My next daily driver is going to be a TLX, and leasing a 911. I bought a 2010 TSX in December of 2010. The car has 104,000 miles now...joint is still going strong as hell. Maintenance is ridiculously cheap. Oil change at the dealership is $50. "Major" service is like $900 and that was only at 100k miles
Get the Accord, it suits you way better.
After owning a BMW 335i, I'm never going to buy another German car again, let alone a used one. Leasing from now on.
I ordered that thing new in 2007 and picked her up with 3-4 miles on it. The car was dope and had no issue until 75k miles. I wanted to keep her too. Within a 3 month span, I was spending $2-3k a month fixing it. I had to use the dealership since independent places did not have the tools needed to fix the issues at the time since the 335i was relatively new. Paid $47k for her, sold her for $15k. No one wanted a manual sedan.
Even if you discount the labor, parts are still expensive. It used to cost me about $120-140 to do an oil change. That price is with me going in and buying the oil and filter at a dealership with my friend's discount (he was a mechanic), and me doing the labor myself.
Tires will wear down more since it's RWD and you can't swap all sides. I used to swap the rear ones every couple months due to my camber
I know a couple of dudes who have older E46 and E9X M3's that are still going strong, but they are mechanics and do all the work themselves.
I know the 335's were problematic with faulty turbos, etc. Wasn't there a class action in California for them? I remember they couldn't give away used 335's out of warranty because of how notoriously unreliable they wereAfter owning a BMW 335i, I'm never going to buy another German car again, let alone a used one. Leasing from now on.
I ordered that thing new in 2007 and picked her up with 3-4 miles on it. The car was dope and had no issue until 75k miles. I wanted to keep her too. Within a 3 month span, I was spending $2-3k a month fixing it. I had to use the dealership since independent places did not have the tools needed to fix the issues at the time since the 335i was relatively new. Paid $47k for her, sold her for $15k. No one wanted a manual sedan.
Even if you discount the labor, parts are still expensive. It used to cost me about $120-140 to do an oil change. That price is with me going in and buying the oil and filter at a dealership with my friend's discount (he was a mechanic), and me doing the labor myself.
Tires will wear down more since it's RWD and you can't swap all sides. I used to swap the rear ones every couple months due to my camber
I know a couple of dudes who have older E46 and E9X M3's that are still going strong, but they are mechanics and do all the work themselves.
You live and you learn, man. Funny how you change your thought process as you grow older. My dream was to own a new M3 before I turn 30. I turned 30 2 months ago, and have no desire to buy one even though I can. Going big or not doing it at all over here. Same story happened to my friend. He bought a loaded 550i for his wife and pretty much same story happen to me. It boggles my mind, bro....these German cars. A buddy leased a brand new S Coupe couple months ago. One week later, car just died on the street. Had to be towed to the dealership. That thing continued to have issues so he gave it back, and got a Ghost instead. They probably marked that S Coupe as a 'manager special' or something now.
More than likely that Mercedes became a "manufacturer buy-back" that they will repair and then send out to auction. Manufacturers will do that to avoid a vehicle becoming a "lemon".
Talking about an E9x M3 though, not too many people would consider it outdated even in 20 years unless BMW really comes out a better engine. Even then, people would still want the NA V8.
10k miles zero problemsA used, eight year old performance car?
Good luck.
