so this happened...

[MightyMouseTech]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Get your takata recall done yet.

Eek. Nope, not yet, on either car.

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by Havocsteve

I would have had a new 1M replica bumper. But I'm over my 1er now, with so many issues this car has been it might be the last BMW for me besides an e30 (my first car) or a 2002ti if I could ever find a nice clean one up here in Canada.

I love when folks say they've had too many issues with their 1er and they're done with BMW, but, maybe get a 2002tii.

Lol. Like that's gonna be less of a money pit. Lol

[MightyMouseTech]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

I love when folks say they've had too many issues with their 1er and they're done with BMW, but, maybe get a 2002tii.

Lol. Like that's gonna be less of a money pit. Lol

+1!

Two guys at work have old 7 series. Something breaks on them almost weekly.

[02Pilot]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

I love when folks say they've had too many issues with their 1er and they're done with BMW, but, maybe get a 2002tii.

Lol. Like that's gonna be less of a money pit. Lol

It's a whole different ballgame. The 2002 is simple and very easy to work on. Sure, stuff will fail, but it's usually far cheaper and easier to fix. I had the coil go bad on mine a few years ago - changing it was maybe $40 and 10 minutes. The only thing that will cost real money on a 2002 is body work; though prices for some mechanical components are rising fast recently, it's still generally a lot cheaper than a modern BMW.

I've had mine for about 24 years and probably ~75k miles at this point, so I have a reasonably good idea what they're like to live with.

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by 02Pilot

It's a whole different ballgame. The 2002 is simple and very easy to work on. Sure, stuff will fail, but it's usually far cheaper and easier to fix. I had the coil go bad on mine a few years ago - changing it was maybe $40 and 10 minutes. The only thing that will cost real money on a 2002 is body work; though prices for some mechanical components are rising fast recently, it's still generally a lot cheaper than a modern BMW.

I've had mine for about 24 years and probably ~75k miles at this point, so I have a reasonably good idea what they're like to live with.

I can accept that. Coil might not be he best example though. When I had stock coils I could replace them in about 2 minutes on the N54. Not quite $40 cheap, but not exactly a hard job. Still, message received.

[JimVonBaden]

Originally Posted by olds350

Just to clarify here, it was a young girl driving the car. I'm thinking part of the problem was lack of years of driving experience on her part...

That is being over generous. I would not at all be surprised if the idiot was on her phone. Here in the DC area this is a daily occurance. It is way worse when you ride a motorcycle to work every day. I have a very loud horn, and am always watching for morons!

[________]

Same thing happened to me last night.

Luckily didn't hit the other car or the curb.

[Havocsteve]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

I love when folks say they've had too many issues with their 1er and they're done with BMW, but, maybe get a 2002tii.

Lol. Like that's gonna be less of a money pit. Lol

There's a big difference between a weekend car and a daily. My e30 never ran into this many problems and I daily that thing for a few years. Haven't even had the 1er for more then 5 years and it cost thousands.

[germ]

Originally Posted by olds350

Just to clarify here, it was a young girl driving the car.

Of course. Did she happen to be blonde, too?