MikeWhitney wrote:
Can we put to rest the "BMW parts are expensive" myth?
Just because the parts of one car are less expensive than another does not preclude the first car from being expensive.
I always found BMW brake prices to be reasonable. I used to get real ATE front rotors for $25 each, often cheaper than the questionable asian stuff for other cars. The suspension components, on the other hand were obscene, particularly when you consider how short lived they are. I have 87,000 miles, of which 3,500 are on track on the original balljoints of my lowly Ford and Mark V noticed at the tech inspection that they are as tight as new. I never got half that with my e30 and it had less weight on the front end. Consider that the whole control arm is less than $50 each with bushing and you can actually replace just the balljoints for $16 each and that is a factor of 10 savings. The driveline on a BMW is also where they rape you. Internal engine components? Forget it. You can buy a set of forged V8 pistons for less than a set of 4 crappy cast factory BMW units. BMWs are no categorically expensive like some other brands and many of the regular wear items are surporisingly cheap, but there are some parts where
Broke
My
Wallet can certainly apply.
It still doesn't stop me from wanting an M Coupe really badly.
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