Emperoh:

E46. . . . . .can see you know this thing wella cos the XI trim, All wheel drive wasn't done with the E36.
Now, are these things i am hearing about the All wheel drive true?


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Emperoh:

E46. . . . . .can see you know this thing wella cos the XI trim, All wheel drive wasn't done with the E36.
Now, are these things i am hearing about the All wheel drive true?


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izyoku: Well in all my years of dealing with cars the one set of cars I particularly try to avoid is flooded cars. My reason you can not particularly access a flooded car to know extent of the flood-water damage unlike an accident car u can access very easily and analyse your risk. The major complication I think flooded cars have is the electrical issues and in any case that for me is the most complicated issue any nigerian car owner can gropple with. Our car electricians knowledge is just not there yet except for very few you know their work.
In m assessment you have taken a risk I just hope its a well calculated one but I'd rather a accident car than a flood car. Best of luck bro

Emperoh:

Well, let's just say the risk was calculated to an extent.
But in all, i will not buy a car of this record for a client. 2 things made me buy this car.
Of course, one was pricing. I was in search for a 2003 525 and then ran into this.

I ran a VIN check and there was no clear cut explanation of what happened/
I looked at it inside out and saw it has been tidied up even though it seems more cosmetic than real repair.
The seller was asking for $6600 on Copart. I waited for auction and won the bid at half the price quoted. He made me 4 offer and i was not bulging. In the end he awarded me the car. At $3400?! It was a damn good buy! Saved me about $1000 from what i initially budgeted for a car.

I do set that aside in case of any eventualities. Hopefully, i don't get caught up in the new automotive policy stuff.
I will share pictures which will help us better analyse the situation

Emperoh:

Well, let's just say the risk was calculated to an extent.
But in all, i will not buy a car of this record for a client. 2 things made me buy this car.
Of course, one was pricing. I was in search for a 2003 525 and then ran into this.

I ran a VIN check and there was no clear cut explanation of what happened/
I looked at it inside out and saw it has been tidied up even though it seems more cosmetic than real repair.
The seller was asking for $6600 on Copart. I waited for auction and won the bid at half the price quoted. He made me 4 offer and i was not bulging. In the end he awarded me the car. At $3400?! It was a damn good buy! Saved me about $1000 from what i initially budgeted for a car.

I do set that aside in case of any eventualities. Hopefully, i don't get caught up in the new automotive policy stuff.
I will share pictures which will help us better analyse the situation

Emperoh:

E46. . . . . .can see you know this thing wella cos the XI trim, All wheel drive wasn't done with the E36.
Now, are these things i am hearing about the All wheel drive true?


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Emperoh:

Are u in my mind?

What are the likely issues i should look forward to?

I will share pictures of the car once i confirm payment to Copart

Finally,

I had a scare. Someone warned me against buying the xi trim; All wheel drive.
He says the gear is quite complicated. Not just that, it is said to be scarce and costs about N700k

Can someone letter me more on this?

yungboss:
that's like a give away at that price, lets so the cosmetics of the car sir...
I don't know about the possible issues of the xi's, but a flooded car is s doubtful purchase for me...don't you think you may likely have issues much later? You getting it for a client or for yourself...

xerotop:
The E46 xi has the same engine and transmission with d regular rear wheel drive.
Only difference is that the xi drives on shaft which is alil expensive to replace.
The good news: u dont get to replace often cos its does not get broken easily.

xerotop:
I must confess u get mind. Cant venture a flooded BMW.

I hope i don't regret the decision.
But the price was too good to reject.
The fact the owner wanted $6600 initially sought of gave me an idea the repair might have been properly done.
Also, it was not salt water. I for run without looking back
It is 50-50 though

Emperoh: More

I wouldn't have bought this car if it didn't show me runs and drives
I wouldn't have bought it if were salt water
I wouldn't have bought it if it cost more than $3500
As long as i don't see a bad engine and transmission, i am likely to grapple with issues.
It is for use in Abuja. What i need now is a good BMW tech

What do you guys think? These are all the pictures i have

Emperoh:

The guy who briefed me says it is scarce and costs about N700k.
Now i don't know how true that is!!



I hope i don't regret the decision.
But the price was too good to reject.
The fact the owner wanted $6600 initially sought of gave me an idea the repair might have been properly done.
Also, it was not salt water. I for run without looking back
It is 50-50 though

xerotop:

The shaft is not so expensive. Its about 60 to 70k for the front pair.

yungboss:
Hello xerotop, have you used an xi sedan before? Thought they were somewhat slower than the regular set-up RWD.

Gee2728: Good day bemmer pundits in the house. Would have opened a new thread on my search for a 2003 E53 X5 but since you all reside here I'll need ur help with it. Its been weeks now on deciding which of the early E53 model (4.4i or 3.0i) is cost effective as regards to maintenance and spareparts (never mind the fuel economy).

Based on my search the M62 (4.4i) V8 2000-2003 and the M54 (3.0i) I6 2005 are the most reliable. This are just my own findings online so would not mind any one with personal experience.

While I conducted my search I came 2 a conclusion that no matter the car there are both bad and good reviews about it. I found pple who praised a 2006 4.8si while some regretted ever buying a 3.0i, that's y am keeping my mind open on both engine.

Also found out about the easy faulty transmission system that may even cost as much as half the price of the used car 2 replace which is not good news at all. No wonder a forum member was saying that every1 should stay clear of the V8 because of the one's he saw been chopped -up as spareparts in ladipo(lagos).

Please as you advice me have it in mind the car will NOT be a daily driver, its mostly for highway and long trips. And please dnt advice me 2 get a lexus RX of merc ML. Tnx

yungboss:
because of my concern generally for autos, I'll go for the manual, be it the 4.4 or 3.0...however, I have not been able to get in touch with my Mechanic, time has not been there for me to go to his shop, I lost his contacts when I lost my phone recently. He drives the M54 3.0...

izyoku: My E90 finally got out of the ports today. I sat inside it and I was like waoh so now I understand why its a BMW. The leather is incomparable to mywife's CRV leather....Car is just waoh, lovely and the size just so cute....not had anything excite me in such a longwhile but this car has.

yungboss:
congrats man, congrats...is it a 6 cyl? Lets get a glimpse of her...

godssonibk: All E90 are sedan series3 with 6 cylinder except the E90 M3, The 335i are turbo charged.

samuelk: my sad story.... After church service on sunday, I pulled over at an auto store to get a can of R134 to topup my AC since it was low on gas...i suspected a tiny leak since i parked it while i travelled. While i left my engine running with the bonnet released for the guy to recharge the system, i took a walk about some metres away to answer a phone call only to return and discover that the guy has been draining the gas left in my system all the while in the name of 'letting out the air' like he said. To cut the story short, he then proceeded to refill the system and behold, very warm air from my AC vents. This caused a long argument and other observers had to come in to settle the dispute. We then reached an agreement to fix it the next day since there was no AC technician to diagnose it around.
Went back the next day only to be told that my dryer was damaged. Replaced that and the system picked up again and worked fine for some hours only for it to go warm again. Returned to the workshop to test for leaks in the lines and confirmed that there was none and it was then traced to the evaporator. Now i have to replace my evaporator but the sad part is that my dashboard has to comeout for it to be replaced.