(And no more disappearing comments would be nice too.) MaintenanceCosts All I want for Christmas, er, Labor Day, is an option to show all comments automatically by default.ToolGuy "It’s said that gentlemen drive cars with cylinders in multiples of six."And people with testicles drive vehicles with cylinders in a V configuration.Of course, I have a newish Highlander sitting by just in case, but still. And it's waaaay more fun than an Altima on my weekend errands. 3 years of ownership and less than $1k in repairs. I'm working on doing the same thing with my BMW Z3, bought for $3k. I drove it for 50k miles, fixing surprisingly few things in that time, and sold it for $2k 3 years later. If you do your homework and aren't afraid to get dirty once in awhile, they can be good buys.Ĭase in point: I bought a nice Volvo 850 years ago with only 68k miles off the original owner for $3k. At least I'd have gotten to enjoy driving a BMW than living with a penalty box. I'd rather buy a good-running e46 for $2500, keep it on the road doing the bare minimum with cheap parts, then sell it for a few hundred bucks or junk it in 2-3 years when something expensive finally breaks.
Also, everything that made them more appealing to drive than a sentra when new still holds true today: better driving dynamics, safety, comfort, etc.Īs long as you can find one that's been maintained and in decent shape and can stomach doing minor repairs yourself, why not? Provided it's a bread and butter model like a basic C class or 3 Series, and not a complex, high-end S or 7 series, you can get yourself a pretty reliable car for dirt. Personally, I'd rather drive on old Benz or bimmer than a ragged out Sentra for the same money. Maybe i'm crazy, but I can see value in SOME old German stuff for CERTAIN buyers.
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