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<blockquote data-quote="sadhish" data-source="post: 316182" data-attributes="member: 14736"><p>Finally got the car....</p><p></p><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>Just an update for those who were following the thread and to give this journey some closure ;-).</p><p></p><p>After viewing about 13 cars, 11 of which were immediately discounted. I've settled on a '96 328i. I felt that the year manufactured did not really matter to me as much as the condition of the car. The choice was between a '97 328i and this one.</p><p></p><p>The exterior and interior of the car was very well taken care off. It's accident free. The owner was not really a car freak and he did no mods to the car (or he switched it before selling the car). The engine was nice and quite during idle and during revs. The millage was about 150k which seems like this was a second car at home.</p><p></p><p>I bought it from a used car dealer for about 8k lower then what I was prepared to pay. Basically I took the car to the mechanic and then got a quote for the repair bill and use that as a basis for negotiation. That's the upside. The downside (I'm not sure if you can call it that) is that there's quite a few things I've to do to get the car to an acceptable level. The way I look at it, is at least I'm aware of the car condition and I get a choice of which mechanics to bring the car to and what type of parts to use.</p><p></p><p>An incomplete list: (I'll complete the list with the mechanic's bill when I get home)</p><p>Engine Oil Gasket new, but not fasten properly. This is for the Oil Sump tank gasket.</p><p>Power steering rack rebuild.</p><p>Power steering tank service.</p><p>Long shaft coupling change</p><p>Fuel Filter petrol hose change</p><p>Bleeder hose changed</p><p>Total body to waster hose changed.</p><p>The wiper water pump was broken.</p><p>The head llight switch in the dash board changed.</p><p>Also changed the corner lights and the fender lights from yellow to white.</p><p>Total cost so far is around RM2.5k</p><p></p><p>A list of what still needs to be done:</p><p>Absorbers needs to be changed.</p><p>Rebuild gearbox.</p><p>Tires</p><p>Rims? (haha)</p><p></p><p>Stuff that I don't have to fix but will want to:</p><p>At idle, the sound of the engine is a bit loud, there's some slight vibration (which only I seem to notice)</p><p></p><p>I personally felt that i'ld rather get a unabused and unneglected car and then spend some money to restore it back to it's former glory, rather then a car that drives great now but who knows what'll happen in the future. (Both worked out to be about the same price).</p><p></p><p>I'm also beginning to record down my fuel consumption diligently. I'll start another thread detailling my experience with the car and my impressions of it.</p><p></p><p>Thanks to all for your kind words and very valuable advice, especially to anxious and lee. They patiently replied to all my PMs asking what must be very newbie like questions.</p><p></p><p>A short summary thus far is that, the car is a dream to drive... and the extra 2-3k a year (for road tax and the extra 3.5l of fully synth oil compared to the 318) is well worth it. Still learning and thoroughly enjoying ..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sadhish, post: 316182, member: 14736"] Finally got the car.... Hi all, Just an update for those who were following the thread and to give this journey some closure ;-). After viewing about 13 cars, 11 of which were immediately discounted. I've settled on a '96 328i. I felt that the year manufactured did not really matter to me as much as the condition of the car. The choice was between a '97 328i and this one. The exterior and interior of the car was very well taken care off. It's accident free. The owner was not really a car freak and he did no mods to the car (or he switched it before selling the car). The engine was nice and quite during idle and during revs. The millage was about 150k which seems like this was a second car at home. I bought it from a used car dealer for about 8k lower then what I was prepared to pay. Basically I took the car to the mechanic and then got a quote for the repair bill and use that as a basis for negotiation. That's the upside. The downside (I'm not sure if you can call it that) is that there's quite a few things I've to do to get the car to an acceptable level. The way I look at it, is at least I'm aware of the car condition and I get a choice of which mechanics to bring the car to and what type of parts to use. An incomplete list: (I'll complete the list with the mechanic's bill when I get home) Engine Oil Gasket new, but not fasten properly. This is for the Oil Sump tank gasket. Power steering rack rebuild. Power steering tank service. Long shaft coupling change Fuel Filter petrol hose change Bleeder hose changed Total body to waster hose changed. The wiper water pump was broken. The head llight switch in the dash board changed. Also changed the corner lights and the fender lights from yellow to white. Total cost so far is around RM2.5k A list of what still needs to be done: Absorbers needs to be changed. Rebuild gearbox. Tires Rims? (haha) Stuff that I don't have to fix but will want to: At idle, the sound of the engine is a bit loud, there's some slight vibration (which only I seem to notice) I personally felt that i'ld rather get a unabused and unneglected car and then spend some money to restore it back to it's former glory, rather then a car that drives great now but who knows what'll happen in the future. (Both worked out to be about the same price). I'm also beginning to record down my fuel consumption diligently. I'll start another thread detailling my experience with the car and my impressions of it. Thanks to all for your kind words and very valuable advice, especially to anxious and lee. They patiently replied to all my PMs asking what must be very newbie like questions. A short summary thus far is that, the car is a dream to drive... and the extra 2-3k a year (for road tax and the extra 3.5l of fully synth oil compared to the 318) is well worth it. Still learning and thoroughly enjoying .. [/QUOTE]
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