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E46 M3 | 0 | 0% | |
E39 M5 | 1 | 12.50% | |
E92/93 M3 | 7 | 87.50% | |
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08-24-2019, 03:30 PM | #1 |
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Stuck on what M with high km's I can afford to buy/maintain
I'm in the market for a new manual Bmw M car, the ones I want the most that are in my price range are an e46 m3, m39 m5, and a e90/92/93 m3. I've looked into the cars alot and I love the e92 the most but from what I found I'm not sure if I can afford to maintain it. I found a few with the rod bearings and the throttle actuators done and a few that have oil tests that say their still good but those cars are all in the 100k-200k km's(60k-124k miles). I'm looking at dailing these and I drive about 27000km's(16700miles) a year. I just mainly wanted to know if you guys think the e92 is the best one for me to go with or not, and also what would I be looking at in things that commonly go wrong other than the rod bearings and the throttle actuators.
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09-02-2019, 01:59 PM | #2 |
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Have you saved up cash to buy the car outright? What sort of budget do you have? If you are looking at 60k-120k mileage cars my guess is around 20-25k for the car. If you have that cash set aside or even some of it then you can do a lot of preventive maintenance on the car when you get it.
That being said, based on your daily driving use of 17k miles a year, I don't think an M is a great option. Even gas would become a major expense at that rate. I'm lucky my commute is about 6-7 miles. So I can daily my M3, and not including fun weekend cruises, that puts me at 4-5k miles a year commuting. My suggestion is an economical daily, and getting the M when you can have a fun second car. |
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09-02-2019, 02:14 PM | #3 |
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If you find one that is in decent shape for ~$20-22K (with 80-110K miles), plan to budget $5-7K the first year at on preventative (ex/ RB) and routine maintenance. It's a reliable platform if maintained well, but the wear and tear items are not cheap unless one can DIY them. Mine was in phenomenal shape for the mileage, but I hit a lot of milestone items the first year. I should be good now for another year or two, but I definitely spent $7-8K or so in the first 11 months getting everything sorted. If you get lucky and don't have many issues, then use the money for fun shit
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09-15-2019, 08:57 PM | #4 |
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Kudos for understanding your financial limits. Don’t forget to count your insurance and gas costs for such regular usage. If I were having such considerations I would pass on these cars and get something more reliable and cheaper to operate.
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09-16-2019, 11:58 AM | #5 |
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I have about 17k saved up but I was gonna keep 2k to do some maintenance on the car. The main reason I wanted an M was because I'm young and I wanted to get a fast car for a few years to have fun then if it's still solid keep it as a weekend car after that. For now I'd use it as a summer car and pickup a cheap car for the winter.
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09-16-2019, 12:11 PM | #6 |
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For the most part I can DIY all the jobs and for the big jobs I might me able to DIY or I can take it into the dealer. Luckly I get parts and service for pretty cheap since I work at a Bmw dealership. I'm looking to get one in the 80-90k mile range for both the e46 and e90-93 and as for the e39 i can't find any that I want. But can I ask what kind of things would I be looking at that would need to be fixed on these cars? In my research for the e90-93 I know the rod bearings are a common issue as well as the throttle body actuators. Also for the rod bearings do you know if I get one that has a clean black stone oil test and if I always let the car fully warm up before moving it, will I for the most part not have to worry about it?
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09-16-2019, 12:13 PM | #7 |
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So I know my gas prices will be pretty high but I will be saving a good amount on insurance surprising and it will be more than enough to cover the difference in gas payments.
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Like all BMWs, valve cover gaskets and coolant reservoirs could be your nemesis. Depend on how bad the gaskets are, you can get away with not replacing for a bit. Honestly, besides the RB and TAs (if you have a DCT, they can leak), the car seems like a pretty solid beast. I've heard of way more common problems inflicting 335i (even N55s). |
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So far I've spent $3250 on preventative and maintenance: 2/3 was preventative with the rod bearings and buying in good condition working TAs for back up in case mine go. $2450 right there. The remainder went towards replacing the bottom pan of the DCT, clock spring and right rear wheel sensor (the latter 2 I did myself). |
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