[r3amir]

Since this is my first European car, I was just wondering, how long the E90 should last before giving small troubles?

My Guess is 80K miles or 5 years before any troubles. Many good Japanese brands go much beyond 100K miles before any troubles.

Please give me your input.

Thanks

[shimshimhada]

Has anyone got 80K miles on their car yet?

[r3amir]

Nobody would have had 80K miles on E90 but may be just a guess on previous BMW 3 series experinces on its longtivity?

[puck724]

Originally Posted by r3amir

Nobody would have had 80K miles on E90 but may be just a guess on previous BMW 3 series experinces on its longtivity?

longtran is getting close.

[human]

100 miles. That's when I started having problems with the key recognition unit. The dealer eventually replaced it. No problems since then (3,500 miles now).

[David328M-Sport]

Originally Posted by shimshimhada

Has anyone got 80K miles on their car yet?

I'm close. I have about 3,500kms.

[BMW Lawman]

My boyfriend has a 1986 325 with 190,000. Just now we are having an issue with the accelerator. But up to that point.....10 years and a whole lotta miles with no problems.

[r3amir]

Originally Posted by BMW Lawman

My boyfriend has a 1986 325 with 190,000. Just now we are having an issue with the accelerator. But up to that point.....10 years and a whole lotta miles with no problems.

That is really good.

[Broken1]

Originally Posted by David325Australia

I'm close. I have about 3,500kms.

Dave...you told me you were coming to visit. It's a 4000km journey! Speed it up! h3he

[xyz123]

I drove my ’72 BMW 2002 for 150,000 miles (not kilometres) and sold it in good mechanical condition (2002’s rusted like hell) to a second owner. I have kept every previous 3 series I have owned for a full model cycle putting between 220,000 - 270,000 kilometres on each one. However, the current E46 that I am trading when I take delivery of an E90 in a couple of weeks only has 180,000 kilometres on it. I would be happy to drive it for a couple of more years but just felt like a new car.

The clutches on the 2002 and the E21 were replaced at about 125,000 miles plus or minus; the last three 3’s never did need a new clutch. None of the five BMW’s I have owned so far ever had their heads off. Can't remember which cars and when but I did have water pumps replaced before the E36. The E46 had a slight vibration during braking that showed up within a few thousand kilometres after purchase; the ball joints were replaced a couple of times and new brake rotors installed once in the first 80,000 kilometres. That seemed to solve it and no problems have occurred now for the last 100,000 kilometres or so.

I drive mostly highway miles and my driving style is conservative. On modern 3’s using synthetic oils I have been adding an oil and filter change halfway between service intervals, i.e. an oil change about every 12,000 kilometres. All my modern 3's have been very tight with no oil added between changes.

[David328M-Sport]

Originally Posted by Broken1

Dave...you told me you were coming to visit. It's a 4000km journey! Speed it up! h3he

you know, i would love to come and visit SA with my family, hire a bmw, meet up, stay at your place (we dont eat much) and we can go cruising together in our bmws.

show me the sights (read bmw factory and robots), and then you can really build up the kms.

we then go to e90fleet's place to study the e90 car inside and out.

picnic with all the other sa members.

what do you say to those great ideas?

please feel free to add your own in.