Re: BMW Investment Question

["Pat Newton" <pnewton@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Tell me you're kidding. Of course the car salesman is going to tell you to
get a new car every three years! Next, try going down to the muffler shop
and asking them how often you should get a new muffler.  :-)

All kidding aside, you've just bought a vehicle that, with proper care, will
last for years, and years, and years. If it's been well cared for, and you
continue that trend, you should easily get 300K-plus kilometers out of the
car. That's a long time, even if you drive a lot.

I'm a new BMW owner myself, having just purchased an E28 5-series with 133K
miles. I've been corresponding with several other E28 owners, and many have
200-300K miles on their cars, and they're still going strong.

Good luck,

Pat Newton

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Serge Maillet" <serge.maillet@domain.elided>
To: <bmw@domain.elided>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 2:17 PM
Subject: BMW Investment Question


> Hello fellow Bimmer owners!
>
> Being a new BMW owner, I am looking for people's opinion on how to plan
for
> my investment for the future.
>
> Last week, I purchased a used 97 BMW 328i with M package from an import
> dealer. I love this car!! I paid in the mid 30's for this car (canadian
> funds) and I'll be paying for this car for the next 4 years. I spoke to
the
> salesman/owner at the dealer that I bought my car and he said that my best
> bet would be to keep this car for a maximum of 3 years and then I trade it
> in for something else that's 2  to 3 years old. What do you all think
about
> this plan? Maybe I'm old fashion, but I always thaught that keeping a car
> for the maximum amount of time was the best 'money' decision when it came
to
> cars. I take good care of my cars, assuming that this car is in great
shape
> right now and it has approx 50k miles on it, how long should I expect this
> car to last me? Another 10 years I'm guessing... but then again I've never
> owned a bimmer in my life, I've always had Honda and Mazda products.
Again,
> I would really love to hear your feedback on this one! :)
>
> Best regards,
>
> Serge Maillet
> Ottawa, Ontario
> 1997 BMW 328i w/ M package
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