trade my Z for a bmw 135i?

m4a1mustang · 12-24-2015, 09:33 PM

If you like the car and can afford to potentially spend big money on repairs I'd say go ahead and do it. BMWs can be reliable if maintained and cared for, but if they do break it gets expensive. Add an extra $10k to your rainy day fund and you'll be fine.

TPrelude-370z · 12-24-2015, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

If you like the car and can afford to potentially spend big money on repairs I'd say go ahead and do it. BMWs can be reliable if maintained and cared for, but if they do break it gets expensive. Add an extra $10k to your rainy day fund and you'll be fine.

They really are that bad? As I said earlier, it's sad that such an expensive and supposedly well engineered car/brand can have so many maintenance issues. I figured how the cars are built these days that 50k miles is nothing. Apparently reliability is a bigger issue than I thought. I don't like it 10g in repairs worth, I can assure you that.

m4a1mustang · 12-24-2015, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TPrelude-370z

They really are that bad? As I said earlier, it's sad that such an expensive and supposedly well engineered car/brand can have so many maintenance issues. I figured how the cars are built these days that 50k miles is nothing. Apparently reliability is a bigger issue than I thought. I don't like it 10g in repairs worth, I can assure you that.

They aren't, honestly. People that have a bias against BMW (which is pretty much everyone that doesn't own one) plays it up like they break constantly. They don't.

BUT! If they do, it can be pricey, which is why it's a good idea to put more in the repair fund than you would if you had a Camry.

TPrelude-370z · 12-24-2015, 10:06 PM

you will have a blast riding my friend. I couldn't imagine not having a bike.

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