Nonsense Thread

[2mAn]

I've said it before, and us as "old" E30 owners can attest to, currently the 00s are the E30s of our youth. They are relatively cheap being at the bottom of their depreciation and if you can find one thats been well-maintained around its 2nd or 3rd owner, its a great buy to have as a daily driver so the E30 can be driven for enjoyment. I like my current 06 TDI Jetta, it offers excellent fuel economy and is fully 'throw-away' status if something bad were to happen. I wanted a E39 530 with a manual box, but the MPG it was going to return made it much less appealing. If I commuted at freeway speeds I could've made a case for it. the MK5 had a bunch of failing plastic and an old 6-disc changer headunit but some cheap ebay switches and then a good headunit has bluetooth, and some other goodies so its now modern enough.

Good time to buy a 330 with either a M54 or even an N52. I think the turbo stuff will falter and I think eventually a 128i would be a wonderful buy

[McGyver]

My newest car is a 2014 335i (e30 to f30). It's been a HUGE step up in comfort and features. It's also been great to have so much reliable power. Sure, there are dumb things (cooling system, gummy door handles, no map updates, 3G sunset, etc.), but I REALLY like how easy it is to get more power without putting in much work. It's also really cool to be able to customize so many features in the car by adjusting the factory settings (auto folding mirrors, how the comfort access works, seat sliding back when getting out, etc.). It's also really nice to have such comprehensive diagnostics and accessibility of information (voltage, coolant temp, oil temp, oil pressure, boost pressure, AFR, etc.)

There is definitely a tradeoff in overall reliability, but you can get so mush more. I'm not sure what I'll get after the f30, but I have been enjoying it for the last 4 years.

[MrBurgundy]

All the new electronic wastegate shit brakes all the time and mercedes won't sell you anything but a remaned turbo, even if your wastegate failed.... 4k

e46 e39 BMW era is still very good. I prefer to skip the e36 e34 era.. the interiors of the latter is just infinitely better and lasts way longer, in my anecdotal experience.

Any rad will leak eventually, especially aluminum core/plastic tank ones..

Newest vehicle I own is my 2005 Chevy, which was peak Chevy for something that's not a classic. New cars are total dog shit.

[Panici]

Radiators and many other parts unnecessarily becoming wear items is reason 9387475 why I cannot own anything “modern” after having my E30. Such bullshit and it all feels like planned obsolescence for the sake of nothing but profit.

E30 dirtbag for life.

Newest BMW I'd ever consider owning is an E36. (With a special exception for a Laguna Seca Blue E46 M3)
Newest car in my personal fleet is an '04 Jeep TJ but was designed in the mid-90s.

I cannot stand planned obsolescence, whether we are talking about cars or appliances.

There is absolutely no excuse for parts failures on what I consider "new" vehicles (anything under 10 years old). When I hear of turbo (or more recently battery pack) failures on new vehicles I just shake my head.

My nearly 40 year old E28 still has many original parts and still technically runs, drives, and stops (even if it needs a full restoration to be even driver's quality).

[varg]

Metal radiators leak too. I had to replace one in my old Volvo after it refused to take solder repairs.