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I’d take the 15 year old car in a hot second, especially if it’s been garage kept.
Source / credentials: I was a Service Director for several high-line dealerships for a number of years.
I currently drive a 15 year old high end European coupe. Bought it three years ago with 80,000 miles on it. It’d been owned by an older Asian couple and kept in a garage and properly serviced. Car should be good to go with minor maintenance to about 200,000 miles.
If the cat has been kept outside for 15 years, all of the seals will be shot and that will lead to major degradation of the components inside things like the doors and such.
So garage kept > 15 years with few miles > 5 years with a lot of miles.
No. Absolutely not. I’m not a fan of BMW cars for two reasons: 1) The ergonomics are terrible. Things are laid out poorly and aren’t properly functional. 2) They have a ridiculously high warranty claim rate. Again, I’m an insider to the industry so I’ve seen quite a bit.
Wouldn’t own a BMW car if it were given to me. Ugh.
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[–] SocksOnCats 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I’d take the 15 year old car in a hot second, especially if it’s been garage kept.
Source / credentials: I was a Service Director for several high-line dealerships for a number of years.
I currently drive a 15 year old high end European coupe. Bought it three years ago with 80,000 miles on it. It’d been owned by an older Asian couple and kept in a garage and properly serviced. Car should be good to go with minor maintenance to about 200,000 miles.
If the cat has been kept outside for 15 years, all of the seals will be shot and that will lead to major degradation of the components inside things like the doors and such.
So garage kept > 15 years with few miles > 5 years with a lot of miles.
[–] RonBennington ago
M3?
[–] SocksOnCats 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
No. Absolutely not. I’m not a fan of BMW cars for two reasons: 1) The ergonomics are terrible. Things are laid out poorly and aren’t properly functional. 2) They have a ridiculously high warranty claim rate. Again, I’m an insider to the industry so I’ve seen quite a bit.
Wouldn’t own a BMW car if it were given to me. Ugh.
BMW motorcycles on the other hand...