Best $5K fun car = 944. Best $10K fun car = ...
01-06-2008, 08:33 PM
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01-06-2008, 08:39 PM
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So this is a little freaky. I didn't know what a BMW 750IL looked like. I googled them, clicked on the first one and this is what I got...
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...ferrerid=56200
Check out the guys sig! Weirdddd!
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...ferrerid=56200
Check out the guys sig! Weirdddd!
01-06-2008, 08:43 PM
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The early Bimmer V12's are beyond problematic. 740/840 are a much better choice.
01-06-2008, 08:57 PM
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They aren't so bad if you know how to work on them, and parts are still readily available. I've never personally owned one, but I have an uncle who owns two BMW dealerships in Holland and has his own collection of rare and unique BMWs. If you can afford it, a 12 cyl BMW is far superior than the other motors. Unbelievably smooth acceleration, and it just continues to push you further and further back into the seat as it builds RPMs. It's a totally different experience to say, a big block Muscle car which is jerky and shoves your ***** into your crack. It's a much more refined power that builds through the mid-range into the upper rpms.
01-06-2008, 10:18 PM
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So this is a little freaky. I didn't know what a BMW 750IL looked like. I googled them, clicked on the first one and this is what I got...
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...ferrerid=56200
Check out the guys sig! Weirdddd!
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...ferrerid=56200
Check out the guys sig! Weirdddd!
01-07-2008, 12:20 AM
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01-07-2008, 12:46 AM
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i'd get a boxster, they are such good values right now it's hard not to get one.
If I get rid of my 944 I'll probably get a boxster as my next car.
from what I've read only certain years have problems, mostly motors that blow up. The higher milliage ones should have a good motor and prosches are generally reliable from waht I've heard.
funny how parts for the boxster are cheaper than for the 944..... probably cus there are lots of boxsters around.
theres a 99 boxster for 13, 500 at a dealership here they can't be that bad to maintain....
If I get rid of my 944 I'll probably get a boxster as my next car.
from what I've read only certain years have problems, mostly motors that blow up. The higher milliage ones should have a good motor and prosches are generally reliable from waht I've heard.
funny how parts for the boxster are cheaper than for the 944..... probably cus there are lots of boxsters around.
theres a 99 boxster for 13, 500 at a dealership here they can't be that bad to maintain....
01-07-2008, 12:48 AM
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They aren't so bad if you know how to work on them, and parts are still readily available. I've never personally owned one, but I have an uncle who owns two BMW dealerships in Holland and has his own collection of rare and unique BMWs. If you can afford it, a 12 cyl BMW is far superior than the other motors. Unbelievably smooth acceleration, and it just continues to push you further and further back into the seat as it builds RPMs. It's a totally different experience to say, a big block Muscle car which is jerky and shoves your ***** into your crack. It's a much more refined power that builds through the mid-range into the upper rpms.
There are some electrical gremlins.
The ride comfort, the power everything, the stereo system. It has everything that modern cars have. Ill bee keeping this one for a while!
01-07-2008, 03:15 AM
#42
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I came over from a '00 Audi A6 with a 2.7T 6-speed
I have to warn you about turbo's, they cost about $3k with a K04 upgrade, then a tune will run about $2k, and you will have yourself a 400whp car capable of runing mid-high 11's in 1/4 and beat pretty much anything on the street off the line
A6 or S4, pretty much same thing, but one is bigger then the other (which has more after market stuff available)
I would spend some time on finding a good example of a E36 or E30 (with very heavy emphasis on E30) M3
I have to warn you about turbo's, they cost about $3k with a K04 upgrade, then a tune will run about $2k, and you will have yourself a 400whp car capable of runing mid-high 11's in 1/4 and beat pretty much anything on the street off the line
A6 or S4, pretty much same thing, but one is bigger then the other (which has more after market stuff available)
I would spend some time on finding a good example of a E36 or E30 (with very heavy emphasis on E30) M3
. Maybe not the last part. BMW 6s are much more reliable than their V12s too so I've heard.So this is a little freaky. I didn't know what a BMW 750IL looked like. I googled them, clicked on the first one and this is what I got...
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...ferrerid=56200
Check out the guys sig! Weirdddd!
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...ferrerid=56200
Check out the guys sig! Weirdddd!
i'd get a boxster, they are such good values right now it's hard not to get one.
If I get rid of my 944 I'll probably get a boxster as my next car.
from what I've read only certain years have problems, mostly motors that blow up. The higher milliage ones should have a good motor and prosches are generally reliable from waht I've heard.
funny how parts for the boxster are cheaper than for the 944..... probably cus there are lots of boxsters around.
theres a 99 boxster for 13, 500 at a dealership here they can't be that bad to maintain....
If I get rid of my 944 I'll probably get a boxster as my next car.
from what I've read only certain years have problems, mostly motors that blow up. The higher milliage ones should have a good motor and prosches are generally reliable from waht I've heard.
funny how parts for the boxster are cheaper than for the 944..... probably cus there are lots of boxsters around.
theres a 99 boxster for 13, 500 at a dealership here they can't be that bad to maintain....
Wow I guess I'm a quote *****
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01-07-2008, 11:53 AM
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[QUOTE=Yummybud924;4954246]i'd get a boxster, they are such good values right now it's hard not to get one.
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To my eyes the Cayman is a beautiful car, and it will be even more beautiful ten years from now when I can afford one. Boxsters don't look quite as good to me, but this aftermarket roof changes everything (if they drop the price):
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showt...64#post3688064
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To my eyes the Cayman is a beautiful car, and it will be even more beautiful ten years from now when I can afford one. Boxsters don't look quite as good to me, but this aftermarket roof changes everything (if they drop the price):
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showt...64#post3688064
