It more common to find better maintained BMW's from affluent people, they usually can afford the maintenance and keep fixing them with little to no hesitation.
The problem is that there is a problem which needs to be fixed. If you don't know much about cars, expect to either get screwed at an independent or spend TIME and money on fixing it yourself.
And since you're new to the brand - a shop will be able to tell immediately or you're going to have to spend time, sorting and sifting through countless asinine discussion, hey some are a waste of time, no one knows anything, they talk like they know and then they give incomplete answers, meandering discussions and you've spent several hours sorting through the advice. Try it.
IF I were you - focus on your undergrad thing - get your degree - get a great paying job - buy a newer BMW.
Sometimes, "friends" say that they want to pass the car on to some one they can "trust" to take care of it, okay, sure, but sometimes they're juts playing you.
Walk away, buy a more sensible car now, buy a BMW later, because if you join the herd of this forum, you MAY be tempted to bitch up your ti to make it look "sweet" with tuner stuff.
Focus on school kid. |