1995 525i yearly maintenance costs

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techtrainer61@yahoo.com - 26 May 2005 23:43 GMT

I am looking at a 1995 525i that is for sale for $8000
Condition is excellent, car is fully loaded, and has 97K miles,
and at least on paper, this looks like a good deal.

Having driven only Toyotas all my life, can you shed light on
- yearly maintenance costs ?

Toyotas are fairly economical to maintain and they run for a long time
without serious breakdowns. Having heard only horror stories on BMW
maintenance costs, but of course, great driving pleasure, I want to
understand if I can 'really afford' to drive a BMW.

Thanks all.

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JimV - 27 May 2005 00:22 GMT

> I am looking at a 1995 525i that is for sale for $8000
> Condition is excellent, car is fully loaded, and has 97K miles,
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>
> Thanks all.

I have a '95 525i with 189K. The only thing that's failed so far is the
fuel pump at 140K. Still have the original exhaust.

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SharkmanBMW - 27 May 2005 00:43 GMT

hello,
there are 2 sites you need to check out... both specific to the BMW e34
89-95 5 series 525, 535 and 540.
join the bimmerinfo site and post your \question there, they will help you
quickly!
the other site is all about maintenance of the 5 series, it is user friendly
and parts are affordable, if you are handy with tools, you will be all set!
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=10

http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main.htm for do it yourself tips and repair info

>I am looking at a 1995 525i that is for sale for $8000
> Condition is excellent, car is fully loaded, and has 97K miles,
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>
> Thanks all.

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fbloogyudsr - 27 May 2005 01:49 GMT

<techtrainer61@yahoo.com> wrote

>I am looking at a 1995 525i that is for sale for $8000
> Condition is excellent, car is fully loaded, and has 97K miles,
> and at least on paper, this looks like a good deal.

IMO, that's about $1,000 too much. Our '91 (granted, with
fewer options and the non-vanos engine) is only worth about $4500.

> Having driven only Toyotas all my life, can you shed light on
> - yearly maintenance costs ?

It's probably about due for front-end bushings - anywhere from $500
to $1200 or so. Other than that, see the other sources.

> Toyotas are fairly economical to maintain and they run for a long time
> without serious breakdowns. Having heard only horror stories on BMW
> maintenance costs, but of course, great driving pleasure, I want to
> understand if I can 'really afford' to drive a BMW.

I have two Toyotas and 2 BMWs (and have had two others). IMHO,
modern BMWs are no more expensive to maintain than Toyotas.
Both make beautifully engineered and manufactured cars.

Floyd

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