BMW PARTS?

[mrdoof]

Do you guys think that owning an E36 is alot more expensive than owning something like a pulsar or civic
(not including petrol)

[Mark.D]

It is a lot dearer if like me you goto a dealer to get repairs or servicing done and get bent over like i did.(never again) $531 for 1 front wheel bearing)

Mark

[mrdoof]

Originally Posted by Mark.D

It is a lot dearer if like me you goto a dealer to get repairs or servicing done and get bent over like i did.(never again) $531 for 1 front wheel bearing)

Mark

Yeah it would be, though i dont think bmw is any better mechanic. When i purchased my car the lady had it serviced by bmw just before i brought it and when they changed the oil they broke the sump plug in there, i noticed a slight oil leak after a few weeks when i had it checked out the mechanic said they had over tightened the sump plug snapped it and 'bodgyed' it up. I then replaced it with a solid one (The stock ones are hollow in the middle)

It wasn't an expensive part but it could have turned it into one if the mechanic didnt get it out.

[MaDhAtTeR]

E36's are a complete hub, going after market will still cost you a couple hundred bucks just for one hub, if not more. They also have to be pulled off, usually with a slide hammer, quite often really nasty to remove, so you didnt get reamed by as much as you think.

[Mark.D]

I forgot to mention that was just for the part they then charged me another $200 odd to fit the damn thing and when i got the car back it still had the same problem as when it went in there.

Had a shudder in the front in between 60 and 70 kph.

Mark

[spankerdan]

wheel balance??????

[Pegus]

I thought Hondas and Nissans have their fair share of expensive service as well...

[Etez]

People who rave on about japanese cars being cheap to own/maintain/mod are kidding themselves. Sure they're cheaper to buy, but the buck stops there.

[Ideotique]

Depends on the part. Costs about the same as the Subaru's to run so no biggie.

[Aaron318iS]

I always thought the E36 was fairly cheap to run and maintain.

[DylanThaVillain]

Only owned one non-euro car which was a datto and cost me next to nothing... but that's not a fair comparison cos it was a datsun and i had a bafoon work on it while a threw him bits a celery :|

I just payed a little over $2k for a major service and new brakes on my e21... so as long as it has the badge you will be charged as though you are made of money. ....and it's running worse than when i took it in..

You get charged a buttload more in the city than regional areas too... even in diff suburbs.

[MaDhAtTeR]

you got torn a new arsehole over that major service. Thats expensive by even bmw standards. Rotors and pads are worth about $450 a full set retail.

Did you have the timing belt done?

[peterz]

I would have bought a new E21...

[2bluBmws]

i dont think they make ''NEW'' e21s.
would be nice tho. id get a new e30 and option up to the uncracked dash.

but yeah, if i took an e21 to the mech and he said $2k id say 'no i only what a price for service, its not for sale'

find a new mechanic, or do it yourself. most stuff isnt hard.

[peterz]

what?
obtain one that you don't own... I didn't literally mean a new E21.............