Re: E28 longevity

[rusmaster <rusmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh Rob,
    I'm sure Helen will go a bit farther.  But my point is that after that
many miles your into the high maintenance zone.  And really the engine can go
a fail really at any point.  More expensive stuff can start to fail, oil
pumps, head gaskets, valve train, cylinder bores ect.  I'm not saying they
won't go 250k, 300k and on, but you better be ready for the big one.

Russ

Rob Levinson wrote:

> Russ <rusmaster@domain.elided> wrote:
>
> > The E28 5rs are pretty good cars.  Like everyone you ask, the engine if
> >properly maintained is bulletproof.  Can easily last 200k miles.
>
>         Awww, jeez!  Russ, yer tellin' me that good old Helen is going to
> croak in only 8K more miles?
>
> :-)
>
> - Rob Levinson
> '85 535i Turbo 192K "Helen" www.bubbaclub.com/rob/callaway.htm
> '86 535i 80K "The Baby" (and maybe for sale...)

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