Who says you can't rack up miles on a BMW

"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/11/2017 at 09:27 • Filed to: None

I bought my 3 series on March 17, at the time it had something like 39,900 miles on it. The dealer offered “complimentary delivery” anywhere in GA so I took advantage of that. When it arrived to me it had 40193 miles on it, today it crossed over 60k, meaning it’s done 20k miles in less than 8 months.

DISCUSSION (42)

Nibby > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:28

are you going to keep it til it dies? it’d be cool to go past 200,000

fintail > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:29

Six figures is when the fun begins :)

E90M3 > Nibby
12/11/2017 at 09:30

That’s the plan right now, unless I get a massive pay increase. Even then, I’d probably still hang on to it.

E90M3 > fintail
12/11/2017 at 09:31

We will find out.

OPPOsaurus WRX > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:35

wow look at your dash. even all your CEL lights are broken (j/k i’m still angry at the Germans for the Allroad incident)

E90M3 > OPPOsaurus WRX
12/11/2017 at 09:37

It hasn’t been completely without incident , but it’s been pretty good.

functionoverfashion > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:42

Who says you can’t rack up miles on a BMW? No one in my household.

My wife’s 2007 X3 has just over 202k and my E46 is over 164k. Both are 100% reliable and comfortable daily drivers; everything still works as intended and no, we haven’t had them in the shop every other week.

This past spring the X3 was due for brakes all around (which I did myself) and we spent about $1,500 at a local shop replacing some worn out parts - rear driveshaft (u-joint), ball joints, maybe something else. All in all it was over $2k (with the brakes) but it’s been perfect ever since, and the only sudden, unexpected repair was an electric water pump.

I drove my old E46 for two days straight a few years back and when I got home, I would have gladly hopped back in and kept going. That one I sold at just over 200k, but for reasons not related to maintenance. Mostly because I bought a nicer one and couldn’t justify keeping the old one, too.

DipodomysDeserti > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:45

I’m at over 92k miles on my 2013 X1 that I bought as a CPO with 30k on the clock. It’s bee a solid car so far.

nerd_racing > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:49

6 figures was when my 128i started falling apart.

E90M3 > DipodomysDeserti
12/11/2017 at 09:49

You had an issue with the waste gate, right?

OPPOsaurus WRX > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:50

yea, you have a long way to go before you reach the allroad. i sent that off with 180,000 miles. i think only 5k were from me

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:50

Kinja'd!!!

TLC don’t want nothing to do with you ‘cause you a scrub.

E90M3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
12/11/2017 at 09:51

Your car might have had the advantage of being just a few years older than mine. The original owner of my car only put 40k on the car in the 7.5 years they owned it.

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:52

my ZHP is about to roll over to 240k. Granted I blew the engine at 236k, but that was on the track, can’t really be angry about that...

E90M3 > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP
12/11/2017 at 09:53

Considering you tracked it, 236k out of an engine isn’t bad at all.

ihm96 > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:55

I was at 156 and rolling up until last week when my rear subframe welds tore apart which is most likely gonna total her :-(

E90M3 > ihm96
12/11/2017 at 09:56

That’s really unfortunate, that’s probably my favorite color for the clownshoe too.

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:58

it was probably about 5k miles on the track and the rest on the street. I put ~30-40k a year on it

Ash78, voting early and often > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:58

I don’t think anyone ever thought you couldn’t put a ton of miles on a German car quickly. My brother drives 25k a year and has had nothing but VWs. Since they’re gone within 5 years, not much breaks.

Now let’s talk about sensors, plastics, and rubber at the 10-, 15-, and 20-year mark! :D

GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:04

I put almost 50k on my M3 over three years and yeah I dumped a little money into it but those 50k miles were the best. Still bummed I sold it.

Under_Score > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:04

My dad has a 60-mile roundtrip commute to work and he maybe puts 12,000 miles a year on his car. I don’t know how y’all do it.

Dark chocolate > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:09

I put exactly 20k miles on my 7 series in the last 8 months.

It was my daily driver only a few of those months. lol.

BeaterGT > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:10

Time for a track day!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:13

I’m coming up on 20k in 4 years. Car had 238k when I got it. I’m the fourth owner.

Noah - Now with more boost. > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:19

Thats a lot of driving. Over 30k miles per year including the M3?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ihm96
12/11/2017 at 10:19

So sad. Can you buy back with a salvage title?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Under_Score
12/11/2017 at 10:22

Travel. I also have a 60 mile round trip commute and put about the same on my car (maybe 15k), but my wife’s car (her commuter and our weekend and trip car) gets an average on 25k per year.

DipodomysDeserti > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:25

Yeah, I’ve had a couple of parts replaced:

Waste gate actuator

Coolant bottle

Thermostat

E90M3 > GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo
12/11/2017 at 10:29

I’m at about half that on my M3 since July 2014.

E90M3 > Under_Score
12/11/2017 at 10:29

Road trips and things like that. Round trip to the parents and back in about 500 miles.

E90M3 > Noah - Now with more boost.
12/11/2017 at 10:30

This is first year I’ve had this job, so looks like it’ll be around 30k.

E90M3 > DipodomysDeserti
12/11/2017 at 10:30

That’s not terrible.

Party-vi > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:32

I’m sitting at 80 miles a day. You’re a champ for that long-ass commute.

Noah - Now with more boost. > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:33

ahh ok, the 328 makes a lot of sense now

DipodomysDeserti > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:44

Yeah, it was all under warranty as well. Still getting 36 mpg on the highway with a very smooth idle so I don’t think carbon build up is going to be an issue for me either. I only burn about half a quart of oil every 5k miles so the engine still seems to be pretty tight.

Under_Score > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:44

Oh yeah, I understand. My family never travels, so that makes a lot of sense.

Textured Soy Protein > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 12:00

My 335xi has done about 10k miles in the 18 months since I bought it.

ihm96 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
12/11/2017 at 12:09

I’m not sure yet. It just happened Friday so I have to see what insurance will do for me in a situation like this because I have full coverage but I’m new to this and don’t know what exactly that gets me. I wasn’t in a collision or anything so I’m not sure if this will even be covered

ihm96 > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 12:11

Yeah she was my pride and joy. It was such a good car, had a nice amount of power to be quick and fun but not so much that it was too much to handle. Also it was so unique looking. I’m not sure I’ll like my next car nearly as much as I did the coupe

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ihm96
12/11/2017 at 12:14

Yeah, unfortunately, I don’t see it being covered...

E90M3 > ihm96
12/11/2017 at 12:18

A car like that is very difficult to replace, any idea what you’d think about next? Another clownshoe?

CompactLuxuryFan > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 12:38

I think it’s driving only short trips that will do you in. My A4 had only 52k on it when I got it, and it was 10 years old! I started driving it a lot and had quite an unreliable time for the first couple of months. It ran awful on cold start. Then it started pretty much fixing itself just by driving. I put like 45 k miles on in 2 years. Now that I don’t drive anymore I’m scared everything’s gonna start falling apart again. I make sure to drive out of the city every now and then.