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Car Forum / BMW Cars / September 2007Buying a used BMW.
I am out for another car. I have a Volvo 740 GLE non-Turbo and I really love it but it is a SW and I need another smaller car. Is there any year and model recommendation for a BMW that is relatively for the average mechanically savvy person to work on and for would still not cost a fortune to own? >I am out for another car. > I have a Volvo 740 GLE non-Turbo and I really love it but it is a SW [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > relatively for the average mechanically savvy person to work on and > for would still not cost a fortune to own? You don't say what country you are in, what your price range is, what "smaller" means, and a lot of other stuff. IMO, other than brakes, cooling system and suspension, no modern BMW is easy for *ANY* person to work on, as they all require a $50K computer diagnostic console. BTW, what does "SW" stand for? FloydR > >I am out for another car. > > I have a Volvo 740 GLE non-Turbo and I really love it but it is a SW [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > FloydR station wagon > On Sep 25, 4:32 pm, "Floyd Rogers" <fbloogy...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> "Hameed" <sharsh...@gmail.com> wrote >> ... >> BTW, what does "SW" stand for? >> > station wagon BMW-speak is "Touring". FloydR >>>"Hameed" <sharsh...@gmail.com> wrote >>>... [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > FloydR I prefer to tour in a sedan, a coupe or (god forbid) on 2 wheels.  Signature-Fred W >> BTW, what does "SW" stand for? >> >> FloydR > > station wagon Actually, that's "Sports Wagon" in current BMW speak. Tom K. > IMO, other than brakes, cooling system and suspension, no modern > BMW is easy for *ANY* person to work on, as they all require > a $50K computer diagnostic console. Diagnostics simply make diagnosing a fault quicker. And I've got a Peak Research reader for mine which cost about $150 and gives most codes. But I've only really used it once - to confirm my diagnosis of a faulty crank position sensor. Signature*(on a baby-size shirt) "Party -- my crib -- two a.m Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
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