So BMW's aren't exactly known for being crazy reliable or cheap to run, but if you know what to look for you can get a really fun really cheap and most importantly really reliable BMW. #Reliable #n52 #BMW
"After driving a BMW you will not want to drive anything else". You are totally right. I did a "test drive" in my friend's BMW 320d 135kW and I don't want anything else unless it's BMW :D
That’s exactly why im here. I got a 2000 328i with 250k but she is super duper clean and runs great. It was a one or two owner always maintained. I got my old job back at fedex and can afford a payment but want to be reliable and was gonna get a 330i but the reliability is so much better. This year is second rated in reliability. Ive had my car for two weeks it is not my first car and i want nothing else unless its a classic jdm or muscle. My daily will always be a bmw. 🤦♂️I fell in love.
I've owned 2 BMW's. A brand new E30 325i, and a E34 535i Sport. The rear gas shockers of the 325i collapsed within weeks of my taking ownership. Lovely engine, but aside from that, I rapidly concluded that the rest of the car was really quite ordinary. The 535i was fast and powerful, but I never really 'bonded' with it, so to speak. The car seemed somehow soulless, and it always felt like a big car. In the end, I really prefer Jaguar XJ's. Bit more subtlety about them.
@@Sam.Angel.330 - Fluids, filters, 2 sets of tires, 1 set of brakes plus 1 set of plugs, coils, vanos, valve gasket and a couple of small items are about it. Great motor!
@@AB-jk7tw So it never left you stranded? My dream car for more than 2 years... just painful to watch it and wait :D I hope you're having/had a good time with it, make every moment count
I think these early BMW E90s are an absolute masterpiece, it will probably go down in history as one of the best BMWs ever built…I mean the ones with the small oval wing mirrors and the narrow sober taillights are simply gorgeous...Of all the 3 series, the design of the E90 is, in my opinion, the one that comes closest to perfection in terms of elegance, sobriety and character...Almost 20 years after its release, it is still a beautiful car with a very current design, really stunning...!
I have a 2011 328i n52 180500k runs strong repeat strong. Still have the stock water pump. I diy all the matenice ready to put water pump on at any time, just want to see how long it'll last. I have free towing on my insurance. Awesome car!!!!!
2011 328xi n52 in the lovely rust belt of Ontario daily driven with 250,0591 km stock water pump and thermostat and no issues and still runs strong. Your car has lots of life left bud
i have a friend who did about 670 000km (thats about 416 000 miles!!) in his eurospec 3.2 e36 m3 with the s50b32 with the six speed. he drove it as a daliy for over 20 years and sold it because it was to rusty to go thru inspection here in switzerland. he didnt open the engine once exept for valve clearance every 80 000 and 2x the vanos in the whole time. only oil changes where nesseary and some gasket replacements. thats what i call a great engine!
I've got a pre lci 325i. The previous owner seems to have hated the poor thing and neglected it until I bought it from him for dirt cheap, after a lot of maintenance and restoration, it's been fun to drive, yet comfy if I want to take it easy, and pretty reliable. Not a short list of maintenance/restoration tho All front suspension control arms Motor and transmission mounts Xenons, flash to pass, fog lights, and angel eyes Tie rod ends Steering rack refurbish Valve cover gasket PCV System Both vanos solenoids Oil pan gasket Main front seal Flex plate, center support and end bushing (driveshaft) Plugs and coils Both DISA flaps Brake job Expansion tank hose Engine and cabin air filters Accessory drive belt kit (Tensioner, pulley and belt) Thermostat Eccentric shaft actuator seal Oil filter housing gasket and heat exchanger gasket Wind shield wiper relay Expansion tank cap Door panel clips Trunk lid lift supports LED interior light upgrade Floor mat anchor Steering wheel refurbish (Sawed cover) Headlights refurbish Xenon controller (Driver side) FOB case and battery New tires Wheels refurbish Radiator leak (changed the side tanks, right one was cracked) And I'm sure I'm forgetting a few things lol
I learned to drive on my fathers bmw E36 318i M43B18, the I buyed a E46 320d 110kw M47N because I was driving 1100km for work every month... It was the best first car which I could chose in my life. I have learned a lot about cars in these times and mostly about the motor M47N and actually M47 in general... Then I buyed a E90 330d 170kw with the M57N2 motor! And I cant be happier because its the same like the M47, just with 2 cylinders more xDD and with just with a little difference of eating diesel 0.2-0.4 liters for 100km... so yes I love bmw, they are not all hard to maintain and mostly, if you buy a one with the good motor, you wont pay thousands of euros or dollars for repairing it
These days are over since the 2021 and foward models all bmw vehicles are in the top 5 for reliability what a time to be a beamer guy 😎🔥 im getting the 23 330i
I have a pre lci e90 with 240k kms on the clock, at the moment I gotta service it (every 10k), put a new xenon headlight, a new alternator in and new front disks and pads but its worth it, I love the hydraulic steering and I want to make it 300+k kms.
Am just replacing all suspension and all bushes and subframe all powercoated and new back springs perches eibach 20mm drop springs and propshaft doughnuts and prop bearing new hubs front and back new wheel bearings just going to replace nearly everything handbrake cables new dust shields it will be like it came out the factory last another 20 years
Forgive my freedom units, I tend to get about 19-22 mpg in the city, but I have a lead foot. Highway has surprised me, I can hit 32 while driving conservative.
Is this a South African accent I hear? Hope so :) To me this is the most pleasing English accent. Oh. The car... yeah I do own an e90 320d LCI which is far from fast but the reason I fell in love with it is how it communicates to me in corners and bends.
I have 320i e90 2011. N43 engine is fragile. If you interested 320i just check service history of it. Mine is headache of recent years even I couldn't drive it when I want. Just interest 323i 325i 328i 330i.
@@ChrisVSCars , I am interested in buying a e90 like a 06-08 328 or 330i manual. My question is , is it ok to be able to buy one of these with 130-160k miles on it and it was well maintained ? Or even 170k miles on it ?
@@elemar5 yeah I bought an e53 with the m57 in cat backbacked the exhausts performance air filter and a good remap it's a beast just touching 300 bhp and 500 nm since I had it all done it's all I've used since June last year it's such a pleasing machine in every ticks all box's has a all round car
Depends I own a E92 325xi with 161k kilometres. It’s a very reliable car that did handle 100k of continuous madness by me and the last owner, everything being stock. I’ve changed the vanos solenoids, all coils and plugs, waterpump and thermostat at 155k and all I can say is that car’s just unbreakable/bulletproof. I do have many electrical issues every now and then as the car’s been made in 07’ and they started failing but nothing too crazy(seat heaters not working, mirror heating not working, belt pushers if that’s how you call them not working properly). It might also be due to the fact that the car was 72.000$ in 2007 so it’s obviously full of options. Again, apart from electrical issues this car has never dissapointed me. It’s realiable, easy to fix and does pull good enough for its age, I’m definitely not going to sell it for another 5 years and I’m pretty sure I won’t be selling it afterwards either due to the fact it’s the first car that pleased me in all aspects. Probably an acid dipping, repainting and I’ll throw it in a garage and drive it over Sundays.
