Amazing, my two best cars were a '79 320i and a '91 SHO.
Bought my SHO with 17k on it. It was running great without ANY major stuff -
it was sweet from 3.5k to 5.5k rpm to the end - (I admit, the occsaional
switch, door lock and window motor - that's about it) in 183k miles. Sold it
when the first belt drven accessory went - alternator. Got $1,100 for it.
LOVED that car.
My 320i was also GREAT, picked it up European delivery (CA spec). Cummuted to
& from UCLA to PCH on Sunset Blvd daily for 8.5 years (B.S. & Ph.D) with
Bilstein suspension upgrade and 50 series tires - knew where EVERY radar cop
hung out. Never did anything but plugs, points, cap, rotor & oil and put over
100 k on it, gave it to my sister, then sold it and that person was still
driving without problems at 200k.
Luck of the draw, I suppose.
Derrick
'66 MkIA sitting waiting for my daughters to finish college ... problem is,
they haven't started yet.
Mine
>(quality-wise and expectation-wise, at least) was a '93 Ford SHO Taurus,
>great high-revving Yamaha engine, everything else attached to it was
>junk. Towed in six times in the 10 months of ownership, the car was
>re-purchased back from me under the state Lemon Law. Great idea, high
>expectations, very flawed execution. Second place was close: a '77 BMW
>320i, never buy a first-year car. Very happy it was stolen, repair bills
>out-paced car value, made me pine for my 2002.)
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