Originally Posted By: bigjl
Envious of a 16 year old BMW estate?
Really?
BMWs of that era a quite nice in certain respects but in most ways the mk3 Mondeo was a better vehicle. And it sold in higher number in Europe for that reasons.
The 3 Series outsold the Mondeo in more recent times in Europe but not sure if that is still the case.
But envious.......
And when did a Mondeo indeed Focus swap ends in slippy conditions?
On the subject of reliability BMWs of that age are not worth anything like that.
They are firmly moving toward the Bangernomics end of the market.
My mk3 Mondeo did nearly 250k on just servicing, two handbrake cables and brakes/tyres. Did clean the EGR and inlet manifold.
My V50 2.0D did well over 150k (can't remember mileage at sale) on just basic servicing and tyres.
My Pathfinder was the same 150k on oil and filters plus a tyres and pads all round.
$5000 seems an awful lot for a 16 yr old BMW estate.
You got me- the truth is, I'm just irredeemably bitter because 65 bhp Kias aren't sold in the United States. It's all so unfair.
Envious of a 16 year old BMW estate?
Really?
BMWs of that era a quite nice in certain respects but in most ways the mk3 Mondeo was a better vehicle. And it sold in higher number in Europe for that reasons.
The 3 Series outsold the Mondeo in more recent times in Europe but not sure if that is still the case.
But envious.......
And when did a Mondeo indeed Focus swap ends in slippy conditions?
On the subject of reliability BMWs of that age are not worth anything like that.
They are firmly moving toward the Bangernomics end of the market.
My mk3 Mondeo did nearly 250k on just servicing, two handbrake cables and brakes/tyres. Did clean the EGR and inlet manifold.
My V50 2.0D did well over 150k (can't remember mileage at sale) on just basic servicing and tyres.
My Pathfinder was the same 150k on oil and filters plus a tyres and pads all round.
$5000 seems an awful lot for a 16 yr old BMW estate.
You got me- the truth is, I'm just irredeemably bitter because 65 bhp Kias aren't sold in the United States. It's all so unfair.