What a BMW looks like after 190k - Pics

Clarkey · 15 Jan 2006 at 17:18

Hmm I would count ring replacement as an engine rebuild, it does afterall involve complete stripping down of the engine.

Malt_Vinegar · 15 Jan 2006 at 17:39

Clarkey said:
Hmm I would count ring replacement as an engine rebuild, it does afterall involve complete stripping down of the engine.

I would have to agree, but tis still a good figure for an earlier engine.

Looks like the general concensus is to keep it then

[TW]Fox · 15 Jan 2006 at 17:43

It has served you well but it is now time for an E39

Malt_Vinegar · 15 Jan 2006 at 17:49

[TW]Fox said:
It has served you well but it is now time for an E39

Give me 12 months

K.C. Leblanc · 15 Jan 2006 at 18:09

Keep it till it croaks. With old cars it's always better the devil you know.

I got 209k out of a VW, so a BMW should last even longer.

jp7152 · 15 Jan 2006 at 18:10

Heh,

Think I saw you last night too, coming into the woodley area just past charvil.

Malt_Vinegar · 15 Jan 2006 at 18:38

jp7152 said:
Heh,

Think I saw you last night too, coming into the woodley area just past charvil.

Well, i would have been in that area, so tis likely, was i mis-behaving?

jp7152 · 15 Jan 2006 at 18:42

Well, I was doing about 55mph and you did come by about double the speed I was traveling...

agw_01 · 15 Jan 2006 at 19:21

Lovely car Malt! I see you've still not got the suspension fitted?

quackers · 15 Jan 2006 at 19:26

out of interest malt, were did you get the new backbox from?

Malt_Vinegar · 15 Jan 2006 at 19:46

jp7152 said:
Well, I was doing about 55mph and you did come by about double the speed I was traveling...

Did it sound nice?

agw_01 said:
Lovely car Malt! I see you've still not got the suspension fitted?

Yer, i know. I not sure im going to ever get it done, 190k shocks and lowering springs is not a great idea im told

Maybe if i can be bothered to get new shocks fitted sometime in the near future they will go on.

quackers said:
out of interest malt, were did you get the new backbox from?

Fooled you

Its a couple of bolt on exhaust tips! I spent about a month trying to find a couple of single bolt ons that didnt look terrible and would fit well enough not to look bolted on.

Backboxes for this car are one of two things, if not both. Very expensive/ Very hard to find.

quackers · 15 Jan 2006 at 19:53

nicely done malt, looks really good. Ive got a standard exhaust on my escort at the moment, id like a new backbox but nothing silly in size. Any ideas anyone were you can get them cheap?

Malt_Vinegar · 15 Jan 2006 at 20:00

Thanks

Egay has lots, none of which can be used on my car, due to them only having a single entry point

There are plenty of cheapo ones about, its just often a pain in the bum to fit them. However, with an escort, there are probably made to fit ones readily available. They might cost more, but are likely to be a much better fit.

tb2000 · 15 Jan 2006 at 20:19

Dangerous said:
Your car is 14 years old with 190k? haha mine is under 3 years with 132k

Lol that's nothing! I know of a Nissan Kubistar van which has about that mileage and it's an 04!

jp7152 · 15 Jan 2006 at 21:12

I didn't hear your car, had music on.

You went right round the roundabout and towards sonning.

energy · 15 Jan 2006 at 21:18

Just rolled past 281,000 on my way to leicester yesterday. '95 Mondeo 1.8 ex taxi.

Unfortunately doesn't look as nice as your beemer, the aubergine paintwork is full of little scratches and the boot lid has been replaced with one which is a nasty shade of blue.

IainB · 9 Mar 2006 at 22:28

Apologies for dragging this back to the top.....
Malt, someone has just offered me a PX against the drag car...which just happens to be a car not much different to yours
Are there any decent resources for the 5 series, anything to look out for etc etc? And as a rough guide - how much do you think yours was worth...before the engine started playing up!
Cheers

Malt_Vinegar · 9 Mar 2006 at 22:47

IainB said:
Apologies for dragging this back to the top.....
Malt, someone has just offered me a PX against the drag car...which just happens to be a car not much different to yours
Are there any decent resources for the 5 series, anything to look out for etc etc? And as a rough guide - how much do you think yours was worth...before the engine started playing up!
Cheers

800-1000 really, only because of the alloys/skirts/chip

Basically they are very tough cars. Some would say the msot solid cars ever made by BMW.

Look for dead instrument panels, pixels, and error codes.

Coolant systems can be touchy, the early waterpumps on the M50 engine had plastic impellers, these can break and free-wheel causing overheating. Look for leaks.

Engines are normally rock solid if looked after, oh and dead cats will cost ya a fortune if you get real ones!

Bout all i can think about at the moment.