Pages: 1 2  Next -- Posted by Dumbledor123 at 9:39 pm on July 15, 2009 I am thinking of purchasing a car I have recently found. After my first BMW I am hooked on BMW's. I already own a car (little Honda Accord that is not running ATM) but I think I want this as a side project car. It gets HORRIBLE gas milleage due to the v12 in it and 300 hp ;) 12 City and 18 Highway lol. Here is the problem. The rear tranny seal is leaking and that will cost about 300 to fix, I am not sure how long it was driven like that but I am going to check to see if the tranny fluid is burnt. If it is not I'm considering buying it. Why would you guys do? BTW it is a 1990 750il ($1700) -- Posted by Half ton hero at 9:43 pm on July 15, 2009 Whats the model/year of it and how much do they want? -- Posted by Dumbledor123 at 9:44 pm on July 15, 2009 BTW it is a 1990 750il ($1700) -- Posted by espresso8097 at 9:50 pm on July 15, 2009 If you can afford it, go for it.   -- Posted by i r sekz at 9:52 pm on July 15, 2009 Why can't you just get an M3 like everyone else. -- Posted by Dumbledor123 at 9:55 pm on July 15, 2009 M3's are more expensive and I am 17. I can not get an auto loan. And this car can beat most M3's. -- Posted by earthjunkie at 9:56 pm on July 15, 2009 The question is, how badly do you want it? As a rule of thumb, you will never make money restoring/fixing a car. I'm not one for BMWs. They aren't good in the snow, they break and are difficult to fix, and are no better than a normal car to me. Word of advice, one of my friends was hooked on BMWs. He just had to have one, so he bought an older one. He thought he was the shit because he drove a beemer. Then leaving my house at twelve one night, his trammy (which he did fix) started leaking, and he wound up pushing the car across the George Washington Bridge. -- Posted by i r sekz at 9:58 pm on July 15, 2009 Quote: from Dumbledor123 at 12:55 am on July 16, 2009 M3's are more expensive and I am 17. I can not get an auto loan. And this car can beat most M3's. Buy a true M3, a nice E30 you can pick one up for under 3 grand. M3's weren't and aren't built to go fast in a straight line.  They are meant to handle and they do that very well especially the E30. -- Posted by ss454 at 10:13 pm on July 15, 2009 What a pussy v12 -- Posted by ScoobyDoo82 at 10:55 pm on July 15, 2009 Quote: from ss454 at 1:13 am on July 16, 2009 What a pussy v12 300HP is pathetic for a V12. The Cobalt SS is pushing 260HP in an I4. -- Posted by 3800 FTW at 10:56 pm on July 15, 2009 Quote: from Dumbledor123 at 9:55 pm on July 15, 2009 M3's are more expensive and I am 17. I can not get an auto loan. And this car can beat most M3's. and this is the kinda mentality that kills a lot of teenagers.. dumbass take your bmw racecar and gtfo of here. Quote: from earthjunkie at 9:56 pm on July 15, 2009 The question is, how badly do you want it? As a rule of thumb, you will never make money restoring/fixing a car. I'm not one for BMWs. They aren't good in the snow, they break and are difficult to fix, and are no better than a normal car to me. Word of advice, one of my friends was hooked on BMWs. He just had to have one, so he bought an older one. He thought he was the shit because he drove a beemer. Then leaving my house at twelve one night, his trammy (which he did fix) started leaking, and he wound up pushing the car across the George Washington Bridge. Actually, you're wrong. any car on a set of snow tires can be good in the snow if you know how to drive worth a goddamn.. And as for them breaking and being hard to fix, they're just like any other car. Maybe your friend was a nigger and bought a piece of beaten shit.. just my $.02 -- Posted by emo sux69 at 11:21 pm on July 15, 2009 Quote: from ScoobyDoo82 at 3:55 pm on July 16, 2009 Quote: from ss454 at 1:13 am on July 16, 2009 What a pussy v12 300HP is pathetic for a V12. The Cobalt SS is pushing 260HP in an I4. With a turbo and made 18 years after, for 1.7k this guy got a bargin imo. -- Posted by Giggity at 11:24 am on July 16, 2009 As long as you realize you will piss away more money maintaining it than it cost to buy, sure. And thats assuming its average or better than average.  If rough or in need of maintenance, it can be a nightmare.  Those V12s were not known for being reliable.  Same basic one is in the 850i.  