I've spent in the area of $6000 on my 220k+ 535 in the past few months, and I still haven't addressed the cosmetic issues (read: paint and lots of dents).
Do you like the car?
'Cause I really like mine and am planning on getting 400k out of it, which should be at least 5 years of service. Yeah, I'll have to replace a few things before then, but my logic here is that the e34 is still a very "modern" car both in terms of looks and features (how many cars off of dealer lots have HEATED DOOR LOCK CYLINDERS?!). To have NO car payment and spend $10k over a period of 5 years (quite possibly longer) on maintenance/cosmetics for a car is a pretty damn good deal from my perspective. I mean, that's YUGO territory in terms of cost: $2,000 a year for a euro "limousine"? I'll take it.
It's a bimmerYou can't do this with a chevy...or a toyota...or anything else, except perhaps with a merc. Ever had a head gasket fail or a timing chain slip on a w126 V8?
best, whit
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