[Shotimes] what about a 540?

[Ron Nottingham]

Uhhh, no...  That's the price for a Bosch unit, with the same part # as the
OEM, except in a Bosch box, not a BMW box.  Do you want to here the price
for a BMW boxed part?  $275+ (oh yeah, BMW CCA members get a 10% discount
:-)  At least the SHO gets a 250 lph pump for the $150.  I think I paid
$60-75 for the stock Ford fuel pump I put on the SHO.  But what took a few
hours in the SHO (fighting that fuel tank, putting it back in position,
etc), only took 10 minutes in the BMW (which includes telling my wife in the
middle of changing the pump, how simple it was to do).

But, if you have someone else do all the work for you, a SHO could cost as
much as a BMW.  You either get soaked on parts prices (BMW) or labor charges
(SHO).

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
89 325i

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Fisher" <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>
To: "'Ron Nottingham'" <nottingham@alltel.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 3:52 PM
Subject: RE: Re: [Shotimes] what about a 540?


>
> Is $225 a dealer price? FWIW, Ford's price on a new fuel pump isn't
> cheap either..
>
> Ian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Nottingham
> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 12:54 PM
> 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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