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4) Give the car to me and I'll fix it :-)

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98 EstorilBlue/Grey M3
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Fix it - it's a NO BRAINER!

True... Went to look at a 2000 M5 a while back...

I'm still walking around the car, and notice an after market exhaust, Dinan if I recall correctly, I mention this to the sales guy and he jumps in the drivers seat and starts the car, then proceeds to rev the engine, to show off the exhuast sound i presume, but he also creates a huge cloud of blue smoke...

He's like, "do you wanna take it for a spin?"

I'm like, "No, I don't need to test drive this car... Thanks."

so you're questioning if it's worth it to put 2k

into a 40k car. How can this even be a question? I'm not quite sure i understand. Why would you dump the car just because it needs some typical maintanance? I would fix it and continue on with my life.
Mike

Re: Help.. if you owned a '01 w/73,000 miles and..

If you plan to sell it then, I would think a well conditioned M5 would sell much faster than one leaking power steering fluid, anti-freeze, blowing blue smoke on startup with a poor idle quaility and noisy rear suspension, don't you? In fact, I don't think it would sell.

But if in doubt, get a second opinion....

I would at least replace the leaking parts...

Help.. if you owned a '01 w/73,000 miles and...

.. you were told it needed:

a new thermostat (due to leaking)
water pump
2 real ball joints
2 power steering hoses (due to leaking)
Crankcase Vent Value (due to leaking)

approx $2K total

Would you:

1) Replace item(s) first
2) Replace all
3) Replace nothing and sell the car

thanks!