Plan on getting a 740iL as a beater
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Any older BMW as a "beater" is asking for expensive headaches IMHO. They're great right up until they break. Want a beater? Go buy an old Accord.
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='1025098' date='Oct 5 2009, 02:04 PM
Any older BMW as a "beater" is asking for expensive headaches IMHO. They're great right up until they break. Want a beater? Go buy an old Accord.
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='1024045' date='Oct 4 2009, 05:02 AM
ur crazy. LOL
If everything goes well and the car is as advertised, I should pick this up. After my gf saw my rieger fitted e60, she too nodded and said I need a beater.
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If everything goes well and the car is as advertised, I should pick this up. After my gf saw my rieger fitted e60, she too nodded and said I need a beater.
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The +'s ... I loved my e38 740i ... plenty of power, good handling, very comfortable, and as long as you don't push the go pedal hard you're going to ger decent fuel economy in a car with lots of eye appeal.
The -'s ... Every 50K ~ Cooling system issues + Suspension replacement parts | control arms and bushings ... 2 alternators (they're water cooled and expensive) ... and the kicker, at 70K the trans started giving up and totally failed at 85K.
If you're a hard driver I suspect many of these issues would surface earlier and more often!
Love turns to hate over time
The -'s ... Every 50K ~ Cooling system issues + Suspension replacement parts | control arms and bushings ... 2 alternators (they're water cooled and expensive) ... and the kicker, at 70K the trans started giving up and totally failed at 85K.
If you're a hard driver I suspect many of these issues would surface earlier and more often!
Love turns to hate over time
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='1025098' date='Oct 5 2009, 02:04 PM
Any older BMW as a "beater" is asking for expensive headaches IMHO. They're great right up until they break. Want a beater? Go buy an old Accord.
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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='1025676' date='Oct 6 2009, 12:34 AM
Get an e46 M3 as the beater, bro 
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just in general, any e46 will be a much better daily driver than an e38 - much more reliable, easier and cheaper to fix and mod! Sh!t, I think I'll get one myself, actually! 
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Originally Posted by tachyon' post='1022536' date='Oct 1 2009, 07:35 PM
+1
I hope to own another one some day.
Don't let Lawguy see this post.
I hope to own another one some day.
Don't let Lawguy see this post.
Tachyon, I just saw this post - how ironic. Did you see the new thread i started a couple of minutes ago in the main forum...I just bought that very car!!!!!!!!
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