You followed the usual trend as layed out by Skeeter:
Now with you unemployed you can't afford to fix your nail of a car and your coming back down to earth with something much, much cheaper to run.
Ideas please - £2k limit, what shall I buy? Other than an e36?
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You followed the usual trend as layed out by Skeeter:
Now with you unemployed you can't afford to fix your nail of a car and your coming back down to earth with something much, much cheaper to run.
Do you have a problem with me, add me to MSN and we can discuss it instead of you randomly throwing your handbag out?
I didn't make any thread for an E46 ever. Again you must be presuming this. I've said the car has been great even with the prevelant issues it's still not a rubbish car. For the record I don't need to sell the car I can keep it, I'm only selling it because of the oil consumption which I don't want to keep on top of anymore and want something a bit more reliable, rg-tom also has a similar oil issue does that make his car a nail as well?
and I'd much rather a 'nail' of a BMW as you so kindly put it than be extremely unhappy with myself in a fully working 106.
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It seems a bit radical to take a several thousand pound depreciation hit on your car because buying £8.99 worth of oil every 500 miles is annoying you?
several thousand pound depreciation?
You bought it for £4k and have had offers of £2kish I thought? Whatever the amount is, the point you've swerved remains the same.
No, but you defended it to the death, will you continue? I think you will.
I'm not talking about the E46 320i model I'm talking about the fact that yours should be reclasified to a diesel for it's oil usage.
So you can't afford it, basically.
and I'd much rather a 'nail' of a BMW as you so kindly put it than be extremely unhappy with myself in a fully working 106
You're so far off the mark trying to diagnose my mental state. We've got a job opening up for Help desk support if you're interested.
Why not just get to the bottom of why its using oil? My car used 2 litres of the stuff in 1500 miles because the garage used fully synth instead of semi synth. Seems radical to sell a car you like because it uses a bit of oil
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Quite, some people don't see that though.
As for the OP. Isn't the 323i just a crap newer version of the 325i with the same running costs as the 328i...or am I thinking of the e46 engines?
Yes, It's just had a major service at the dealership including AUX belts
Why are you presuming things when you don't have a clue about my circumstances or finances
Of course I could sort the oil consumption out but it could be so many different things by the end of it I may aswell have bought a new engine to bung in there.
Irony. You did the same with Morba and now me, you're starting to make yourself look like a..
So when you sell it, are you going to mention when advertising it that it uses a fair bit of oil and may need work or are you hoping some sucker will come along, take the car from you and then foot the bill? Didn't you buy your car from a dealer? Why don't you go back to the dealer and kick up a fuss and have them sort it for you.
Do that then. They aren't particularly expensive, and the job isn't particularly complex.
Could even upgrade to a bigger engine
Do you know how common oil usage is in older M54 engines?
Do that then. They aren't particularly expensive, and the job isn't particularly complex.
Could even upgrade to a bigger engine
I'm a wuss with big jobs like that, i'm the guy that would make the cups of tea while watching making useless comments
Obviously not that common if you still bought a car with that engine and selling it because of it's oil consumption
It's common, I suggest you put "oil consumption" into most BMW based owners forums and watch as a pleathora of results are turned out.
Fox will back me up when the M54B22 is the worst for such consumption even from new. Can we get the thread back on topic for R420LA6X2/4MNA this thread is not supposed to be about me and my car that I may or may not be selling..
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I'm not disputing that fact. My point is were you aware of this issue when you bought it?
Obviously not.
"Can I keep the car for 400-500 miles just to see how much oil it consumes and then bring it back"
"Yea sure
"Only the top end.
Cheers anyway Muffin. I'm having second thoughts now
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