WAAAY off topic - Any BMW gurus here?

On paper the BMW seems to stand up fairly well against the others...
Depending on the model of BMW i'm looking at the 1995-1997 years. And I chucked in some other car stats as well. 8.0-8.4/10 appears to be alright to me. See below.


In anycase, my original post was about what to look for when looking at these cars. I am looking at the other brands but they simply are not appealing to me.

F4, thanks for you input on the E30 models... but I don't think I like the look of those. I much prefer the E36 series, but it is interesting to know that these were built outside of germany. That Ebay one you pointed out had pretty high K's! 300,000! The 316's I've looked at so far have had 100-150,000. I might look at some of the 6cylinder 3 series cars too. 316i's seem to be a fairly uncommon car, and being underpowered that might start to annoy me later on. I think I'm going to have to test drive more cars to get a good idea.


1995 BMW 3 Series Statistics

Number of reviews 22
Would buy another BMW? 77%
Would not buy another BMW? 5%
Average Performance marks 7.2
Average Reliability marks 8.0
Average Comfort marks 8.0
Average Dealer Service marks 7.4
Average Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 5.9

1997 BMW 3 Series Statistics

Number of reviews 42
Would buy another BMW? 81%
Would not buy another BMW? 7%
Average Performance marks 7.7
Average Reliability marks 8.4
Average Comfort marks 8.3
Average Dealer Service marks 5.9
Average Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 5.9


1995 Honda Civic Statistics

Number of reviews 58
Would buy another Honda? 88%
Would not buy another Honda? 3%
Average Performance marks 7.5
Average Reliability marks 8.8
Average Comfort marks 7.1
Average Dealer Service marks 6.6
Average Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 7.9

1993 Nissan Pulsar Statistics

Number of reviews 10
Would buy another Nissan? 70%
Would not buy another Nissan? 0%
Average Performance marks 8.7
Average Reliability marks 9.2
Average Comfort marks 7.9
Average Dealer Service marks 8.3
Average Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 7.1

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Originally Posted by stirlsilver

On paper the BMW seems to stand up fairly well against the others...
Depending on the model of BMW i'm looking at the 1995-1997 years. And I chucked in some other car stats as well. 8.0-8.4/10 appears to be alright to me.

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Your mind is quite obviously made up;), so buy one then

If its running costs and a small car wanted, N13 pulsar, hell even a hyundai excel, if its a bigger car, you can;t go past an EBon with LPG

But people dont solely buy cars due to pragmatic reasoning, so just buy the car you want:)............................that way everyone can taunt you when the beemer craps its knickers:p

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Originally Posted by rovercare

Your mind is quite obviously made up;), so buy one then

If its running costs and a small car wanted, N13 pulsar, hell even a hyundai excel, if its a bigger car, you can;t go past an EBon with LPG

But people dont solely buy cars due to pragmatic reasoning, so just buy the car you want:)............................that way everyone can taunt you when the beemer craps its knickers:p

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:imwithstupid:sorry mat:Rolling:

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Originally Posted by rovercare

Your mind is quite obviously made up;), so buy one then

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Yes my mind is made up, What I was originally asking for in this thread was what to look for when inspecting the cars.

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Originally Posted by stirlsilver

Yes my mind is made up, What I was originally asking for in this thread was what to look for when inspecting the cars.

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Ahh, your right:D

I'll bow out now:wasntme:

Yeah, what an idea...

Buy a 1/2 dead 13+ year old car.... And thats a good one :p

And your trying to save money?

BMW 316 are the biggest duds on the road...


But hey, you roll your dice, you make your choice :cool:

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Originally Posted by stirlsilver

Yes my mind is made up, What I was originally asking for in this thread was what to look for when inspecting the cars.

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A better model / brand parked next to it :wasntme:

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Originally Posted by Tombie2

BMW 316 are the biggest duds on the road...

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That's a pretty big claim. You can't leave it there. Got a justification?

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Originally Posted by stirlsilver

F4, thanks for you input on the E30 models... but I don't think I like the look of those. I much prefer the E36 series, but it is interesting to know that these were built outside of germany. That Ebay one you pointed out had pretty high K's! 300,000! The 316's I've looked at so far have had 100-150,000. I might look at some of the 6cylinder 3 series cars too. 316i's seem to be a fairly uncommon car, and being underpowered that might start to annoy me later on. I think I'm going to have to test drive more cars to get a good idea.

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I was not suggesting you get a 300,000km car, just showing you a good alternative in small bmws. E36's still look modern today. Get one, I have never owned a car that has the same quality felling as bmw's. They are not disposable cars, they are built to be maintained.

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Originally Posted by F4Phantom

I was not suggesting you get a 300,000km car, just showing you a good alternative in small bmws. E36's still look modern today. Get one, I have never owned a car that has the same quality felling as bmw's. They are not disposable cars, they are built to be maintained.

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Stirlsilver,

I guess you have thought of the complete running costs etc, and I wish you well in obtaining a good , well maintained Beamer.

The maintenance can mostly be done by yourself, and with the chain driven cam engines, there is mostly just plugs, oil, filters and cooling system components to look after.

I still stand by what I said earlier though, BE THOROUGH looking for and purchasing/ inspecting one, then you won't be out of pocket/ dissappointed.

JC