FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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How many miles are BMW's good for?
Say something like a 330ci etc.
As there are ones with 70k selling for 8-10k?
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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They don't just get to a certain mileage then just give up?
Depends how its been driven, looked after etc......
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Dad had a BMW e36 325 or something in his yard that had done 160k and the engine was still going 
[Edited on 10-11-2008 by fro-dizzle]
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Mines done 61k and feels as fresh as a daisy.
I know of a 330d which has done a lot of miles and is still going strong.
As long as they're looked after, they're reliable.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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my m3 has done nearly 70k and is fine
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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engines well over 200k one's with 70k are starting to need parts like bushes (they are heavy so wear faster than corsa's etc) clutch, possible drop link and front wishbones.
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BarnshaW
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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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i got 115k and starts and pulls fine, they do go on for some time lol.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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My old 328i sport was on 146K and drove like new.
Although it did have a replacement engine but that was early on in its life.
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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ok i'll tell you what mine has had and it's on 102k
clutch
front wishbones and bushes
rear drop links and Rear trailing arm bushes
thats it really apart from regular services.
another thing is the bmw oil service is every 12k but when say you have 2-3 green bars left its probably best to get a half way oil change
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
Location: Dunfermline Drives: Technics 1210s
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my bosses 330 is on 189k miles, still drives like new.
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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Just remember, buying them cheap doesn't mean repairs will be cheap.
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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another thing again 12k is on normal driving if you plant it everywhere the serviceing module will know and decrease the service interval.
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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Cheers for the info people 
Just looking into different options for a new car, if I can get insured on a nice 330 and can find one on finance ill be well happy
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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my 328i sport e36 was on 130k ish
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Finance is a dangerous thing imo...
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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I would agree.
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palli17
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Registered: 21st Mar 08
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mine has 140k on a R-reg its still feels great
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lozarus
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
Location: Walderslade, Kent
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my mates 316 is on 236k
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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My mate has a 328 and has 229k hardly serviced and he hardly checks anything on it, hes had it a while now and nothing i mean nothing has gone wrong at all!
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mk4_astra
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Registered: 15th Oct 03
Location: aylesbury,bucks
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my mates e36 m3 is on around 150k and he drives it hard on track etc but its also a daily driver, being an m3 im sure the other owners gave it some stick aswell.
ok fair enough he works at bmw indy garage and works on it when he wants and knows alot about these cars but its a 14 year old high performance car and never lets him down, need i say any more?
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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My mate has an E36 M3 with 100k on the clock, feels solid as Mums 12k Merc tbh
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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my 325 has 162k miles.
It's off the road at the moment for repairs (subframe/diff bushes), but the engine still pulls hard and strong, with no issues.
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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Cusin had a 740 with 180k he bought it without batting an eyelid.
Lots of beemas are clocked out there tbh, Brothers mate bought a 523 E39 with a suposed 90k on it after doing some searches and finding some service history it transpires it has a service done back in 2004 at 140k miles  God knows how much its really done
As mentioned supsension componants and general wear and tear occure before the engine goes.
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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The body and chassis will have rotten away and the engine will still be going.
Mother's fella just got rid of his 318 on an (L) it had 160K on it and the engine was still gonig fine. Body wasnt
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Chris Bingham
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: In Scotland
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I'm on 112k on a 1994 E36 325. Just got it serviced, needed an interior bulb and that was all. It has been really well looked after tho.
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