Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

pcmodem wrote:Ouch! :bleh:

Sorry amigo.

Seriously, now's the time to consider putting that money toward a new car instead of toward the existing repairs. If you haven't already forked over the dough.

At this point, the better choice is getting the car fixed... The car's value is still around $8K-10K and it's only got 81K miles.

AS nice as it sounds, a new car would easily set me back $30K+. :sweat:

Not the best choice currently.

bmwracer wrote:
At this point, the better choice is getting the car fixed... The car's value is still around $8K-10K and it's only got 81K miles.

AS nice as it sounds, a new car would easily set me back $30K+. :sweat:

Not the best choice currently.

What broke on the car, btw?
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:

What broke on the car, btw?
-PCM

IIRC, his differential.

krim wrote:

IIRC, his differential.

After only 81K miles???

Heck, my 1994 Miata had about 210K miles when I donated it to charity, and the Torsen differential was still fine.

To top it off, my Miata has seen more miles of dirt roads then the average 10 SUV's put together.
-PCM

my ex spent enough on her 325i to buy my car new, in the span of 2.5 years we dated.

pcmodem wrote:After only 81K miles???

Must've been a bad diff. :puppydog:

krim wrote:my ex spent enough on her 325i to buy my car new, in the span of 2.5 years we dated.

Truth be told, this is the first breakdown the car has had in it's 11-year life, so I guess it's not too bad...

But when it does breakdown, ouch. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Truth be told, this is the first breakdown the car has had in it's 11-year life, so I guess it's not too bad...

But when it does breakdown, ouch. :sweat:

One trip alone... she went in for a major service, which alone was like $600+, when we popped the hook, the radiator was leaking. Then she said, since im here, lets replace the computer, which had gone bad (no more amber display). So the guy drives the car into the bar, lifts it and hears something strange. 2 front struts added to the total. then came the two front brakes pads and rotors.
THEN while they were doing the service, the alternator and the oil pump should be changed.

Total cost for the service, $6800.

that's a 94 325i, 5 years old.

krim wrote:One trip alone... she went in for a major service, which alone was like $600+, when we popped the hook, the radiator was leaking. Then she said, since im here, lets replace the computer, which had gone bad (no more amber display). So the guy drives the car into the bar, lifts it and hears something strange. 2 front struts added to the total. then came the two front brakes pads and rotors.
THEN while they were doing the service, the alternator and the oil pump should be changed.

Total cost for the service, $6800.

that's a 94 325i, 5 years old.

No surprise: the early E36 3-series cars had a number of mechanical ills... Why they would use a plastic impeller in their water pumps is beyond me, among other odd things like that...

My E30 BMWs ('84 318i, '85 325, '87 325is, '90 318is) were much better built... Too bad I totaled all of 'em... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
My E30 BMWs ('84 318i, '85 325, '87 325is, '90 318is) were much better built... Too bad I totaled all of 'em... :sweat:

OUCH!!!!!
did you cry a river after each one got totaled?? I would've :shamefulcry:

K.T.Tran wrote:OUCH!!!!!
did you cry a river after each one got totaled?? I would've :shamefulcry:

The first one is always the most upsetting and hard to deal with, but you realize that you're very lucky when you can walk away from a total without a scratch... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
The first one is always the most upsetting and hard to deal with, but you realize that you're very lucky when you can walk away from a total without a scratch... :sweat:

I see. Yea, I'd say you're lucky you walked away from a total w/o a scratch 3 times and good thing you were unhurt too :mrgreen:

K.T.Tran wrote:I see. Yea, I'd say you're lucky you walked away from a total w/o a scratch 3 times and good thing you were unhurt too :mrgreen:

Four times.

I'm driving my fifth BMW. :sweat: :banghead:

wow, 4 times?
i only have one.. i need to catch up.

krim wrote:wow, 4 times?
i only have one.. i need to catch up.

It's not anything to aspire to, believe me...

Don't know how much cash I've pissed away buying a new car after wrecking the other...


Turned in the X3 I was driving: couldn't get used to the size and high seating position... Driving a 325i now, but it's an automatic.

well, try not to wreck it. :hehe:

krim wrote:well, try not to wreck it. :hehe:

I'll try.

Sure could use an omamori, though. :fingerscrossed:

bmwracer wrote:
I'll try.

Sure could use an omamori, though. :fingerscrossed:

:hehe:
my ex's mom got me one from some famous shrine, it's hanging from my steering column :victory:

SubaruWRX wrote:lol the most i've spent was $1,200 but it was not for the car :P However I look forward to putting money now on my Subaru Legacy GT :applaud: :woot:

don't feel bad, bm. this weekend, i was dinking with a tuner (car tuner) friend of mine and his 2002 WRX's engine siezed on him, and its gonna cost him just north of $6000! I was like 'dude, did you just drive the hell out of it? " and he says that he USUSALLY drives the crap out of it. (drives like a maniac, tries do drift a lot, etc. what do you expect from a car that has a turbo as standard? :beaten: ), but when his car crapped on him, it was just during the morning commute.

His wife is not too happy with that car because he had bought it as a "family car/station wagon" when she was in japan visiting families for a couple of months a couple yrs ago. she can care less if that car is gotten rid of and for him to get another car, but he has spend a lot of $$$ tuning that wrx.

niko2x wrote:don't feel bad, bm. this weekend, i was dinking with a tuner (car tuner) friend of mine and his 2002 WRX's engine siezed on him, and its gonna cost him just north of $6000! I was like 'dude, did you just drive the hell out of it? " and he says that he USUSALLY drives the crap out of it. (drives like a maniac, tries do drift a lot, etc. what do you expect from a car that has a turbo as standard? :beaten: ), but when his car crapped on him, it was just during the morning commute.

Seized, huh?

Clogged oil ports? dirt/grit? Nasty. :sweat:

Yeah, I was never a fan of turbos... Always thought they put a lotta stress on engine mechanicals... But that's just me.