10-15-2013, 11:26 AM
Its fun to have your jimmies rustled isn't it?
I wasn't comparing this purchase to yours or saying your car will be unreliable, just saying there is a group of people that want a nicer european car and don't have $40k to spend, so the alternative is buying an older car that will require some attention. To some people the added value of not being in a Honda is worth the time in the garage, to some people its not. Also, while the Jag might be worth $20k in 3-4 years, the $12k BMW will be worth $7-8k. Hype-S's are still going for $15k+ last time I checked, and just cause it runs your flag up your pole doesn't mean it does it for everyone. You were probably looking at off-lease E90s when cross-shopping right? Not the E46? We're back to apples and cumwads, err kumquots. The E90+ generation of cars are far less DIY-friendly without nearly as much enthusiast support. If something can break on an E36/46, a detailed DIY has already been written for it.
I never told him it was going to be the best most reliable, I told him they are super nice cars that occasionally require attention. The only specialty tools I've really needed to get through a cumulative 5 years of BMW ownership is a set of torx drivers and a $40 set of fan clutch removal wrenches. Of course you need special tools when you're screwing around with the timing chain, but I feel like that would be true for most cars.
I am being realistic about ownership of these cars, and given that I actually have owned the cars, I'm probably pretty familiar with the reality of it. But go ahead and keep telling me what I don't know.
I wasn't comparing this purchase to yours or saying your car will be unreliable, just saying there is a group of people that want a nicer european car and don't have $40k to spend, so the alternative is buying an older car that will require some attention. To some people the added value of not being in a Honda is worth the time in the garage, to some people its not. Also, while the Jag might be worth $20k in 3-4 years, the $12k BMW will be worth $7-8k. Hype-S's are still going for $15k+ last time I checked, and just cause it runs your flag up your pole doesn't mean it does it for everyone. You were probably looking at off-lease E90s when cross-shopping right? Not the E46? We're back to apples and cumwads, err kumquots. The E90+ generation of cars are far less DIY-friendly without nearly as much enthusiast support. If something can break on an E36/46, a detailed DIY has already been written for it.
I never told him it was going to be the best most reliable, I told him they are super nice cars that occasionally require attention. The only specialty tools I've really needed to get through a cumulative 5 years of BMW ownership is a set of torx drivers and a $40 set of fan clutch removal wrenches. Of course you need special tools when you're screwing around with the timing chain, but I feel like that would be true for most cars.
I am being realistic about ownership of these cars, and given that I actually have owned the cars, I'm probably pretty familiar with the reality of it. But go ahead and keep telling me what I don't know.
Now: 07 Porsche Cayman S | 18 VW Tiguan
Then: 18 VW GTI Autobahn | 95 BMW M3 | 15 VW GTI SE | 12 Kia Optima SX | 2009 VW GTI | 00 BMW 540i Sport | 90 Mazda Miata | 94 Yamaha FZR600R | 1993 Suzuki GS500E | 2003 BMW 325i | 95 Saab 900S