01-22-2018, 11:43 AM
(01-22-2018, 11:29 AM)ryangreen1 Wrote: The funny thing is my parents seriously want me in a German luxury car because its more "professional" and "grown up". Honestly that maintenance doesn't seem too bad for German car and if its just little things other than that I can definitely live with it. But that's how I feel about the forester just waiting for something bad to happen. Can you still even get an e92 CPO or are they too old now?
Too bad there's currently 1 manual coupe 335i with less than 75k miles for sale on autotrader and it has the terrible red interior. There's plenty of hard top convertibles, whats the major difference between those and a coupe? Less trunk space? Heavier?
You dont want a hardtop convertible. Lots of motors and pumps and more shit to go wrong.
The BMW red interior is fucking pimp, I will fight anyone that disagrees with me. As far as appearances, I dont know what to tell you there. Most everyone around here driving around in off-lease base model 3-series are driving the most basic shit you can buy with a propeller on the hood, DGAF about cars or driving and only the appearance of what's sitting in the driveway and its terrible. I apologize that you have to be lumped into that crowd. I dont think you can get CPO cars, but if you buy from a dealer you can negotiate in an aftermarket extended warranty. Some are good, and some arent worth the paper they're written on. Either way, any E9x car that sees 8-10k miles a year if you're not turning your own wrenches you should expect anywhere from $1000-2000/year in maintenance and upkeep. The car I bought got about $3k (retail shop prices) of work when it was sent out the door and its cost me a fair bit out of pocket since (battery, belt tensioner, coils & plugs).
Hell, you can lease a brand new Civic Si 4 door/6-speed for $199/mo, too, if you're really hung up on having something newer, presentable and warrantied.