Even the V8s of that generation had major issues.   To put it in perspective, you are not maintaining a 1700 car, but rather a 19 year old $60,000 car.  If you can afford to fix it, and it's in super good shape, and you have some car knowledge, than you could consider it. -- Posted by MotoMojo at 11:53 am on July 16, 2009 Dude, if I were you, I'd just wait until you were 18 and can get someone to co-sign for you, and pick up a 2000-ish 3 series. Some of the best handling cars made, aren't pieces of shit, won't drink gas, and are very quick. -- Posted by i r sekz at 12:16 pm on July 16, 2009 Quote: from Giggity at 2:24 pm on July 16, 2009 To put it in perspective, you are not maintaining a 1700 car, but rather a 19 year old $60,000 car. If you can afford to fix it, and it's in super good shape, and you have some car knowledge, than you could consider it. Well said. -- Posted by earthjunkie at 5:26 pm on July 16, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 10:56 pm on July 15, 2009 Quote: from Dumbledor123 at 9:55 pm on July 15, 2009 M3's are more expensive and I am 17. I can not get an auto loan. And this car can beat most M3's. and this is the kinda mentality that kills a lot of teenagers.. dumbass   take your bmw racecar and gtfo of here.   Quote: from earthjunkie at 9:56 pm on July 15, 2009 The question is, how badly do you want it? As a rule of thumb, you will never make money restoring/fixing a car.    I'm not one for BMWs. They aren't good in the snow, they break and are difficult to fix, and are no better than a normal car to me.    Word of advice, one of my friends was hooked on BMWs. He just had to have one, so he bought an older one. He thought he was the shit because he drove a beemer. Then leaving my house at twelve one night, his trammy (which he did fix) started leaking, and he wound up pushing the car across the George Washington Bridge. Actually, you're wrong. any car on a set of snow tires can be good in the snow if you know how to drive worth a goddamn.. And as for them breaking and being hard to fix, they're just like any other car.   Maybe your friend was a nigger and bought a piece of beaten shit.. just my $.02 Wow, you are an idiot. Snow tires or no snow tires, they suck. Yes, I can drive. Probably better than you. I've got a Class A CDL in the state of New Jersey. So that means I can fix cars to. Bottom line, if your sacrificing quality to have a BMW tag for the same price, don't do it. -- Posted by emo sux69 at 7:51 pm on July 16, 2009 Quote: from MotoMojo at 4:53 am on July 17, 2009 Dude, if I were you, I'd just wait until you were 18 and can get someone to co-sign for you, and pick up a 2000-ish 3 series. Some of the best handling cars made, aren't pieces of shit, won't drink gas, and are very quick. No, sorry no. -- Posted by 4est at 8:24 pm on July 16, 2009 Quote: from earthjunkie at 5:26 pm on July 16, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 10:56 pm on July 15, 2009 Quote: from Dumbledor123 at 9:55 pm on July 15, 2009 M3's are more expensive and I am 17. I can not get an auto loan. And this car can beat most M3's. and this is the kinda mentality that kills a lot of teenagers.. dumbass  take your bmw racecar and gtfo of here.  Quote: from earthjunkie at 9:56 pm on July 15, 2009 The question is, how badly do you want it? As a rule of thumb, you will never make money restoring/fixing a car.   I'm not one for BMWs. They aren't good in the snow, they break and are difficult to fix, and are no better than a normal car to me.   Word of advice, one of my friends was hooked on BMWs. He just had to have one, so he bought an older one. He thought he was the shit because he drove a beemer. Then leaving my house at twelve one night, his trammy (which he did fix) started leaking, and he wound up pushing the car across the George Washington Bridge. Actually, you're wrong.    any car on a set of snow tires can be good in the snow if you know how to drive worth a goddamn.. And as for them breaking and being hard to fix, they're just like any other car.  