New whip

[ALAMX37]

Just got a new car, 1993 BMW 325is. Pretty sweet little car, 5 speed, full leather sunroof, nice stereo, no major problems.
Paid $1900. Only has 100k miles.
I am swapping from a 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Anyone know much about these cars? Just wondering how reliable, if they have issues? Will post pics later tonight.

[fandl450r]

Parts are expensive :/

Originally posted by fandl450r
Parts are expensive :/

people just think that becuase its a BMW parts arent bad at all.

[fandl450r]

Originally posted by ******101
people just think that becuase its a BMW parts arent bad at all.

No I think that because most of their OEM parts are expensive.

[extremeblastr]

and that is why you avoid the dealer at all costs, make sure if you buy parts you hunt em down at a local parts dealer like advance auto or autozone and also be sure to check all the local salvage yards. no offense fandl but people like yourself(may not necessarily be true) that pay that ridiculous price because its "factory" are the reason those prices are so high.

[fandl450r]

Originally posted by extremeblastr
and that is why you avoid the dealer at all costs, make sure if you buy parts you hunt em down at a local parts dealer like advance auto or autozone and also be sure to check all the local salvage yards. no offense fandl but people like yourself(may not necessarily be true) that pay that ridiculous price because its "factory" are the reason those prices are so high.

None taken. I don't usually use OEM parts with a few exceptions of course. Aftermarket is usually of better build quality and cheaper than OEM, but sometimes that's not always an option. Companies like BMW, Mercedes, Volvo etc tend to have higher priced parts in general.

[extremeblastr]

i will have to agree with you though that the european cars tend to carry a higher price tag but you also must remember the difference in engineering and build quality in those cars. i'm just sick of paying the prices for parts on any car:D

My dad owns a shop and we do a lot of work on such cars as mercedes/bmw/audi and we use the dealer as our last source for parts because some part prices are crazy but there are tons and tons of companies who also have oem parts for these cars they just get great dealer discounts and then sel em to the public. Theres also always car-parts.com a great site

[ALAMX37]

Thanks gentlemen, I am just looking to lessen the gas bill, and I get an insurance break to boot. I have been looking and you can make them look a lit better for a pretty low price. It has an aged apperance. I can't be ridin dirty LOL

[Ryan]

Good choice on the car! My buddy had a 1993 525i ... Had over 200,000 miles on it and ran like new.... Love the power of that car. 138mph and was still going :eek2: :D

[gcart2]

Originally posted by Ryan
Good choice on the car! My buddy had a 1993 525i ... Had over 200,000 miles on it and ran like new.... Love the power of that car. 138mph and was still going :eek2: :D

my mom has a 94 525i. its fast.... real fast.

im taking it to school tommorow instead of the truck :D