looking for a new car..

tjnptel1 · 07-12-2007, 10:12 AM

My commute's killing my 335. I need a second car to drive to work and back. Give me some good suggestions for cars around $2,500.00

iwantmye92 · 07-12-2007, 10:20 AM

Maybe an old e30? That way you have the old and the new generation. I was thinking of doing this as well.

tjnptel1 · 07-12-2007, 10:21 AM

how's the maintanence on those? I am looking for a car that if i park in downtown and some other punk hits it while parellel parking, it wouldn't bother me.

iwantmye92 · 07-12-2007, 10:39 AM

e30 motors will usually outlast their bodies. Surprisingly, e30 parts are really cheap. My brother-in-law and his friends all drive e30's with ultra high mileage on them and they are still running like beasts. They get a lot of their parts on the internet. Check out the r3vlimited.com forums and classified ads. I've seen e30 325's on craigslist for as little as $900. But with $2500 to spend, I'm sure you'll have a lot of other options if you're just looking for a daily beater car.

canucklion · 07-12-2007, 12:00 PM

I think E30s are sexy!

mesier1111 · 07-12-2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by tjnptel1

My commute's killing my 335. I need a second car to drive to work and back. Give me some good suggestions for cars around $2,500.00

Spend $1300 on Procede and say "Fuck it"?

SpecC · 07-12-2007, 02:41 PM

95 honda civics. can't go wrong with those as dailys unless you want to rice it up

jj thumper · 07-12-2007, 03:00 PM

mine too. how far is your commute? i was thinking about a 4 gen intergra LS.

achien · 07-12-2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tjnptel1

My commute's killing my 335. I need a second car to drive to work and back. Give me some good suggestions for cars around $2,500.00

What's wrong with driving the 335i to work again???

phazedkid · 07-12-2007, 05:28 PM

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What's wrong with driving the 335i to work again???

nothign really except you can put a lot of miles on it quite quickly. and that can be a problem if you lease. or even if you bought it, nothing wrong with wanting a beater to keep miles low on your new 335i.

e92phreak · 07-12-2007, 05:29 PM

Used Accord? Civic? Something that is reliable and has good mileage with low maintenance.

leejoobin · 07-12-2007, 07:44 PM

how about some nissan???
like... 240sx or 300zx.
i think nissans are pretty reliable.

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iwantmye92 Senior Gigolo 12 Rep 189 Posts Drives: AW e92 328xi Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bergen County, NJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 328xi coupe [0.00] 2007 328xi Coupe [0.00]	Maybe an old e30? That way you have the old and the new generation. I was thinking of doing this as well.
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tjnptel1 Cunning Linguist 155 Rep 2,219 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norfolk, VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	how's the maintanence on those? I am looking for a car that if i park in downtown and some other punk hits it while parellel parking, it wouldn't bother me. __________________ Bottles are for babies, Real men get blown.
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iwantmye92 Senior Gigolo 12 Rep 189 Posts Drives: AW e92 328xi Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bergen County, NJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 328xi coupe [0.00] 2007 328xi Coupe [0.00]	e30 motors will usually outlast their bodies. Surprisingly, e30 parts are really cheap. My brother-in-law and his friends all drive e30's with ultra high mileage on them and they are still running like beasts. They get a lot of their parts on the internet. Check out the r3vlimited.com forums and classified ads. I've seen e30 325's on craigslist for as little as $900. But with $2500 to spend, I'm sure you'll have a lot of other options if you're just looking for a daily beater car.
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SpecC Completely obsessed with detailing 305 Rep 15,441 Posts Drives: E90 SG 330i, white Scion tC Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Francisco and Davis iTrader: (4)	95 honda civics. can't go wrong with those as dailys unless you want to rice it up
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jj thumper Private First Class 46 Rep 166 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Oakland Ca iTrader: (0)	mine too. how far is your commute? i was thinking about a 4 gen intergra LS.
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leejoobin help 109 Rep 111 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 325i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: internet iTrader: (1)	how about some nissan??? like... 240sx or 300zx. i think nissans are pretty reliable.
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