G83 - Can a Low Mileage 2004 daily drive?

pbonsalb · Today, 12:22 PM

How many years have you been daily driving it? Maybe your mechanic has gotten it pretty well sorted out by now. Have the timing chains and valley pan gasket been done?

M-technik-3 · Today, 01:38 PM

That being said I have finally found a rust free E30 325e in original henna under a 100K in mileage for 6.5K It's going to need everything in the engine compartment gone through but I love a nice smaller car that is enjoyable to drive.

I nearly bought an E46 Touring vs a the E91, but the E91 having more hp/tq and lighter in weight was the driving factor.

I don't need to bring my granddaughter with me and she's 10 so she doesn't quite fit in an E30 anymore since she is nearly 5 foot. So this is a me car vs a family car.

MarcoF90 · Today, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by pbonsalb

How many years have you been daily driving it? Maybe your mechanic has gotten it pretty well sorted out by now. Have the timing chains and valley pan gasket been done?

I figured this was quoted to me, the 740 has 160k miles on it, I just bought maybe 2 weeks ago from a older gentleman who loves older BMWs. He had some stuff done, most notably the Timing Chains and guides done about 55k miles ago so I am good in that regard, this is my first time hearing about the valley pan gasket. I will get that checked out and ask my mechanic about it though.

I plan on daily driving it until I get my M5 and then from there I'll just rotate between driving the M5 and the 740 week to week.. idk something like that haha

pbonsalb · Today, 04:07 PM

If he did the timing chain guides, he did the valley pan gasket. That is one of the big jobs on the V8 so you won’t have to worry about that. Still plenty of other things to break or wear out, but hopefully your DIY skills will grow to match the car’s needs.

I had two 25 year old BMWs for years (79 635csi and 73 Bavaria) and drove them occasionally. Still have two (99 M3 and 75 2002) and don’t drive them much anymore. It is regular work and expense to maintain old cars. I also have two younger ones that I am still responsible for maintaining and repairing, a 2012 X3 xdrive2.8i and a 2008 535xi wagon, both of which are primary drivers for the family and friends that we gave them to. I much prefer to drive my F90 M5.

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M-technik-3 Lieutenant Colonel 2332 Rep 1,584 Posts Drives: E30 M3, E36 M3, 328iT, 335i Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: western Ma iTrader: (0) Garage List 1995 M3 [9.00] 2007 E91 [7.25] 1988 M3 [9.50]	That being said I have finally found a rust free E30 325e in original henna under a 100K in mileage for 6.5K It's going to need everything in the engine compartment gone through but I love a nice smaller car that is enjoyable to drive. I nearly bought an E46 Touring vs a the E91, but the E91 having more hp/tq and lighter in weight was the driving factor. I don't need to bring my granddaughter with me and she's 10 so she doesn't quite fit in an E30 anymore since she is nearly 5 foot. So this is a me car vs a family car.
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pbonsalb Lieutenant General 5693 Rep 11,202 Posts Drives: 18 F90 M5, 99 E36 M3 Turbo Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New England iTrader: (4)	If he did the timing chain guides, he did the valley pan gasket. That is one of the big jobs on the V8 so you won’t have to worry about that. Still plenty of other things to break or wear out, but hopefully your DIY skills will grow to match the car’s needs. I had two 25 year old BMWs for years (79 635csi and 73 Bavaria) and drove them occasionally. Still have two (99 M3 and 75 2002) and don’t drive them much anymore. It is regular work and expense to maintain old cars. I also have two younger ones that I am still responsible for maintaining and repairing, a 2012 X3 xdrive2.8i and a 2008 535xi wagon, both of which are primary drivers for the family and friends that we gave them to. I much prefer to drive my F90 M5.
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