[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2006[/td] [td]10/6/2006[/td] [td]CONTROL ARM BUSHING REPLACEMENT[/td] [td]$295.64[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2006[/td] [td]10/18/2006[/td] [td]VALVE COVER GASKET DIAGNOSTIC[/td] [td]$52.31[/td] [td]KELLY BMW[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2006[/td] [td]10/27/2006[/td] [td]VALVE COVER GASKET[/td] [td]$262.50[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]11/2/2007[/td] [td]CAR RENTAL[/td] [td]$160.66[/td] [td]SPEEDY RENTAL[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]2/9/2007[/td] [td]WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP, BLADES REPLACED[/td] [td]$250.82[/td] [td]KELLY BMW[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]2/21/2007[/td] [td]FOGLIGHT REPLACEMENT; DOOR MOULDING ASSESSMENT[/td] [td]$93.05[/td] [td]KELLY BMW[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]2/28/2007[/td] [td]DOOR MOULDING[/td] [td]$81.09[/td] [td]KELLY BMW[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]3/5/2007[/td] [td]CAR RENTAL[/td] [td]$33.80[/td] [td]BUDGET[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]3/6/2007[/td] [td]ENGINE FLOODED (GASOLINE). SPARK PLUG AND LOWER INTAKE BOOT REPLACED. [/td] [td]$716.91[/td] [td]KELLY BMW[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]3/20/2007[/td] [td]SECONDARY AIR PUMP, DIVERTER VALVE, DIVERTER HOSE, DIVERTER GASKET[/td] [td]$951.01[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]4/2/2007[/td] [td]WHEEL EMBLEM[/td] [td]$9.07[/td] [td]KELLY BMW[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]6/2/2007[/td] [td]OIL/FILTER[/td] [td]$78.94[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]6/22/2007[/td] [td]INTERIOR UPHOLSTERY[/td] [td]$405.65[/td] [td]JIM'S TRIM SHOP[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]7/23/2007[/td] [td]BRAKE DIAGNOSTIC[/td] [td]$53.32[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]10/4/2007[/td] [td]KEY/ALARM DIAGNOSTIC[/td] [td]$177.06[/td] [td]KELLY BMW[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]10/29/2007[/td] [td]COOLING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC[/td] [td]$64[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2007[/td] [td]11/5/2007[/td] [td]RADIATOR EXPANSION TANK, LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM, 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT, IDLER PULLEY[/td] [td]$924.65[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2008[/td] [td]2/11/2008[/td] [td]BATTERY DIAGNOSTIC, NEW BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC[/td] [td]$309.09[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2008[/td] [td]2/29/2008[/td] [td]MASTER AIR FLOW SENSOR[/td] [td]$511.28[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2008[/td] [td]4/3/2008[/td] [td]CLUTCH DIAGNOSTIC[/td] [td]$123.05[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2008[/td] [td]4/25/2008[/td] [td]CLUTCH REPLACEMENT, REFACE FLYWHEEL, PILOT BEARING REPLACEMENT[/td] [td]$1,342.59[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2008[/td] [td]4/25/2008[/td] [td]CAR RENTAL[/td] [td]$116.52[/td] [td]SPEEDY RENTAL[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [/tr][tr][td]2008[/td] [td]6/16/2008[/td] [td]UPPER RADIATOR HOSE REPLACED; AIR BLED FROM COOLING SYSTEM[/td] [td]$210.49[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2008[/td] [td]8/30/2008[/td] [td]OIL/FILTER[/td] [td]$80.01[/td] [td]EVANS AUTOMOTIVE[/td] [/tr][/table]
 
Originally Posted by ninjahood

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that santa list of repairs is terrible....

american car maintenance >>>>>*
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but my dude, do you see the dates??? back to back to back!!! i was about to change my mailing address I was at the shop so much.
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that list cray!

... but i always suggest the same things over and over...

cop an impala...

#teamchevy

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Originally Posted by JayzOnMyToes

that was a good article got me rethinking... well since everybody is against buying this car... could someone recommend me a car??
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Get a Japanese car. I'd recommend the first gen Lexus IS300, those things are near bulletproof.

Also - Nissan Altima SE-R, Acura TL Type-S, Mazdaspeed 3, Subaru WRX, all of these used you can find less than $10k and they are extremely reliable and great to drive.
 
Originally Posted by jimmybeanz

Originally Posted by ninjahood

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that santa list of repairs is terrible....

american car maintenance >>>>>*
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but my dude, do you see the dates??? back to back to back!!! i was about to change my mailing address I was at the shop so much.
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Longest you went without a repair was like three-four months. Ridiculous. New BMW's are probably even worse, one thing i don't like about cars nowadays is all the crap thats included in it. I don't need the car to stop automatically for me, i don't need it to turn on the windshield wipers automatically when it starts to rain, no back up cameras or automatic parallel parking systems. It's ridiculous all the crap that's being put into cars nowadays.
 
ANY used car can have problems do your research

an when it comes to german cars just make sure you can afford the maintenance an always join a forum that caters to your car for best advice.
 
Honestly just buy a Japanese car. My dad's warranty on his 5 Series just ran out and his maintenance costs this year have been 
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He just paid $800 something a few weeks ago. Only go luxury if you don't really have other expenses
 
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