Are you keeping your BMW "forever"?
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I'll have the E36 "forever" or until it dies an honorable track day death. The E46, I cant imagine why I'd ever want to get rid of it, so I'll probably have both of them for a long time yet.
Silver Grey E46 M3
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Ryan... said:
If you go on the forum 6speedonline, its cool to see how cheap you can actually own a Gallardo! A lot of those guys are getting over or close to 50k per clutch, they change their own oil, etc.. I've seen a couple guys on there say that they spend on average between $800-1200 a year on their car. That's not a lot considering the car, and they seem to be as reliable as many other performance cars (M5, M6, DB9, etc..)
Personally, I'll wait for the F430 to drop into the 65-80k range and then do whatever it costs to pick one up. Black, with the F1 gearbox. They no longer used belts in the F430, and the motor doesn't need to be dropped for basic maintenance like the 360, 355, etc..
I will have to check that out. Definitely have to wait until I upgrade to a location that has garage space. I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing, that that sort of upgrade will cost more.....a lot mor aparrently, than the gallardo.
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Ryan, they're a very bland car to me. Yes it's fast, sporty an all that jazz. But they don't appeal to me. Ferrari's are epic, but in the super car spectrum. They're towards the bottom. I want a Ferrari F40 Competizione though. Fawwwwwk, maybe when I win the lottery.
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I'm sure I'll sell, but I'll always have a BMW in the garage.
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first e30- knew i would get rid of it because late models are so much sexier
second e30 - would have kept it forever, but a wreck claimed it
current e34 - would love to keep forever, eventually as a winter beater, but i'm not that attached to it as compared to e30s.
Dan
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Ryan... said:
I had always planned on keeping my 318is "forever" until my brother rolled it during a joy ride.
The other one I wanted to keep forever was the M5, but I got greedy with plans of supercharging the 540i, which never happened. Now I wish I'd have kept it rather than taking the small loss on it like I did
Don't worry.... The 318s soul live on with in my car... I should take care it.
.I still owe you a few bucks I think too.
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I try to keep one forever, but always end up with another.
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Simon S said:
After working on the car on/off for over seven years,
the game is on for how well-maintained and how long I can keep it and enjoy it.. and I do enjoy it immensely.
In other words - I want to keep it until I'm too old to shift gears.
I found a solution for being to old to switch gears. PADDLE SHIFTERS!!!!
1976 530i e12
1990 325ix e30
1992 325i e36
1995 740il e38
2001 330xi e46
^More to come -
I'd like to say that I'll keep my E30 forever, but, I thought I'd be keeping my 66 Charger forever, and now have it up for sale due to financial constraints. Don't know if it'll sell, but it's for sale. Same could happen with the E30, especially if I find a really nice one with a manual trans.
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I'm with TJ I don't plan on getting rid of the 92 3series(green car) but you never know one thing is for sure I started with an e36 and I"ll never not own one. to me an e36 just fits, there might be better cars but it's the perfect car for me.
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What is the fate of your car(s). Are you keeping it forever, planning on selling it for a car you want more? Hate BMWs and cant wait to get into a new Chevrolet Malibu with OnStar?
I have had my car for over 3 years now and never plan to ever sell it. It isnt my primary mode of transport so that shouldnt be too difficult. My goal is to keep making it lighter without making it obnoxious to drive on the street, enter it into more track events, and to spend more time enjoying it than working on it.
I plan on keeping my E28 forever. I'm sentimentally attached to it since its the car I learned to drive stick on and the car that made me fall in love with all things BMW. I know its gonna cost me but at least I'll be happy
Now that it isn't my primary driver I'll be putting in all the long overdue work that it deserves, probably won't be finished anytime soon either.I plan on keeping my e36. I'd never be able to replace it if I wanted to and I spent a lot of time trying to find the right one.
My e46 touring is gonna be driven into the ground simply because I have so little money in it. I just plan on adding to my collection in the future:)
first e30- knew i would get rid of it because late models are so much sexier
second e30 - would have kept it forever, but a wreck claimed it
current e34 - would love to keep forever, eventually as a winter beater, but i'm not that attached to it as compared to e30s.
Stumbled on this while searching for something completely unrelated.
I started the e21 when I was already "old" and knew exactly what I wanted. My plan for the car hasn't really changed since I started it, so in theory when it's finished it should be my ideal car. On the other hand, life is a journey, and not a destination, so once it's done and I've "arrived" it's not hard to imagine getting bored and wanting to to start another journey. On the third hand, I've gone through a lot with this particular hunk of metal, and having made it my own, it's hard to imagine anyone would be willing to offer me enough for it that I'd actually want to part with it...
Time will tell...
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I would never sell my E30
The way cars change hands in this group at times could be it's just on temporary "loan"...
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I don't think i'll keep the m3 forever but I think it'll be around for awhile. When I get a P car then that may be a forever car. I honestly can't think of a BMW that I can afford that i'd want to keep forever.
the GT3 RS, but the F430.... nom nom nom
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