BMW M Sport

[mattie007]

Originally Posted by Rovermgparts

i would opt for a zs diesel matt.

The bmw maybe cheaper on fuel consumption than a 180, but insurance and general maintenance will be higher on the bmw.

While BMWs run well they are fine, but when they go wrong, they cost the earth.

G

Good points! I know the turbo was over ?1000.....
Can you pm your payment details George for the parts?

[rakester]

Noo car is worth having a loan for especially if you already have one car.

Bimmer is the better car, (presuming you car is 110/120) but for the cost to change it ain't worth it.

[Nor]

The BMW could be a money pit if things start to go wrong.

[sarah]

Originally Posted by Nor

The BMW could be a money pit if things start to go wrong.

yes, we only figured this out last week when we broke down in peterborough had to be towed home!!

couldn't get any gears, the SMG was playing up, stuck in 4th... anyways get's it home and posted up on the m3 forum's, someone said it could be the salmon switch and bonnet switch... so off he goes, bought the new switches cost him ?20 wasn't bad, took it for a spin it was still happening.

someone then said it could be the pump which is around ?1k to fix, without labour costs, so he takes it to his friend with a diagnostic computer (who works for BMW) and it's coming up with the only fault being the Achuvator? in the gear box? again ?800+ plus labour costs blah blah, but after phoning around he found someone with a spare Achuvator, now i know these dont come seperate from the gear box they're sold as one, but somebody only wanted the gear box, so now Andy has this part for ?200, and it's being fitted tomorrow for an extra ?50 at BMW (his mate)


but jesus, if he didn't find this bloke with the part he would have been screwed over BIG TIME! and now my fingers hurt through typing all that!!

[Jay-ZS+]

Always good to know the car your driving or know someone that does, but any BMW part will be expensive, I was tempted by a e36 the other day but better the devil you know, unless you can afford to take the risk.

[Supercharged_Z]

as said cost of car vs saved funds may take a while to break even!!

[Squeaks]

we got a ZT-T Diesel which has the BMW lump in it, its not run for 4months as its got a fault with it that no one knows what it is, replaced all the plugs and sensors ( over ?500 ) so far and still not working.
it is getting expensive and thats mainly because they are BMW Parts.

as people say BMW is expensive when they go wrong, when i worked for BMW i saw quite alot come in, but in fairness not many where the diesel.

If you can trust it enough even with out the history its a good buy, depends how long you are looking at keeping it, if its along time then a loan will be ok, if you think your going to miss the MG to much then it could be a expensive mistake.

[mattie007]

Thanks for the advice.
Had a chat with my financial advisor at the bank and its just not feasable when I have ?400 in direct debits each month.
Oh well, means I keep the ZS