Maybe your friend was a nigger and bought a piece of beaten shit.. just my $.02 Wow, you are an idiot. Snow tires or no snow tires, they suck. Yes, I can drive. Probably better than you. I've got a Class A CDL in the state of New Jersey. So that means I can fix cars to. Bottom line, if your sacrificing quality to have a BMW tag for the same price, don't do it. no, he's right, the biggest aspect of snow driving is skill. if you're saying bimmers are bad in snow and it's from experience, you just can't drive. i drove a 4x2 RWD pickup with generic all-season tyres in Canadian snow all winter with no added weight in the back (ie virtually no weight over wheels) and didn't get stuck. Nor where there any days when I decided not to drive because of snow, even when it went over my bumpers. if that can do alright in the snow so can a bmw. -- Posted by espresso8097 at 11:31 pm on July 16, 2009 Quote: from 4est at 10:24 pm on July 16, 2009 no, he's right, the biggest aspect of snow driving is skill. if you're saying bimmers are bad in snow and it's from experience, you just can't drive. i drove a 4x2 RWD pickup with generic all-season tyres in Canadian snow all winter with no added weight in the back (ie virtually no weight over wheels) and didn't get stuck. Nor where there any days when I decided not to drive because of snow, even when it went over my bumpers. if that can do alright in the snow so can a bmw. Truth, very truth. [/drunk] -- Posted by drifting at 12:39 am on July 17, 2009 Quote: from earthjunkie at 8:26 pm on July 16, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 10:56 pm on July 15, 2009 Quote: from Dumbledor123 at 9:55 pm on July 15, 2009 M3's are more expensive and I am 17. I can not get an auto loan. And this car can beat most M3's. and this is the kinda mentality that kills a lot of teenagers.. dumbass  take your bmw racecar and gtfo of here.  Quote: from earthjunkie at 9:56 pm on July 15, 2009 The question is, how badly do you want it? As a rule of thumb, you will never make money restoring/fixing a car.   I'm not one for BMWs. They aren't good in the snow, they break and are difficult to fix, and are no better than a normal car to me.   Word of advice, one of my friends was hooked on BMWs. He just had to have one, so he bought an older one. He thought he was the shit because he drove a beemer. Then leaving my house at twelve one night, his trammy (which he did fix) started leaking, and he wound up pushing the car across the George Washington Bridge. Actually, you're wrong.    any car on a set of snow tires can be good in the snow if you know how to drive worth a goddamn.. And as for them breaking and being hard to fix, they're just like any other car.  Maybe your friend was a nigger and bought a piece of beaten shit.. just my $.02 Wow, you are an idiot. Snow tires or no snow tires, they suck. Yes, I can drive. Probably better than you. I've got a Class A CDL in the state of New Jersey. So that means I can fix cars to. Bottom line, if your sacrificing quality to have a BMW tag for the same price, don't do it. That means bullshit when you dont know what you are talking about. And just since you said "Which means I can fix cars to" kinda shows it. Only fags who are backed into a corner with there bullshit start throwing around crap like that. A piece of paper does not mean you know what you are talking about, especially when you dont. And you really made no counterargument, you just threw around titles, which means nothing. -- Posted by 3800 FTW at 1:11 am on July 17, 2009 Quote: from earthjunkie at 5:26 pm on July 16, 2009 Wow, you are an idiot. Snow tires or no snow tires, they suck. Yes, I can drive. Probably better than you. I've got a Class A CDL in the state of New Jersey. So that means I can fix cars to. Bottom line, if your sacrificing quality to have a BMW tag for the same price, don't do it. So you've got a commercial driver's license and you're how old ? PS.. Having a license to drive semis and school buses does not equal mechanical expertise. Then again, you are from Jersey, I don't know why I'd expect any sort of intelligent remarks from someone in your region in this country. -- Posted by emo sux69 at 1:36 am on July 17, 2009 Quote: from earthjunkie at 10:26 am on July 17, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 10:56 pm on July 15, 2009 Quote: from Dumbledor123 at 9:55 pm on July 15, 2009 M3's are more expensive and I am 17. I can not get an auto loan. And this car can beat most M3's. and this is the kinda mentality that kills a lot of teenagers.. dumbass  take your bmw racecar and gtfo of here.  