[sk55]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Made it with room to spare...


Thanks guys. If you read some of my posts you can get the whole story, but to just put it together...

The car is a 2006 325i with a manual trans. I ordered it in April 2006 with just the Sport Package, HIDs, and BlueTooth (BMW assist) and it was delivered mid-May 2006. I like a basic car that drives well and don't need all the luxury crap.

I hit a deer at 12,500 miles and had $4,500 of crash damage. I swapped to non-runflats on a non-staggered 8.5 x 18 wheel set up using high-performance all-season radials at 22,000 miles. At about 80,000 miles the A/C pump died (I attribute it to poor craftsmanship from the deer crash repair where I think they left the system open too long or allowed dirt to get in the system). The T-stat went at 135,000 miles and the waterpump at 150,000. I'm on my 7th set of tires - including the original set from the factory. The driver's seat foam wore out and the torso cover started to rip so I had the seat rebuilt with OEM parts at 167,000 about a year ago.

I replaced the suspension with OEM BMW sport suspension parts at 182,000 when the kit went on sale a few years ago (I stored the parts kit for a few years), and had the alignment checked and re-set. I replaced the thrust arms at that time with M3 parts (the front was starting to shutter upon braking). I did brakes at 75,000 and again at 185,000 miles.

All the other maintenance has been at BMW specified intervals and CBS intervals; i.e. plugs, trans, diff and coolant every 100,000 (I did mine around 75,000 just becuase that's when I had time for a full day of maintenance time). My OCI has averaged about 17,500 miles and my total inception-to-date MPG has been 27. I've kept records of every gas fillup. I always fill the tank full and usually at the same gas station (Shell) and pump.

My total cost of ownership to-date has been $76,500 (purchase, loan cost, fuel, and maintenance). Lastly, I should say that I have my own auto shop at home complete with a lift and air tools (just as a hobby), so I do almost all my own maintenance and repairs. I had a dealer repair the A/C since the car was not that old when it died and I didn't trust an independent to work on a fairly new E90. I didn't trust myself to do it since the A/C compressor is almost $1,000 and if you don't load it correctly with oil and Freon you can blow the pump right off the bat.

I have to say I just love this car, I drive it 160 miles a day round trip to work. I don't drive it much on the weekends. My commute is ideal; it's 40% back roads that I hammer all the time and 60% interstate (stop and go) and dual lane (easy cruising). The last 3 miles to my house is basically a race track with no traffic and the car usually is burning hot when I park it at night.

I have never intended to sell it. I use my cars up and replace them with new ones.

My last BMW was a 1989 E30 that I took to 250,000.

great job you usually squeeze soo many miles on these bimmers! good maintenance. its the water pump electric on the NA?

[Richwm]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Congratulations! For a while there (way back) we were running neck and neck to 200K, but I think you started driving another car.

Here's to another 100K.

When my wife decided she was done driving my old 2001 330i I took it back and started splitting the miles up between them it now has 222K. We also managed to put 16k on the F30 328d but we both tend to drive that. I think I need to just sell my E46 or the F30.

[Arthuar]

Well Done..

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Arthuar

Well Done..

Especially since this thread is 3 years old and the car now has 307,000 miles on it.

[Arthuar]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Especially since this thread is 3 years old and the car now has 307,000 miles on it.

better late than ever ain't it..

Well done, 307K

[Richwm]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Especially since this thread is 3 years old and the car now has 307,000 miles on it.

So have you replaced any rear suspension parts?
The rear of mine feels a little loose similar to worn RTABS on a E-46 any ideas?

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Richwm

So have you replaced any rear suspension parts?
The rear of mine feels a little loose similar to worn RTABS on a E-46 any ideas?

Mine is all original.

[sumisu]

Are you using anymore oil now that it has 300k miles on the engine?

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by sumisu

Are you using anymore oil now that it has 300k miles on the engine?

About 1 quart every 5,000

[Unknown_Car]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

About 1 quart every 5,000

Oww not bad at all. Congradulation with 300k+.

[Soles330i]

wow! 200K congrats...

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Soles330i

wow! 200K congrats...

The Mods should close this thread... the car now has 308,900 miles...

[natedog7700]

Originally Posted by gunsekun

Good luck trying to sell that car!

Lol i know right. Probably worth 2 grand on Craigslist...

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by natedog7700

Lol i know right. Probably worth 2 grand on Craigslist...

Ever consider that after 308,000 miles I've got my money's worth out of the car? And I bet it runs as good or better than half the cars on E90 Post.

[bin01123]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Ever consider that after 308,000 miles I've got my money's worth out of the car? And I bet it runs as good or better than half the cars on E90 Post.

Thanks for confirming how well these cars can do and congrats on your car. My wife's car is at 79k but runs just as good as it did the day we bought it. We're hoping to get at least 200k out of it.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by bin01123

Thanks for confirming how well these cars can do and congrats on your car. My wife's car is at 79k but runs just as good as it did the day we bought it. We're hoping to get at least 200k out of it.

Anyone not familiar with it gets in and is astounded at the mileage the car has. I do need to refresh the suspension again. It's still on the original tierods and control arms and bushings. I'll repeat that I did not and do not baby this car. I drive on roads made for BMWs and I drive the car like it is a BMW.

My 21-year old niece got in it last December and asked if it was a new car. Take care of it and how you drive it and you'll easily get 200K out of it. Getting to 300K has really not been that troublesome.

Good luck with yours.

[bin01123]

@Efthreeoh And that's why I got the car. This is all good news

[Avex]

post gives me great confidence in driving my e92 all the way till I can afford myself a current series m2 :P.

[mxa121]

Gentlemen, Three Hundred thousand miles! Wow.

[TheBingoBalls]

I'm so close...




...another 75,000 miles and then I get to join the club!

[amtex]

Congrats on passing 300k mark! I am starting to think that you could probably make it all the way up to 500k.

P.s. I should have not sold my 328i when it was 125k... So missing it now.

[KNS]

Originally Posted by natedog7700

Lol i know right. Probably worth 2 grand on Craigslist...

Don't understand this comment. On the other end of the scale you've got guys who are afraid of racking up the miles on their car - what did you buy it for?

Efthreeoh has gotten every penny's worth out of his car and well beyond that. He's used the car to far beyond it's potential yet still has an engaging German sports sedan to drive every day that costs little (averaged over the life of the car).

Too many people (my wife for instance) get to 60,000 miles and are convinced it's time to trade in for new. That's fine if you have the new car itch. Others (like me) have little interest in new BMWs and dread the day I'll have to say goodbye to the car. My E46 with 208,000 is worth next to nothing - I couldn't care less...