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In Reply to: A '74 BMW Bavaria.. posted by DaveInVA on May 5, 2007 at 12:06:01:
I got forced into buying this car because I was dating my wife at the time and I was told her parents wouldn't think highly of me with the car I had. So I used money I had set aside that I was going to buy a Counterpoint amp with to get it, and it was just as you say.They are the biggest pieces of crap in the world. You know that's why Germany lost WWII. The Panther may have been the best tank in the world when it ran.
But it was never running...
And the crews couldn't fix it...
On my SOB the oil pump kept deciding not to work, and the cam shaft would go all to hell. I couldnt' get anyone to work on it locally except the dealer and since it was due for inspection too I had them do that. The guy wasn't going to pass it because he said the one door was "hard to close". That was the closest I ever came to having my head explode in public. It was literally one thing after another with it the entire time I owned it.
My next car was a brand new 1995 Plymouth Neon. We put 186,000 miles on it in 10 years and it never broke once, ever. I didn't even have to replace a water pump, nothing.
No more German cars for me!
It's all about the music...
Follow Ups:
My brother was at the toll booth when he heard a noise and it did not sound good. The head cracked on the straight six, two months after the warranty expired. The cost? How does $6500 dollars sound?!
I also had a 328i and it was nothing special. Overrated and too expensive for everything.doggy
I can't speak to the underpowered 530- that little 6 is just overworked with all the mass of the - in the 3 it worked quite well but the extra heft of the 5 was just asking too much imho.Should have sprung for the 540/550- the 4.8L v8 is a dream and bulletproof in my experience.
Vik
My Bavaria had the six banger also only with dual Solex carbs instead of fuel injection. Of course those Solex carbs were probably the worst carbs ever designed. I found out to late that the early BMW 6's were prone to blown head gaskets, cracked heads etc. Was truly a piece of Sh*t car...Dave
had to be the worst time for all of the manufacturers, especially the British ones. I worked at a full service gas station in high school from about '75-'77. I did brake jobs, tuneups, tires etc. The worst cars were the Citroens, Fiats, VW Dashers, Audi 100LS and most of the domestic models. Those included the Ford Pinto, Maverick, Granada and others like the Chrysler Cordoba with the "Lean Burn" 400 cid.
I was one of the lucky ones. I drove a 1967 FIAT 124 wagon with oversized diameter snow tires on the rear. I paid $50 for it and drove it for about two years/75,000 miles. All I did to it was a brake job. Gas was 45 cents a gallon for Sunoco 260 and auto insurance was not required in Rhode Island. I sold it to a friend for $450!
Then I got a '70 Buick GS with a 455 having just under 380 HP and torque in the high fours. The only problem I had with it was that the lack of octane made it ping like crazy under load. I made a profit on that and bought a '76 Regal. It had a big block 350 (5.7) which made a whopping 145 HP in fill smog trim. It was enough for driving around Boston during college. Still no insurance though!
I drove a '58 Fiat 1100 wagon during college and it held up very well and had well over 200k miles on it when I sold it. One car I had back then that was impossible to kill was a '54 Volvp 444 I had for years. had around 200k when I bought it and was still running good at 310k when I sold it.
I've had several Citroen's and the '72 DS21 Pallas I had wasn't to bad but the Maserati Citroen I had was nearly as bad as the BMW except the parts cost even more. Not all 70s cars were junk. I had a '72 Jensen Interceptor III with the factory mopar 440 and it was a great car all around. the '72 Rover 3500S I had was pretty nice also but that had the equivalent of the Buick 215 V8 in it.Dave
Mine had the oil pump croak also. It took out the cam, the distributer bearing and the cam that ran the mechanical fuel pump. Later the head gasket blew also. All kinds of fun stuff.
I drive a '87 Alfa Spider for an everyday car now and it has about 118,000 on it and only recently finally had to replace the water pump. Its never left me stranded ever and no major problems except when a a/c hose broke and all the freon escaped. I just chose to leave it that way as its a convertable anyways. Always passes inspection no problem and gets 33mpg freeway...Dave
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