BMW E92 3 Series Coupe

PWR_USR · 4 Apr 2015 at 13:38

hi all,

i was wondering if anyone here could tell me much about the running/servicing cost of a 9 year old bimmer. thinking about buying one, and i found a nice one for £8k and only 57k miles thats really tempting me.

are BMWs of that age still reliable today?

Thanks

[TW]Fox · 4 Apr 2015 at 14:25

You can buy the lower cost BMW warranty on a car with that mileage. Then it doesn't matter how reliable it is.

ADT · 4 Apr 2015 at 14:36

What engine?
£8k for a 9 year old? what specs?

[TW]Fox · 4 Apr 2015 at 14:37

There are no 9 year old E92 yet the oldest are 8.5.

ADT · 4 Apr 2015 at 14:40

[TW]Fox;27869326 said:
There are no 9 year old E92 yet the oldest are 8.5.

That's what I thought, earliest was the 56 plates weren't they?

PWR_USR · 4 Apr 2015 at 15:33

yep its a 56 plate, the 2.5L engine.
whats the warranty like? do they cover all the important bits or do they get picky on things.
took one for a test drive today, very nice smooth drive, the only thing was the slightly heavy steering
the spec is reasonable, its a 325i SE, 19" 5 spoke wheels, climate control, cruise control, parking sensors etc
just had a service and MOT

zain · 4 Apr 2015 at 16:56

Steering is very heavy isn't it, you get used to it though it's very precision like which is nice.

Make sure you can get a bmw warranty, my friend has had over 8k of work (blown turbo (x2), cracked rims, head gasket, coolant leak) so far in 2 years, lucky he had a warranty and the car had a fsh with bmw.

xs2man · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:17

So it'll likely be the 3.0 engine then?

The comprehensive BMW warranty is good, pretty much the best on the market. Buy it and pay it monthly as the cost essentially doubles after 60k. They do have a list of exclusions, but that's obviously better than a list of inclusions as it means everything else is covered.

You could check out their site.

Dis86 · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:28

PWR_USR said:
yep its a 56 plate, the 2.5L engine.
whats the warranty like? do they cover all the important bits or do they get picky on things.
took one for a test drive today, very nice smooth drive, the only thing was the slightly heavy steering
the spec is reasonable, its a 325i SE, 19" 5 spoke wheels, climate control, cruise control, parking sensors etc
just had a service and MOT

As has already been said, it's not a 2.5l engine, it's 3.0. £8k for one that age seems mighty expensive.

[TW]Fox · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:52

Dis86 said:
As has already been said, it's not a 2.5l engine, it's 3.0. £8k for one that age seems mighty expensive.

It is a 2.5, the E92 didn't get the new 3 litre on the 325i until September 2007.

nas · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:58

PWR_USR said:
yep its a 56 plate, the 2.5L engine.
whats the warranty like? do they cover all the important bits or do they get picky on things.

ensure it has full bmw service history.

Malt_Vinegar · 4 Apr 2015 at 19:36

Mine was a great car when it was working!
Avoid the big wheels with low profile run flat tyres. One design in particular goes through then like hot dinners. Each time it costs best part of a grand for a new wheel and tyre.
Lots of issues with mine, sworn me off BMW for a while for sure! Perhaps its just bad luck, but it was BMW approved used and not very old at all. Warrenty covered most stuff I had go wrong, but alloys were a different story.
Oh and nearly every BMW dealer I go to is just a horrible experience, certainly when I compare them to the few Jag dealers I have used.

Dis86 · 4 Apr 2015 at 23:09

[TW]Fox;27869978 said:
It is a 2.5, the E92 didn't get the new 3 litre on the 325i until September 2007.

I always thought that all the e92s had the 3l and it was only the e90 that had the 2.5. Wiki seems pretty unclear on it as it states 2006+ for the e92 3l

Spartacus · 5 Apr 2015 at 05:47

No the early E92 325i definitely had the 2.5

Dis86 · 5 Apr 2015 at 09:16

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