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Son just bought a 11 year old 3 series for near £40 grand?!!

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  • kteara
    kteara Posts: 232 Forumite
    Jeremy Clarkson owns one. Let that thought run through your nut :D
  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 14,020 Forumite
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    straighttalker wrote: »
    RX8 are renowned for hot start issues, drinking oil and requiring engine rebuilds.
    A mechanic friend of mine says that RX8s can be really problematic.

    OTOH, the BMW straight-six engine is a fine piece of kit!
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,611 Forumite
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    straighttalker wrote: »
    RX8 are renowned for hot start issues, drinking oil and requiring engine rebuilds.

    +1

    Any under £5K either need or are going to need a £2.5K engine rebuild sometime soon.

    Very bad engines.

    Avoid.
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,611 Forumite
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    nash1977 wrote: »
    If I had £36k to spend on a car, I'd rather go for a car that turns heads. To be honest it looks like any other old BMW.

    Aye you couldnt tell them apart.... :rolleyes:

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    2001-2005_BMW_318i_(E46)_sedan_01.jpg
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,611 Forumite
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    A friend of mine when we were in our 20's used to run m3's and we were very in awe of them. I asked him one day how did he afford it. He said that the biggest issue was raising the cash to buy one in the first place, after that the depreciation was fairly minimal - he'd buy at around £24,000, run it a year then sell it for £23,000.
  • ratrace
    ratrace Posts: 1,021 Forumite
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    motorguy wrote: »
    Aye you couldnt tell them apart.... :rolleyes:

    768545005693168197.jpg

    2001-2005_BMW_318i_(E46)_sedan_01.jpg

    "Should have gone to Specsavers":rotfl:
    “People are caught up in an egotistic artificial rat race to display a false image to society. We want the biggest house, fanciest car, and we don't mind paying the sky high mortgage to put up that show. We sacrifice our biggest assets our health and time, We feel happy when we see people look up to us and see how successful we are”

    Rat Race
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
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    motorguy wrote: »
    Aye you couldnt tell them apart.... :rolleyes:

    I'm struggling. One has got the steering wheel on the wrong side of the car though.
  • Tilt
    Tilt Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    One is obviously a coupe and the other is a saloon.
    PLEASE NOTE
    My advice should be used as guidance only. You should always obtain face to face professional advice before taking any action.
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,611 Forumite
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    Tilt wrote: »
    One is obviously a coupe and the other is a saloon.

    Aye thats it.
  • force_ten
    force_ten Posts: 1,931 Forumite
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    Aye you couldnt tell them apart.... :rolleyes:

    one is a tin top and the other one isnt
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