The e30 gods have punished me.

[Powling]

Better question is why does a plastic pan cost $1200?

OP I think you're getting hosed. $4k for a steering rack seems overly excessive.

[ThatM20Guy]

The e30 gods have punished me.

Because you're a Barbie girl, life in plastic is fantastic


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You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere. Imagination, life is your creation


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[rturbo 930]

I kinda knew that new BMWs were bad, but jesus christ. Plastic oil pans to save weight? Fuck off.

Regulations have really killed cars.

[MrBurgundy]

I don't think the goal of the plastic pan is to save weight. It's probably easier and cheaper to manufacture. I mean, I think a more malleable plastic would take an impact better than an aluminum one, especially when it's hot.


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[stonea]

The consumer have also killed the car. I wonder how much weight they would save with out navigation, heated and cooled seats, dual climate control, ect...

[J Mid]

Better question is why does a plastic pan cost $1200?

OP I think you're getting hosed. $4k for a steering rack seems overly excessive.

The oil pan I think is like 650. They are doing a whole bunch of other seals and shit while they have the pan off+ an oil change obviously. They said normally with parts them will try to find the original manufacturer before BMW is stamped on it and the price is marked up. They told me that the oil pan is one of the few parts where you can't get it from anywhere other than BMW at least not for any cheaper. Its on Turner Motorsport for like 700, but that's for more than dealer price.


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[J Mid]

The consumer have also killed the car. I wonder how much weight they would save with out navigation, heated and cooled seats, dual climate control, ect...

100% agreed.

Car manufacturers espically luxury ones such as BMW are expected to add new features and make their cars more and more advanced, at the same time they also have to keep improving on the performance end. A BMW that drives like a prius isn't going to sell like they want. Look at the i3, maybe it's popular other places, around here I've only seen a few. In order to make performance increases and the cars more luxurious, the cars need to take a blow somewhere. It appears parts quality is where that blow is coming.


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[MrBurgundy]

New BMWs excite me as much as a trip to the DMV.


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[IronJoe]

Whew, I made it to the end of the thread.

A few thoughts for you, OP. I'm not going to harp on your decision making or anything like that because others are doing that job pretty well. I had also planned to dig into how much worse the F30 is than the E90, but thankfully r3v has that covered too.

Based on your assessment of the damage, I'm not seeing anything here that is irreparable or would make the car a deal-breaker. I say, get the damaged parts replaced and enjoy your new car. It's a pretty cool looking ride, I think many of us would have killed to have a car that nice/new back in HS.

Think about it this way... You got the car for cheap, and are making repairs to get it back up to snuff. Once you do that, it doesn't matter what the car is "worth" unless you're trying to unload it. It makes way more sense to actually enjoy being the young dude in a hot new* car. Make the best out of your situation! You got the car you wanted, go drive it. Pick up some fine AF laddies in your black bimmer.

Pay your family back on time, take good care of the car, and it should serve you well. Keep the car for ~10 years and get your money's worth.

[Javier h]

So wait. I couldn't read through all of this but one underlining useful tangent here is the reliability of newer BMWs.

What would you say if the best reliable modern BMW platform?

I know no car will be perfect but all things consider...the answer is?

Lets start from an E36 forward just to get a good collection.

I am particularly interested in the Z4, 1, 3 and 4 series.

And as far as the OP is concerned just make sure you have no frame damage before sinking funds into.

Thanks

[FredK]

bros I'm not reading all this shit.

Cliffs?

[ThatM20Guy]

bros I'm not reading all this shit.

Cliffs?

He is in high school, impulse bought an f30, got fucked over with hidden damage, control arms, steering rack, oil pan, now figuring out how to sort it all out


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[stonea]

bros I'm not reading all this shit.

Cliffs?

A kid bought a broken car he can't afford and new BMWs are shit

[J Mid]

So wait. I couldn't read through all of this but one underlining useful tangent here is the reliability of newer BMWs.

What would you say if the best reliable modern BMW platform?

I know no car will be perfect but all things consider...the answer is?

Lets start from an E36 forward just to get a good collection.

I am particularly interested in the Z4, 3 and 4 series.

And as far as the OP is concerned just make sure you have no frame damage before sinking funds into.

Thanks

No, they are still fine and reliable. We are just saying that they will not be around in 25 years like our E30's are. Not a chance. They aren't made with parts meant to last.


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[MrBurgundy]

The e30 gods have punished me.

bros I'm not reading all this shit.

Cliffs?

Op crashed his e30

Couldn't afford to fix it

Borrows money from mom to get it fixed

Now, he's in debt

Gets a job to pay off debt

Borrows money from grandma to get an f30

Buys an f30 from an ex used car salesman

Turned out it was in an accident and needs lots of money to fix




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