How's the transmission holding up on that RS? Almost bought one some time back but the transmission issues kinda soured me + the Recaro seats just plain did not fit my body.
I've been watching the Rivian too. Amazing looking. Wonder if it'll live up to the hype. Mid-engined Vette is exciting too...said they start at $60K but betting they'll be marked up to $80
I tend to agree, but I can't help but judge people who drive lifted trucks on monster tires with political/raunchy bumper stickers and black smoke coming out of vertical exhausts.
I assume you mean PTU? I've had no issues yet, but I only have ~8500 miles on it now. Having the engine out for the head gasket recall at 2500 miles was fun but otherwise it's been fine.
Those things are safety disasters, judge freely and without shame.
Viper GTS
But...this outperforms M3's from a few years ago!
Plus I need AWD in Ohio. Had RWD in my last BMW and moving from a full stop in the snow was a hit-miss operation.
That's a caricature, not a statementI tend to agree, but I can't help but judge people who drive lifted trucks on monster tires with political/raunchy bumper stickers and black smoke coming out of vertical exhausts.
People are always going to talk, and TBH it doesn't faze me anymore. I'm currently driving a 2005 Hyundai. Zero car payments and it's reliable. I just don't care.
I think BMW is close to the top when it comes to maintenance cost compared to other major brands. Kia/Hyundai aren't the cheapest, despite their low MSRP either because parts are expensive...but Toyota/Lexus usually hover low on the list.
BMW's can be had pretty cheap like that because quite a few people choose to lease them. It generates quite a bit of inventory in the used market. This is mainly because their maintenance costs run really high compared to many other cars. People that do spend money freely often don't do the service themselves...and leasing may make a lot of sense on front end when the car is the most expensive if they're trading up in 2-3 years anyway and losing so much equity. I think BMW is close to the top when it comes to maintenance cost compared to other major brands. Kia/Hyundai aren't the cheapest, despite their low MSRP either because parts are expensive...but Toyota/Lexus usually hover low on the list.
Personally, I think life's short. If you want to spend money on a car and get them used, sounds like you're doing it right.
Again, this isn't true. Well...it's not technically "correct"...Agreed ... And I'm currently driving a 2012 Honda Fit which somewhat unexpectedly I really like a lot.
Problem with used BMW's is that most of them are extremely complex and as a result can be prone to very expensive problems if out of warranty.
Idk I've owned a couple BMW's, 3 Volvo's and an Audi over the years and while I at least liked all of them (especially my '78 320i), none were even close to as reliable as say my 2005 Corolla. That thing had about as much personality as a dishwasher but it also went over 287k miles without a single major repair beyond stuff like brakes, survived TWO daughters learning to drive in it and then fetched $1800 on the used market a few months ago.
I'm the same way with my 2006 Scion xA. It just turned 170K miles on it. I bought it new and it's never been garaged. The only work besides maintenance I've had to do is change the alternator at 130K miles. It has 102HP and goes 0-60 eventually, but it's like an old labrador retriever...it's loyal and it's always there to help. Like I said above, performance cars put stress on parts, so they'll be less reliable due to plain physics, but it seems they're reaching a middle ground with newer gen cars.
Yup. BMWs are engineering marvels when they work, but stuff gets wonky, and then who knows?! Initial purchase price isn't the bad deal. It's maintenance and upkeep that's tough if you aren't loaded with money.Problem with used BMW's is that most of them are extremely complex and as a result can be prone to very expensive repair bills if out of warranty.
What kind of truck did you get?I used to get teased when I had my 98 buick Lesabre. "old man car!" I mean, it was an old man car, but I got it for cheap! I drove it to the ground then got an Alero. I kinda got shamed for that too because it's still kinda a "meh" car, but got it cheap too! I bought a used truck (like literally today) so now I'll join the club lol. Almost everyone at my work has a truck. Except now I'll get flak for not buying new. While I was looking for a truck lot of my coworkers tried to convince me to just buy new, but I just can't justify that kind of money.
There is something cool about older luxery cars though, if I had a big garage and extra money I would have kept my old Lesabre and used it as a car to mess around on and learn how to work on cars.
What kind of truck did you get?
2009 F150 4x4. Quite the upgrade from my 2004 Alero. Hopefully I won't ding stuff in the bottom anymore when I go in the bush. I brought my car places I really should not have lol.
fixedI bought my BMW over 10 years ago new. I bet people have spent more than that amount in the time with any brand because they always buy a new car soon again. I love this car, styled it to make it mine. I earned it, I treasure it. Jelly people can suck it.