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Advice on buying new car

SlipperyPeople · 2009-01-16 23:39:34

I'm currently looking for my first car and im extremely picky I really like the look of the 1999 bmws my max price is 5000 and the engine size cant be more that 1.6 as i won't get insured on anything serious as a result of a crash i Had few years ago. I've seen a couple for nice 99 bmw 316 coupes but the milege is high…

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17-01-2009 12:39am

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SlipperyPeople

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I'm currently looking for my first car and im extremely picky I really like the look of the 1999 bmws my max price is 5000 and the engine size cant be more that 1.6 as i won't get insured on anything serious as a result of a crash i Had few years ago. I've seen a couple for nice 99 bmw 316 coupes but the milege is high enough (120k on one and 134k another). Is a car like this silly to buy for me? are the older beamers hard to maintain? I'm worried that the car i get will end up breaking my heart in the long run. Any advice or past experiences with these cars? would parts be expensive/difficult to get? Or should I look at different cars completely?

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#2 17-01-2009 12:57am
Tony Broke

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Have a read through this thread.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055448899&highlight=bmw+320d

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#3 17-01-2009 1:39am
unkel

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Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!

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brmccfc wrote: »

Is a car like this silly to buy for me?

I'm not gonna call you silly, but you might be better off running a small 1l car for a few years while you build up some no claims bonus. With the money saved over those years, you will be able to afford to buy and run a nice car indeed. It's just my personal view, but I feel a BMW 316 is a bit pointless.

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#4 17-01-2009 2:12am
Holsten

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brmccfc wrote: »

I'm currently looking for my first car and im extremely picky I really like the look of the 1999 bmws my max price is 5000 and the engine size cant be more that 1.6 as i won't get insured on anything serious as a result of a crash i Had few years ago.

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#5 17-01-2009 2:21am
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Buy something else that you can afford to insure and maintain. When you can afford it then buy a proper BMW not a 1.6 one.

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