i am considering purchasing a BMW E 90SE
Year 2006 reg 2007
Need advise on the maintence
Or any other advise pertaining to the car service cost,fuel consumtion etc will be helpful
Car price Rm 88K
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, Jun 16 2013 02:37 PM, 3 replies to this topic
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Posted 23 June 2013 - 02:37 AM
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QUOTE (mkartik @ Jun 16 2013, 02:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i am considering purchasing a BMW E 90SE
Year 2006 reg 2007
Need advise on the maintence
Or any other advise pertaining to the car service cost,fuel consumtion etc will be helpful
Car price Rm 88K
Year 2006 reg 2007
Need advise on the maintence
Or any other advise pertaining to the car service cost,fuel consumtion etc will be helpful
Car price Rm 88K
Search d forums from bmwclub malaysia. Full details on maintenance cost listed there.
On a separate note,if u r looking for a sportier ride, look up 325i but remember, sportier would mean higher maintenance. If u r concern about maintenance, perhaps a japanese car would be better. The 320i u are looking at is 7 years old. There are quite a few major items that u need to tend to for a car of this age. It wont be cheap though but once u get it settled, it will last u a good 5 years before major headache will come ahain (provided u constantly care for it).
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 11:10 AM
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QUOTE (mkartik @ Jun 16 2013, 02:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i am considering purchasing a BMW E 90SE
Year 2006 reg 2007
Need advise on the maintence
Or any other advise pertaining to the car service cost,fuel consumtion etc will be helpful
Car price Rm 88K
Year 2006 reg 2007
Need advise on the maintence
Or any other advise pertaining to the car service cost,fuel consumtion etc will be helpful
Car price Rm 88K
7 year old,you'll have a number of items to change.Maintenance will be high and you should not cut corners. However once you fix all the bugs,you'll enjoy the car tremendously!
Btw get a 325. The 2.5 liter engine has that extra punch that makes all the difference. I always enjoyed my brothers 325 better than my 320 although his was E46 and mine E90!
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Posted 24 July 2013 - 06:00 PM
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Hi Mkartik,
7 year old E90? Here are just a few of the common issues that you are likely to face:
1) Transmission - e.g. jerking when coming to a stop. What you need to do is then change the solenoids (6 of them). Will cost you around 5-8k depending on who you go to. If the previous owner has already changed it, then fine.
2) Control arms....not critical, but usually the car's road handling will not be tip-top if the owner has never changed the control arms since new purchase. To get the best of the car change the control arms + other suspension parts.
3) Suspension - same as no. 2).
4) Sensor failures that will cause engine/error check lights to come up.
5) Your usual signal and brake light replacements
as per advice, the 325 is a better car. If you're going to spend money to do up a car anyway, spend it on a better model.
7 year old E90? Here are just a few of the common issues that you are likely to face:
1) Transmission - e.g. jerking when coming to a stop. What you need to do is then change the solenoids (6 of them). Will cost you around 5-8k depending on who you go to. If the previous owner has already changed it, then fine.
2) Control arms....not critical, but usually the car's road handling will not be tip-top if the owner has never changed the control arms since new purchase. To get the best of the car change the control arms + other suspension parts.
3) Suspension - same as no. 2).
4) Sensor failures that will cause engine/error check lights to come up.
5) Your usual signal and brake light replacements
as per advice, the 325 is a better car. If you're going to spend money to do up a car anyway, spend it on a better model.
