How much money spent on your BMWs

[Mordan]

looking back 9 months ago when I did not have a car at all. I wanted to buy a cheap car just to go from A to B... lol

today I bought 2 BMWs and I have spent

1450 (518)
170
170
200
300
60
2200 (325)
650 (M20 head job)
150
240
530
1050
100
250
250
100

7820 euros minimum since April

with more than 1200 euros in tools. I have 9 000 euros.

I would have never thought to spend that much money for a car. (2 actually)

+ if I had the taxes and fuel costs, I get 11 000 euros minimum. that's a lot of money.

i see it as an investment though. 9 months ago I was a total car newb.

[BMWCCA1]

I bought my '95 525i 5-sp 26-months ago. I've put over 40,000 miles on it in that time. I've changed rear shock mounts which cost about $30 plus some $20 spring compressors I can always exchange for a full refund. Other than that I've only changed the oil and replaced the crappy Avon tires it came with with 234/45x17" Yokohama W4s for a total including mounting and balancing of $500. I replaced wiper inserts once but I went to the dealership on a Saturday to get them and the parts manager gave them to me since they were technically closed for the day. I can't think of anything else I've had to do . . . oh yeah, the pollen filter for about $16, and air filter, and one low-beam bulb (the illegal kind) for about $20. I guess that makes my total, including buying the car and new tires, somewhere around $6100 USD after 40,000 miles of use.

[Ferret]

I've spent a rediculous amount on mine...

(£ GBP)
1000 (540i/6)
400 Tyres
250 Clutch
250 New Lowered springs
150 New front suspension arms + top mounts
150 Front Brakes
150 Rear brakes
150 Radiator + Hoses
140 Replacement salvage exhaust + fittings
100 Oil over 12 months
~100 New lighting + adjuster for MOT
90 Front shocks
70 Rear bushings
70 Replacement Cam sensor when a lead disintegrated
~60 PCV plate + gaskets
~50 Filters etc
~50 Plugs
~50 New plug leads
~50 MOT
45 Aircon recharge
40 Hydraulic fluid
20 Replacement plasticwork under bonnet

Probably around another 50 quid in random fixtures and fittings.

Comes to :
Car: 1000
Random crap: 2485

So repairs have cost me 2.5x the value of the car

Translated for repairs only that's $3700 ish USD or 2774 Euros

It's a lot of money, but thinking about it I do tend to overdo repairs and replace anything I can get at while doing it... currently having a mental battle as to whether to sell her or not as there's an E39 540i/6 coming up for sale in the family.
I'm sure I've missed loads of stuff off this... I'll keep adding as I remember.

[Ross]

(£ GBP)
1000 (540i/6)
I hate you!

[Mordan]

I've spent a rediculous amount on mine...

(£ GBP)
1000 (540i/6)
400 Tyres
250 Clutch
250 New Lowered springs
150 New front suspension arms + top mounts
150 Front Brakes
150 Rear brakes
150 Radiator + Hoses
140 Replacement salvage exhaust + fittings
100 Oil over 12 months
~100 New lighting + adjuster for MOT
90 Front shocks
70 Rear bushings
70 Replacement Cam sensor when a lead disintegrated
~60 PCV plate + gaskets
~50 Filters etc
~50 Plugs
~50 New plug leads
~50 MOT
45 Aircon recharge
40 Hydraulic fluid
20 Replacement plasticwork under bonnet

Probably around another 50 quid in random fixtures and fittings.

Comes to :
Car: 1000
Random crap: 2485

So repairs have cost me 2.5x the value of the car

Translated for repairs only that's $3700 ish USD or 2774 Euros

It's a lot of money, but thinking about it I do tend to overdo repairs and replace anything I can get at while doing it... currently having a mental battle as to whether to sell her or not as there's an E39 540i/6 coming up for sale in the family.
I'm sure I've missed loads of stuff off this... I'll keep adding as I remember.

that's cheap man for a 540/6.... please I beg you. keep your E34. Modern BMW suck. they all lost the agressive BMW style. you give me a E36,E39 or upward. I sell the car right away to buy an E34,E32,E30 or lower.

[Ferret]

that's cheap man for a 540/6.... please I beg you. keep your E34.

Yeah I know, but she has a gearbox annoyance where the synchros on 4th are only working at 25% efficiency!

I dont know about keeping the E34, the fact she throws something expensive *every f*cking month* is really starting to wind me up.

[pingu]

Probably about £4,000 or more. New shocks etc, and a new radiator and water pump. But on the bright side, I don't worry about depreciation and have a luxury, quiet, car that goes like stink.

A real killer was noticing bubbling rust around the windscreen 2 weeks after I'd bought it. My advice: if ever you see a car that not's on the original windscreen then walk straight away - the rust isn't far away.

[Sam-Son]

more than you can possibly imagine

[Elekta]

more than you can possibly imagine

and it is a secret...

hell what I paid for it is a mushy inconclusive number

[whiskychaser]

Will have had mine 4 years in May. Cost £800 and I've probably spent £1000 on:
3 tyres ( 2 when I got it, one just got a cut in it :-( )
Inlet valves, chains, guides, head gasket sets etc
2 x auto trannies ( I change the tranny instead of just the oil :-) )
Rad, water pump, belts
Plug-in diagnostic tools (3)
I'm not counting MOT or tax as you have to have them anyway.

If I had no interest in cars or fixing stuff I would be devastated.