Buying a used BMW.

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Hameed - 25 Sep 2007 17:19 GMT

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?

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Floyd Rogers - 25 Sep 2007 21:32 GMT

>I am out for another car.
> I have a Volvo 740 GLE non-Turbo and I really love it but it is a SW
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> 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

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stinkeroo - 25 Sep 2007 21:53 GMT

> >I am out for another car.
> > I have a Volvo 740 GLE non-Turbo and I really love it but it is a SW
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> FloydR

station wagon

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Floyd Rogers - 25 Sep 2007 22:23 GMT

> 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

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Fred W - 25 Sep 2007 22:55 GMT

>>>"Hameed" <sharsh...@gmail.com> wrote
>>>...
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> FloydR

I prefer to tour in a sedan, a coupe or (god forbid) on 2 wheels.

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Tom K. - 25 Sep 2007 23:19 GMT

>> BTW, what does "SW" stand for?
>>
>> FloydR
>
> station wagon

Actually, that's "Sports Wagon" in current BMW speak.

Tom K.

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Dave Plowman (News) - 25 Sep 2007 23:18 GMT

> 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.

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