Considering selling my Altima for an older BMW

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GinaThatAintNoDamnPuppy! said:
What does "knowing if u can afford the car or not" have to do with maintenance?

But yea, if we are talking about maintenance, European cars tend to be the worst. A Japanese equivalent will cost the same and be just as luxurious and high performing without all the trips to the dealer. And since nobody gives a shyt about 10 year old Bimmers that cost the same as a 5 year old Corolla, theres really no point to buying it (which is why they are so cheap used).
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High maintenance cars are only worth it in warranty. Paying for repairs on a 10 year old BMW as a daily driver makes no sense, even if you can afford it. Only way to do those old German cars is like if you want a weekend car or something for track days and shyt. Trying to depend on an out of warranty German car is no bueno.
 
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SweatOutWeaves said:
My 2006 Altima is at 90k miles but I'm not really feeling it anymore. Thinking about buying an older model Bmw 5 series or X5 that will definitely be over 110k miles.

Thought about riding out with it for as long as possible but I need something new.
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You might get $4,000 to $6,500 for the Altima.
I guess you could try to get into an older BMW 5-series like 2002 or 2003. But you'll want to have a couple thousand dollars to fix up things like the struts and brakes.
 
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SweatOutWeaves said:
Not a diss...I don't enjoy high maintenance anything!
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BMW, compared to your Altima, is going to cost an arm and a leg and maybe a couple trips to the sperm bank, to pay for regular maintenance. It is redonkulous, but at least you'll probably get a free car wash. :russ:

When you own a BMW, it is cheaper to do the labor yourself on easy maintenance tasks. The parts cost a lot compared to domestic cars too. I had an older 3-series. The cost of a cap and rotor on a BMW was multiple times higher than an American car distributor cap and rotor. If you would like a 5-series, it's a nice ride, but there's maintenance involved to keep it running well. If you don't do regular maintenance, you are going to get stuck on the side of the road unexpectedly.
 
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unit321 said:
BMW, compared to your Altima, is going to cost an arm and a leg and maybe a couple trips to the sperm bank, to pay for regular maintenance. It is redonkulous, but at least you'll probably get a free car wash. :russ:

When you own a BMW, it is cheaper to do the labor yourself on easy maintenance tasks. The parts cost a lot compared to domestic cars too. I had an older 3-series. The cost of a cap and rotor on a BMW was multiple times higher than an American car distributor cap and rotor. If you would like a 5-series, it's a nice ride, but there's maintenance involved to keep it running well. If you don't do regular maintenance, you are going to get stuck on the side of the road unexpectedly.
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This guy knows what he is talking about.
 
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Don't get the x5. Bmw v8 engines during that time where known to have problems. What 5 series are you looking at? E39 or the ugly ass e60
 
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