[Shotimes] what about a 540?

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>From what I've heard, BMW parts are cheaper in many cases then SHO parts, and are readily available.  Someone on the forum quoted $75 for a set of plug wires and plugs from the dealership.  Last I recall, plug wires alone are well above $100 for the SHO.  I believe he said brakes are cheaper as well....  Just my $.02

Zoltan
> 
> From: BJamesjr@aol.com
> Date: 2002/12/04 Wed PM 12:05:40 EST
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] what about a 540?
> 
> > Wonder how cheap a used M-5 goes for?  And can if I can 
> > wrench on my SHOs, could I wrench on these creatures?
> 
> Hey, I've thought about this myself!
> 
> In the Dallas area, there are LOTS of BMW's, so there are more in the newspaper classified section than you can imagine.  It's just a matter of going back a few years.  If you can buy a new G35, you could buy a 4 or 5 year old 540i.  I doubt if it is hard to work on, but parts are likely to be expensive.
> 
> Like my uncle told a Mercedes owner whose car he was working on- "if you can't afford parts for this car then you need to get rid of it and buy a plain car".  I think it's a snob thing- they like to think that not just anybody can afford to own or maintain one.
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