Will my car make it to 200,000 miles?

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noflash

Discussion Starter · Mar 3, 2003

I love my 328i. I love it more than a G35, or a new 330i, or selling my house to afford an M3. If I ever get bored with it, I'll SC it. Can I keep it forever?

I know BMW says they build their cars to last 100,000 miles, but I know there are tons of classic 535, 325, and 2002s out there with many more miles on them.

Will the trip computer force me to get inspections at an authorized BMW service center well past 100k? Will I have to shell out $500+ every 15,000 miles? Or can I start changing the oil myself and get one of those BMW-code-reset-thingys?

Anyone thought of the implications for keeping an e46 for 10-15 years or more?

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teamdfl

· #6 · Mar 3, 2003

noflash said:
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Anyone thought of the implications for keeping an e46 for 10-15 years or more?

I expect to get 10+ years and at least 250k miles out of my E46. If the car does not last at least 250k, BMW AG and BMW NA are doing something wrong.

Ed

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teamdfl

· #11 · Mar 3, 2003

Re: Re: Re: Will my car make it to 200,000 miles?

BAVARIAN323i said:
It will last that long but you'll pay loads of $$ to glue it together now on parts

I've accepted the fact that any and all plastic parts will have rattled away by then. I'm sure most of the electronic gadgets will also be KIA also.

Ed

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