Quote: from earthjunkie at 9:56 pm on July 15, 2009 The question is, how badly do you want it? As a rule of thumb, you will never make money restoring/fixing a car.   I'm not one for BMWs. They aren't good in the snow, they break and are difficult to fix, and are no better than a normal car to me.   Word of advice, one of my friends was hooked on BMWs. He just had to have one, so he bought an older one. He thought he was the shit because he drove a beemer. Then leaving my house at twelve one night, his trammy (which he did fix) started leaking, and he wound up pushing the car across the George Washington Bridge. Actually, you're wrong.    any car on a set of snow tires can be good in the snow if you know how to drive worth a goddamn.. And as for them breaking and being hard to fix, they're just like any other car.  Maybe your friend was a nigger and bought a piece of beaten shit.. just my $.02 Wow, you are an idiot. Snow tires or no snow tires, they suck. Yes, I can drive. Probably better than you. I've got a Class A CDL in the state of New Jersey. So that means I can fix cars to. Bottom line, if your sacrificing quality to have a BMW tag for the same price, don't do it. Driven a 1993 Holden Commodore wagon in snow and really it wasn't even that hard(RWD) considering it has enough power to do stand stills on a road normally. -- Posted by drifting at 1:41 am on July 17, 2009 Or my '85 Ford Wagon (RWD) in the snow. And that thing has no tread on the tires. It can be done, and we (family) do it every winter. -- Posted by i r sekz at 2:03 am on July 17, 2009 Guise hes from Jersey, lets just leave it at that. -- Posted by earthjunkie at 3:35 pm on July 17, 2009 What does it take to get you to understand that I couldn't get an '07 with a perfectly good set of winter tires up a 20% grade hill with a quarter inch of snow on the ground? The only car that I ever driven in thats worse in the snow is my moms Honda Odyssey. -- Posted by 4est at 3:57 pm on July 17, 2009 Quote: from earthjunkie at 3:35 pm on July 17, 2009 What does it take to get you to understand that I couldn't get an '07 with a perfectly good set of winter tires up a 20% grade hill with a quarter inch of snow on the ground? The only car that I ever driven in thats worse in the snow is my moms Honda Odyssey. Cut up your driver's permit. -- Posted by mike11455 at 4:32 pm on July 17, 2009 Quote: from Dumbledor123 at 9:55 pm on July 15, 2009 M3's are more expensive and I am 17. I can not get an auto loan. And this car can beat most M3's. it beats the M in weight and number of cylinders. that's it. the M3 is in every way faster...E36 and up. and by weight, i mean heavier by over 1300lbs -- Posted by i r sekz at 7:02 pm on July 17, 2009 Quote: from earthjunkie at 6:35 pm on July 17, 2009 What does it take to get you to understand that I couldn't get an '07 with a perfectly good set of winter tires up a 20% grade hill with a quarter inch of snow on the ground? The only car that I ever driven in thats worse in the snow is my moms Honda Odyssey. Man just wait till FTF reads this.  Hes going to cry. Thanks for proving Jersey drivers can't drive, you are worse than an old asian woman with cataracts.   -- Posted by emo sux69 at 11:02 pm on July 17, 2009 Quote: from earthjunkie at 8:35 am on July 18, 2009 What does it take to get you to understand that I couldn't get an '07 with a perfectly good set of winter tires up a 20% grade hill with a quarter inch of snow on the ground? The only car that I ever driven in thats worse in the snow is my moms Honda Odyssey. Rofl, even funnier is you failed with a heavy FWD(probabaly the most stable on snow next to AWD) even worse. -- Posted by 3800 FTW at 11:45 pm on July 17, 2009 Quote: from earthjunkie at 3:35 pm on July 17, 2009 What does it take to get you to understand that I couldn't get an '07 with a perfectly good set of winter tires up a 20% grade hill with a quarter inch of snow on the ground? The only car that I ever driven in thats worse in the snow is my moms Honda Odyssey. You're honestly the biggest dipshit driver I've ever read about. Anyone can drive ANY car in the snow, it's a matter of throttle control and proper brake control.. I drove a 2 and a half ton suburban on bald ass tires in the snow and it was fine until I goosed the throttle and it got all sorts of sideways. pic fucking related.. Pages: 1 2  Next