If a 16 year old, 3 series BMW has done 122,000 miles, has it got much life left in it?

Question

Also, how much would you buy a car in that condition for?

Answer 1

I wouldn't worry about that much mileage on a 16 year old car BMW built there cars to last and so long as you give it a regular service every six months you will have no problems.As for what to pay it depends on what engine you have in it but you are probably looking around 500-800 depending on condition.

Answer 2

regular servicing of the vehicle is a must I have an Audi 80 16 years old 148,000 miles and stills purrs along quite happily although a BMW 3 series has probably been thrased, depending on condition no more than £500

Answer 3

a 16 year old bmw is not worth a carrot, the smaller engines especially will be past their best and you could well be buying trouble. Look out for lack of servicing, the cams wear due to oil starvation. If it has full up to date history and its from someone you know then maybe have 400 quid on it but no more!

Answer 4

EXPECT 400k miles from ANY BMW of ANY year and engine size! They are worth their weight for DURABILITY alone! Get an INSPECTION first and 122k miles is NOTHING! There wil be NO ENGINE WEAR at all yet! They need NEW FLAME TRAPS ( oil separator valve 0, and poepr cleanings every year o so using ALL NEW FLUIDS from PENTOSIN or RAVENOL ONLY! In EUROPE there are more choices than in the USA! They are SAFE and made from the BEST steels and materials known or knowable! ONly an AUDI is a better choice with QUATTRO on it! WHERE DO YOU LIVE?? in AMERICA or OVERSEAS! In MICHIGAN I serve many BMW and AUDI and BEnZ cars myself! BYE NOW!

Answer 5

Does it burn little or no oil? Does it do well on a compression test? Was the previous owner faithful in maintaining it? If so, you may very well have another 100,000 miles left in it with good maintenance.

I'd say a fair price for it would be somewhere between $1,500 and $3,000 depending on options and condition, going off the top of my head.

Answer 6

Having pushed no longer something yet BMW's experience I have been given my license 10 years in the past, i does no longer recommend the different make. As for the Z4, it does no longer marvel me one bit that your daughter is in love with this motor vehicle. it truly is sporty, stylish, and convenience all wrapped up in a "little" kit. regardless of a solid crash try score, a smaller motor vehicle continues to be on the mercy of the SUV's, truck's and semi's. i'm happy to work out you're a minimum of thinking approximately your daughter's protection, and not basically getting her what she needs. There are a number of recommendations you are able to take to maintain her risk-free. First is %. the splendid engine. This motor vehicle comes with a number of beginning from a 2.2L 170hp I-6 to a three.2L 340hp I-6 which got here interior the third era M3's. Now in case you question me, a youngster, male or lady, desires no better than a 200hp motor vehicle. basically look on the Hulk's son. Now i'm specific your daughter watns the motor vehicle for the seems, so i might recommend looking one with the two.2L, that way she would be in a position to nonetheless cruise, yet is unlikely 0-60 in 5 seconds the two. you should additionally attempt to locate one with the activities kit. it may sound loopy, inspite of the undeniable fact that it provides a miles extra effective holiday, the suspension is stiffer and it sits a splash decrease to the floor. It additionally comes with better wheels/tires meaning extra rubber on the line. the motor vehicle does have 3 kinds of transmissions. automated, handbook, and SMG. i does no longer even worry with the SMG(it is the F1 style paddle shifters on the guidance wheel). Have her try tension a pair of each although to work out what she is gentle with. It appears like she might have you ever wrapeed round her finger, i'm no longer attempting to tell you procedures to develop your woman, yet set some policies approximately what number miles she places on the motor vehicle in a month(the extra you're on the line, the extra opportunities for a crash) and strengthen it while she proves she would be in a position to deal with the duty. besides, ideal of nice fortune and save utilising Germany's best.

Answer 7

BMW build their cars to last 150,000 miles or 15 years, which ever lasts longer..... so it could have a few miles left in it, as long as it has been looked after

Answer 8

They seem to go for ever. I had a 320i 6 cylinder and it went for over 170,000 and it was still going when I traded it in.

I drive with my foot to the floor everywhere I went and went through 2 sets of tyres a year. So a well looked after one could do 200,000 no probs.

Answer 9

Someone who buys a 16 year old BMW that has done that amount of mileage is only driving it because its an affordable BMW. Get a life and get yourself something you will get better USE out of and not a potential ham shank in the back seat from the local scheme skank......

Answer 10

Ask for the computerized dealer service logs. If the owner has treated his bimmer well, the logs are complete and up-to-date w/ scheduled maint. Bimmers w/ logs, get 4 to 5 grand more than blue book and usually last +250k mi.