02-06-2020, 10:59 AM
(02-06-2020, 10:38 AM)Deceus Wrote: "The most expensive BMW is a cheap BMW"
Thank god I have you guys to learn that lesson for me haha. I've always been tempted by some cheaper higher mileage BMWs as a "fun commuter" but seeing the stuff you guys go through, I don't think I could do it.
With all cars you will have to do maintenance on it, when you get higher in miles the more expensive they tend to get, but total on parts to get the wagon running, after I screwed up the timing job because I'm an idiot, I've only put $1350 into the car. These are all the new (non-cosmetic) parts in I can think of right now:
- all new timing chains (main and cams)
- all new guides (main and secondaries)
- all new tensioners (main and secondaries)
- all new PCV, PCC, intake manifold, valley pan gaskets
- new water pump
- new oil pan gasket
- new timing cover gaskets
- new valve cover gaskets
- remanufactured VANOS units
- remanufactured heads
- flushed cooling system
- new trans oil cooler
- oil change with new filter
- new cam position sensors
If you do not do the work yourself it is true an old BMW will bleed you wallet dry, but if you do the work on your own cars it is a lot of fun. BMW's are built like legos, and since the sedan and wagon are the same car underneath for the most part, the parts are not that expensive or hard to get as there are a ton of the sedans around