Hi, all, I am a student in college, and have found a pretty good deal on a BMW 3 series, e46 generation. However, I have only driven new cars before, and I have 0 experience in fixing anything car related. I would like to know what maintaining costs would go into owning an old BMW, as well as its durability, the chances of it actually breaking down, if it is durable enough to be driven in the winter. All in all I am just concerned about how durable it is, not really trying to have it die on me on the freeway :/. Thank you all!
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[–] Sinanju ago
For any used car you should always have extra to pay for any "unforeseen" issues. That being said, BMW maintenance and repairs can quickly outweigh the price you bought it for. Seeing that you're from Canada, my personal say would be to pick something else, better safe than sorry, especially since you're a college student and the car sounds pivotal.