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minus-squareSharkticon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-21 day agoI’d like to sit here and say well now I’m never going to buy a bmw, but I don’t think that was ever going to be a choice on my part anyway.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoBMWs are great cars - as long as you buy ones that are at least 25 years old.
minus-squarerabber@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoMost reliable BMW you can get is one of the later year n52 cars. 2011 or so 328i is going to run forever, just a couple of oil gaskets that need changed every few years. If I was in the market for a $5000 car right now it would be my pick
minus-squarespankinspinach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoPerhaps paradoxically, this might have turned out to be an advantage rather than a drawback
I’d like to sit here and say well now I’m never going to buy a bmw, but I don’t think that was ever going to be a choice on my part anyway.
BMWs are great cars - as long as you buy ones that are at least 25 years old.
Most reliable BMW you can get is one of the later year n52 cars. 2011 or so 328i is going to run forever, just a couple of oil gaskets that need changed every few years. If I was in the market for a $5000 car right now it would be my pick
Perhaps paradoxically, this might have turned out to be an advantage rather than a drawback