[Shotimes] what about a 540?

[Ron Porter]

There's a whole TCO (total cost of ownership) issue, which includes purchase
price, maintenance, and resale.

As I've learned with the '95 MTX I currently have, the maintenance schedule
from Day 1 matters a lot. My '89 & '99 SHOs that I bought new were
reasonable to own and maintain. This '95, that had a questionable history
for the first 6 years and 70K+ miles of it's life, has been a money pit.
Luckily the previous owner bought an aftermarket warranty, he & I have had
$7-8K of warranty work done over the last two years, not counting the $2,000
out of his pocket, and the approximately $1K out of my pocket that has been
spent on the car (none of this includes routine stuff like oil, gas, tires,
etc).

Ron Porter

----- Original Message -----
From: <nd4spdsho@cox.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [Shotimes] what about a 540?


> But does yearly maintenance cost as much as a SHO?  Probably not....4
years and $8k+ later....thanks but no thanks
>
> Z
> >
> > From: "Ron Nottingham" <nottingham@alltel.net>
> > Date: 2002/12/04 Wed PM 12:53:55 EST
> > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: Re: [Shotimes] what about a 540?
> >
> > BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > My SHO is cheaper to maintain than my wifes BMW 325!
> >
> > How much does a SHO fuel pump cost?  $149 for a 250 lph from SHOshop.
Try
> > $225+ for a STOCK 325 fuel pump.  At least replacing the BMW in-tank
fuel
> > pump is a 10 minute job :-)  Try that with a stock SHO!
> > New cat-back?  SHO in the $500 range, comparable BMW is $750.
> > Plug wires?  SHO: ~$160, BMW: $190+
> > Oh, yeah, don't let the timing belt break on a BMW.
> >
> > But, the parts are more readily available, via mail order, but I just
can't
> > go to the corner parts store and expect the part to be in stock.
> >
> > Ron N. - Dalton, GA
> > 90 SHO
> > 89 325i
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <nd4spdsho@cox.net>
> >
> >
> > > 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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