help! 316i spareparts and maintenance

[newbie_groovy]

hello guys!im planning to buy a 2nd hand bmw 316i 1998 model...i would like to ask kung marami na ba mabibilhan na murang parts at kung ung pag maintain ay di magastos..mga ilang percent ang pagkamahal nya as compared sa spareparts at maintenance sa jap cars..tnx po in advance.

[emerson_rabe]

good day sir... about your plan in buying a 2nd hand bmw 361i, hmmmm... its nice po.. pero ung mga spare parts up to now ganon pa din po. Thinking na luxury car ung mga unit ng bmw so ung mga spare parts po ay mahal din. Changeoil ng friend ko po kasi umabot ng 3,600 and change ng microfilter umabot na po ng 2,850...

BMW cars are nice naman po.. pero ung mga parts and maintenance lang ung mahirap..

till then.. hope it helps....

[newbie_groovy]

thanks for the info..where can i possibly buy bmw spareparts?mahal kasi for sure sa casa...and pa service na din..tnx a lot po

[kae35]

thanks for the info..where can i possibly buy bmw spareparts?mahal kasi for sure sa casa...and pa service na din..tnx a lot po

Try basic libis 50% off ang price nila from casa.

[boldventure]

maraming "mura" (compare with casa), sportsline in banawe, Kyle car center in sikatuna for surplus parts, EAP in banawe, meron mga seller sa mga bmw clubs, maraming non-casa service centers. Mas mahal konti compare w/ jap cars ang parts pero siguradong magtatagal like bumili ka na rin ng orig parts for the jap car.

Maintenance halos same lang sa jap cars, example change oil, 3K++ this includes fully synthetic oil, filters, labor, etc.

[beamer whacko]

pare you can also try our shop in marikina area contact us at 941 26 51 look for dondie! thanx

[billyjames]

maraming "mura" (compare with casa), sportsline in banawe, Kyle car center in sikatuna for surplus parts, EAP in banawe, meron mga seller sa mga bmw clubs, maraming non-casa service centers. Mas mahal konti compare w/ jap cars ang parts pero siguradong magtatagal like bumili ka na rin ng orig parts for the jap car.

Maintenance halos same lang sa jap cars, example change oil, 3K++ this includes fully synthetic oil, filters, labor, etc.

Some mechanics do not recommend synthetic oil for older cars due to possible oil seal leak. How does an older bmw take the synthetic?

[1D4LV]

Some mechanics do not recommend synthetic oil for older cars due to possible oil seal leak. How does an older bmw take the synthetic?

the same... from a mineral. do not jump directly to synthetic... if you want, you may jump from a mineral to a semi-synth to a synthetic, but never go directly to a synthetic from a mineral specially on older cars.

[Horsepower]

If you can, go for the 1999 and up E46 body. The E36 got very poor crash test results (passenger cabin got wanked).

[boldventure]

Some mechanics do not recommend synthetic oil for older cars due to possible oil seal leak. How does an older bmw take the synthetic?

by default, it uses fully synthetic naman talaga. Yun change oil indicator is pang synthetic talaga, BMW knows better. I have no problem so far with fully synthetic but I'll be switching to semi-synthetic later on because i'll be using an auto-rx w/ c is best w/ semi-synth

[seonadancing]

Definitely madami ka pang parts na mabibili. The maintenance cost is right about the maintenance cost of a Honda car. Mas mura maintenance ng Toyota.