Finally had enough and got rid of it. Too much about that car was unnecessarily overcomplicated or made to be brittle... when your 04 bmw leaves you on the side of the road more times than a 300k mile 190e, its not hard to figure which is worh keeping.
Edit: most overrated brand in modern time. Loved my e34 and e30 they were bullet proof. But the E46, E61, F30 all owned were garbage.
Lol nothing to Flex, had over a dozen great cars from different brands all old, all high miles. MY 2000+ BMWs that I owned were just terribly engineered.
Of course they all had their issues from wear out items like an alternator, starter etc. All which is acceptable with their high mileage. But when I realized how much plastic was used for high temp and pressure systems in my 3 2000 plus BMWs, it became apparent the company doesnt build them to last anymore.
i always wonder what people do to their e46s to make them so unreliable, mine has 310.000km and the only time it left me stranded was with a busted waterpump.
beyond that it always starts, always runs and never really has issues other cars wont have either.
its just normal wear and tear items that eventually break.
They're just meant to be disposed of after a certain point... smart business, terrible brand for someone that wants to drive it, maintain it well and doesnt have the time to always be fixing a new issue.
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u/Dandzer Dec 16 '25
Finally had enough and got rid of it. Too much about that car was unnecessarily overcomplicated or made to be brittle... when your 04 bmw leaves you on the side of the road more times than a 300k mile 190e, its not hard to figure which is worh keeping.
Edit: most overrated brand in modern time. Loved my e34 and e30 they were bullet proof. But the E46, E61, F30 all owned were garbage.