Bmw 325 - what's wrong with it?
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I've seen this one for sale, possibly going to be a bit too soon for me as I won't be looking seriously for another couple of weeks, but it seems a bit under priced. Granted it's not the best specced but looks to be a couple of grand under market value, a case of too good to be true? I didn't think an E90 325 touring would be likely to come in to budget so hadn't really considered it.
I've seen this one for sale, possibly going to be a bit too soon for me as I won't be looking seriously for another couple of weeks, but it seems a bit under priced. Granted it's not the best specced but looks to be a couple of grand under market value, a case of too good to be true? I didn't think an E90 325 touring would be likely to come in to budget so hadn't really considered it.
Interesting. I hadn't thought an E90 325 would have been in budget, there are plenty of 4 cylinders available up the cam chain issue means they are not worth it.
What's the maintenance like on the 325? Fuel costs are fine but would prefer to avoid big bills and expensive consumables.
What's the maintenance like on the 325? Fuel costs are fine but would prefer to avoid big bills and expensive consumables.
£4000 for an 11 year old E91 is about right. The less options it has, the less there is to go wrong. A 325i manual is a nice thing to drive - as said, avoid 318i/320i like the plague. 325i/330i petrol or 2005-7 320d M47 are the only sensible options.
ABS units can fail (expensive), the usual water pump. Camshaft bearing cap wear cost a fortune to fix but isn't common. I'd get the fault codes read, clear the counter in the electronic steering lock and it should be good to go.
Not a fan of the E9* myself but a six cyl manual Touring is the way to go.
ABS units can fail (expensive), the usual water pump. Camshaft bearing cap wear cost a fortune to fix but isn't common. I'd get the fault codes read, clear the counter in the electronic steering lock and it should be good to go.
Not a fan of the E9* myself but a six cyl manual Touring is the way to go.
iSore said:
£4000 for an 11 year old E91 is about right. The less options it has, the less there is to go wrong. A 325i manual is a nice thing to drive - as said, avoid 318i/320i like the plague. 325i/330i petrol or 2005-7 320d M47 are the only sensible options.
ABS units can fail (expensive), the usual water pump. Camshaft bearing cap wear cost a fortune to fix but isn't common. I'd get the fault codes read, clear the counter in the electronic steering lock and it should be good to go.
Not a fan of the E9* myself but a six cyl manual Touring is the way to go.
Just under £4k for an 11 year old "stripper" of an E91 about fair at a dealer.ABS units can fail (expensive), the usual water pump. Camshaft bearing cap wear cost a fortune to fix but isn't common. I'd get the fault codes read, clear the counter in the electronic steering lock and it should be good to go.
Not a fan of the E9* myself but a six cyl manual Touring is the way to go.
Or £80 a month on the tick!
As my wife and I are coming to the end of the expensive stuff we need to do to our new house, and she's due to go back to work after maternity leave, it will free up some cash so I'll be looking to buy outright rather than finance.
A few potential bigger bills but I would have to be pretty unlucky to get a cluster of them. At the £4-5k I may have to be patient as I've not seen too many manual 325's come up, just loads of 4 cylinders.
A few potential bigger bills but I would have to be pretty unlucky to get a cluster of them. At the £4-5k I may have to be patient as I've not seen too many manual 325's come up, just loads of 4 cylinders.
Looks like a good buy that,good money too. Not keen on the wheels,not one of bmws better looking alloys.
If it wasn't for the fact I've still got an E91 ( owned now for 8 years ) I would consider that one myself, but I'd swap the wheels out on it for another set of BMW alloys similar to mine.
With me doing mountain biking and the odd bit of camping the E91 is perfect for me. It's still running well and I'm now considering keeping it until it's completely dead. Throws up the odd bill but yeah so what, I've got a slush fund for it with not paying monthly car hp for the last 5 years.
It's just had some tlc on a nice sunny day
If it wasn't for the fact I've still got an E91 ( owned now for 8 years ) I would consider that one myself, but I'd swap the wheels out on it for another set of BMW alloys similar to mine.
With me doing mountain biking and the odd bit of camping the E91 is perfect for me. It's still running well and I'm now considering keeping it until it's completely dead. Throws up the odd bill but yeah so what, I've got a slush fund for it with not paying monthly car hp for the last 5 years.
It's just had some tlc on a nice sunny day
Yup as above as a preventive maintenance measure I've had my water pump done. As well as oil and filter, aux belt changed, aux pulley changed, aircon belt, gearbox oil changed, diff oil changed, and had the rear subframe cleaned and waxoiled. Water pump was fine but whilst they were down there, be rude not to.
Whilst I'm planning to hold onto it, this is what needs to be done.
After all it's just over 10 years old now. Bit of a hefty bill to be fair, but the car is in tip top condition, if it lasts me another 8 years I'll be very happy with that, mortgage finished and straight back down to BMW for an M car
Whilst I'm planning to hold onto it, this is what needs to be done.
After all it's just over 10 years old now. Bit of a hefty bill to be fair, but the car is in tip top condition, if it lasts me another 8 years I'll be very happy with that, mortgage finished and straight back down to BMW for an M car
All being well I should be in a position to start looking properly next week, if the one in my original post is still available I will have a look at it. Mot check throws up advisories on the front brake pipes but that is something that can be sorted in time, no other signs of concern really.
I'm struggling to find an alternative estate that that can match it as an all rounder.
I'm struggling to find an alternative estate that that can match it as an all rounder.
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