318ti 200,000 miles ???
 

So last summer I found a 318ti here in ohio the guy offered to sell it too me for 700 bucks :eek: it needed a little body work and a fuel pump... I saw the car the other day driving so im guessing its fixed ... My question for you guys is should I buy the car ? How much life do you think the car has left ... and if the motor dies would an engine swap be realistic ? thankkks :smile:

Engine swaps are no biggie...is the rest of the car in good condition? My car has 193k and runs very strong still. What part of ohio are you in?

never heard of a ti making it over 200k ;)

LOL

the rest of the car was in pretty good shape new wheels brakes and the likes itd been sitting for awhile the owners son had had a lil accident it needed a pass. fender but when i saw the car it looked like the body had been fixed maybe re-painted the inside looked like someone rolled in a puddle of mudd then had sex throughout the car = \ but it wasnt too bad nothing a little work couldnt fix

hahaa yehh it deff says 200 k + on the odometer ...
Im near dayton in yellowsprings
how much would a swap be ? ...

Depends, would you be willing to do it, or would a shop be doing it? Then theres the cost of the new engine and odds and ends

Unless my dad comes back to the sates soon then itd be a shop doing it ...
I wouldnt wanna experiment and mess something up lol

it might not be exactly the same, but ive taken engines out of fords and hondas, but i dont think its all that hard. Expecially if you just replace it with a lower mileage same motor. Everything will be plug n play.

is $700.00 or $7,000.00??? if is 700.00 buy it!!!!put a m3 engine on it with a supercharger and play with your new toy

I got 205K plus on mine and she runs real good, betther than my wife's 2006 PT cruiser that only has 6,000 miles.

I'd buy that in a hearbeat, unless the body is badly rusted or something... Who knows how much longer the engine will last... even if it doesn't just spend the 4-5k or so you saved to buy a nice new engine with low mileage on it... BTW when my engine blew it cost only 3k to replace...although I did get a great deal on that...

My ti has 225k on it and I still love it. Off coarse it is not a racer and I am not pretending it is, but still is fun and pleasure to drive it. I bought it for $3k when was about 200k from the first owner. The guy daily commute was ~85 miles one way and he was religiously taking care for that car not only cosmetic. So, far I am glad I've got it.
By my opinion 318ti can make well over 200k if is well maintained and is drven mainly highway insted of stop and go with cold engine, expecially if it comes from nice climate zone such as north Cali.

Yep 700 lol but he'll prolly ask more now that it has a new fuel pump and the body works been done ! I think Ill call tommarow and see what this guys talking about ... Get my funs together and buy the car : D hehe what makes it even sweeter is this will be my first car : ]]] and the car ive been scoping out for awhileeee
Ill keep everyone imforned and thankss alot : ))

my 97 ti has 263,245 miles on it

anthony
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