[thyshallsmite]

Sooo figured i'd make a bit of a journal of my experience with my 1st BMW and costs. Bought a 2007 e90 335i AT sport with 58k miles on it a few months ago, here's whats been done so far.

Inspection -100$
new front bumper and fog light (old one busted) -250$
new front tires & installation (old ones were bubbling)-500$
Oil change, oil filter housing gasket replaced and intake cleaned -700$
Ceramic tint - 600$
JB+ -100$
new halo bulbs- 70$
Vinly roof wrap- 250$
new rubber window trim - 40$
New spark plugs -60$
New coil packs 120$
Jb4 g4 300$
VSRF downpipes - 200$
VSRF 7" FMIC - 250$
Burger tuning catch can -200$
new cabin filter - 30$
new wheels - 600$
Install of fmic/downpipes/jb4/cc/plugs 700$
New turbos under warranty - free
recall for cable - free

Total so far: 5070$, total on maintenance and repairs: 1680$

Repairs needed
DSC and brake bleed: 1000-3000$
Dents: 500+$
waterpump and coolant: 1000$
new stereo 300$ (mines currently jacked up)
new hood/trunk struts 100$
rotational brake squeak and brake squeak ??$
floor mats 100$
interior door panel and steering wheel ??$
underbody 300$


Think if the turbos weren't replaced for free then i'd be trading in the car lol. It's nice but think i'd go with something thats a bit less of a PITA. These cars seem to be designed for the 1st owner and the 1st owner only, get great power boost for little cash but stuff is just constantly breaking it seems like you really can't even thinking about putting miles on these cars without a worry that things are just gonna break.

[DJJimGreen]

underbody? and hood and trunk struts? wtf?

[e90'D10]

OP-You've definitely had some fun investing your money haven't you lol How much power you making out of this lovely beast?

[thyshallsmite]

Originally Posted by e92'D09

OP-You've definitely had some fun investing your money haven't you lol How much power you making out of this lovely beast?

should be near 500 at the crank currently if i could ever keep it out of the shop

[NGEE]

Take away all the mods and cosmetics and accident repairs, and it seems like normal vehicle maintenance to me. But then, I've owned BMWs all my life

[thyshallsmite]

Originally Posted by DJJimGreen

underbody? and hood and trunk struts? wtf?

yeah those big pieces of plastic that goes under your car, mine got totally ripped off >< and gas props/struts, the things that hold the trunk/hood open

[Antetokounmpo]

Originally Posted by thyshallsmite

Oil change, oil filter housing gasket replaced and intake cleaned -700$

Your dealing is stealing your money. I did all this for about $65 and it took 35 min, DIY oil change is so easy on e90s.

[thyshallsmite]

Originally Posted by edrive90

Take away all the mods and cosmetics and accident repairs, and it seems like normal vehicle maintenance to me. But then, I've owned BMWs all my life

Yeah luckily the turbos got covered, but still need to replace the DSC and water pump. these are kind of major systems failing after so little miles, service record on the car is kind of crazy too, injectors failed, hpfp failed 3 times plus a whole slew of other things that have been fixed over the life of this car.

[thyshallsmite]

Originally Posted by Scratch Golfer

Your dealing is stealing your money. I did all this for about $65 and it took 35 min, DIY oil change is so easy on e90s.

oil filter housing gasket and intake cleaning (walnut blasting) were the big parts, oil change itself was throw in for free minus the supplies.

[DJJimGreen]

Originally Posted by thyshallsmite

yeah those big pieces of plastic that goes under your car, mine got totally ripped off >< and gas props/struts, the things that hold the trunk/hood open

Well I knew what it was. I was just trying to figure out why you were replacing them. Do the struts go bad on the hood and trunk? Dang..

[thyshallsmite]

Originally Posted by DJJimGreen

Well I knew what it was. I was just trying to figure out why you were replacing them. Do the struts go bad on the hood and trunk? Dang..

they do indeed, my trunk doesn't really open anymore and my hood likes to try and murder me ><

[NGEE]

Originally Posted by Scratch Golfer

Your dealing is stealing your money. I did all this for about $65 and it took 35 min, DIY oil change is so easy on e90s.

I would pay to see a video of these three jobs done on an N54 in 35 minutes!

[Antetokounmpo]

Originally Posted by edrive90

I would pay to see a video of these three jobs done on an N54 in 35 minutes!

I mainly talking about the oil change and I thought he was talking about the oil filter gasket. Both of which can be done in under 20.

[pgaplayerless]

Originally Posted by thyshallsmite

should be near 500 at the crank currently if i could ever keep it out of the shop

With what you listed.....you are just kidding yourself

[tcharged]

How is this near 500?!

[cookiesncream]

why are your dollar signs after your numbers?

[thyshallsmite]

Originally Posted by pgaplayerless

With what you listed.....you are just kidding yourself

e85, downpipes,dci, jb4, fmic, don't see why it couldn't be pushing that at the crank if jb4 claims are correct since they rate at the wheels 384 with no e85 considering the 20% loss from drive train