What is your model and current mileage?

[Gruss]

I have 95 525 with 168,000

[Erolc]

1993 520i

[Gruss]

[das boots]

[nuclearrrabit]

[Big Dog]

[bobbert]

[uncmozo]

[bimmernut]

[Gruss]

[dusty21]

[dlearl]

[BillW]

[k535i]

wondering the how long the auto tranny can last

[piperbill]

I just bought this beautiful 1995 525i touring wagon with 163K on it and it's in virtually perfect shape. My 88 528e has 313K and still strong, so I anticipate at LEAST that much more mileage for this one!

[Big Dog]

Most of the car is oringal. The only underhood parts changed are the alternator at 288k, water pump, radiator, and head gasket at 227k. The rear diff, driveshaft, tranny and clutch are all orignal, although the clutch slave and master cylinders have been changed. The normal wear parts like brakes, shocks and bushings have obviously been changed but it still has a surprisingly large number of original pieces.

[smc850ci]

"I COULD have had a V-8"

96 850ci Oxford Green
95 525it Alpine White

[GreenBMW1957]

1994 530i auto 182,000

[fileoffset]

[3pedalE34]

I have a 1993 525i manual with 328,000 miles on it. The engine has never had the head off of it, and the transmission has never been rebuilt (just a few clutches). Bought in 1999 with 67K on it.

I truly believe manual transmission cars last long than automatics because of the linear progression of RPM under load when driving. Automatics, when you punch the gas, shift down and bring the RPMs up fast under load. If you shift down correctly in a manual, you bring the RPMs up with the clutch in, reducing wear.

At least that's my theory...........