Considering buying an evo 8
Jun 18, 2017, 04:52 AM
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Considering buying an evo 8
Hello, I am an 18 year old male who drives a 2006 bmw e90 325i i had some problems with my car in the past few months I owned it for 5 months and the bills started to rack up first my radiator went bad second my water pump now my transmission is gone. Notice i dont driver my car hard since i saved up the money to buy it and the maintenance is on me. I gave up on her and I found a 2003 evo 8 with around 70K miles it has around 350-400hp are they good daily drivers? Are they reliable? Should i go for the change or fix my bmw? Keep in mind i have no lights on the dash of my bmw i am very picky when it comes to maintenance. Thank you🤓
Jun 18, 2017, 11:35 AM
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Thats true but at 18 years old id rather have some fun than comfort cause we all are gonna grow up and end up having family sedans such as the e90
Jun 18, 2017, 01:37 PM
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I bought my evo at 20, 12 years of DD later and I still love it. A properly maintained and wisely modified evo 8 can be very reliable at that power level. You will be hard pressed to find both of those qualities though in most of what you come across. The age is also a huge factor and there are just things that will need replacing/fixing. If your reasons for buying a different car are reliability and easy maintenance then a 14 year old high performance car is probably not the right path.
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Jun 18, 2017, 02:13 PM
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I bought my evo at 20, 12 years of DD later and I still love it. A properly maintained and wisely modified evo 8 can be very reliable at that power level. You will be hard pressed to find both of those qualities though in most of what you come across. The age is also a huge factor and there are just things that will need replacing/fixing. If your reasons for buying a different car are reliability and easy maintenance then a 14 year old high performance car is probably not the right path.
Jun 18, 2017, 02:16 PM
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Dont get me wrong by grown up i mean we will have families and sports cars wont be that idle without another spare car. I have the E90 and a Crv i literally drive the crv like **** and it never even broke on me the bmw im very sensitive and drive her so carefully it keeps doing this hahahaha
Jun 19, 2017, 12:06 PM
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Here's my thoughts to OP.
1) As BMWs age, they're going to become extremely expensive to maintain. German vehicles are built like none other, but with that comes high labor costs, expensive parts, and a ton of bloody knuckles (if you attempt the work yourself). They aren't easy to work on. But with that you get a well put together car, with high quality parts, that will last a long time if maintained properly.
2) You are going to give up a lot of comfort features going from a BMW to an Evo. I went from a B5 S4 to the Evo and to this day still miss things like heated seats, power seats, sunroof, Bose speakers, foldable rear seats, etc. On the other end, the Evo is clearly going to give you more smiles per gallon, without question.
3) As much as I will tell you that German cars are expensive to maintain, the Evo isn't going to be much easier on your wallet. A modified Evo with 70k is going to cost you roughly $2,500-$3,000 per year in maintenance if I had to throw out a rough estimate. The upside is that Evos are ****ing simple to work on. If you can spin a wrench without saying "Lefty loosey," chances are there aren't many maintenance jobs on the Evo that you won't be able to do yourself. So, it might not be better on maintenance, but you'll get parts cheaper and, in many cases, will save a lot of money on labor.
4) Evos turn heads. They draw a lot of attention to themselves. Not just children and old men, but police officers too (both in good and bad). Be prepared for that, because you are able to fly under the radar in a BMW. You have to be a much more attentive driver in an Evo. I remember cruising down the interstate with a buddy of mine and we were almost side swiped by an SUV because the driver (I still to this day have no clue who it was) was taking a video of my car and wasn't paying attention to the road.
5) Bone stock Evos with under 60k are in serious demand. The stocker you go, the more value the car will retain in the future. Keep that in mind. People don't like highly modified Evos unless they are doing the modding themselves (for good reason, obviously).
Nice! I am 24, and would not mind being stuck at this age forever 
Although the salary bump(s) one can receive by the time your 50 make me feel like I can't grow up fast enough. Bit of a catch 22...
1) As BMWs age, they're going to become extremely expensive to maintain. German vehicles are built like none other, but with that comes high labor costs, expensive parts, and a ton of bloody knuckles (if you attempt the work yourself). They aren't easy to work on. But with that you get a well put together car, with high quality parts, that will last a long time if maintained properly.
2) You are going to give up a lot of comfort features going from a BMW to an Evo. I went from a B5 S4 to the Evo and to this day still miss things like heated seats, power seats, sunroof, Bose speakers, foldable rear seats, etc. On the other end, the Evo is clearly going to give you more smiles per gallon, without question.
3) As much as I will tell you that German cars are expensive to maintain, the Evo isn't going to be much easier on your wallet. A modified Evo with 70k is going to cost you roughly $2,500-$3,000 per year in maintenance if I had to throw out a rough estimate. The upside is that Evos are ****ing simple to work on. If you can spin a wrench without saying "Lefty loosey," chances are there aren't many maintenance jobs on the Evo that you won't be able to do yourself. So, it might not be better on maintenance, but you'll get parts cheaper and, in many cases, will save a lot of money on labor.
4) Evos turn heads. They draw a lot of attention to themselves. Not just children and old men, but police officers too (both in good and bad). Be prepared for that, because you are able to fly under the radar in a BMW. You have to be a much more attentive driver in an Evo. I remember cruising down the interstate with a buddy of mine and we were almost side swiped by an SUV because the driver (I still to this day have no clue who it was) was taking a video of my car and wasn't paying attention to the road.
5) Bone stock Evos with under 60k are in serious demand. The stocker you go, the more value the car will retain in the future. Keep that in mind. People don't like highly modified Evos unless they are doing the modding themselves (for good reason, obviously).
Although the salary bump(s) one can receive by the time your 50 make me feel like I can't grow up fast enough. Bit of a catch 22...
Jun 19, 2017, 01:21 PM
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4) Evos turn heads. They draw a lot of attention to themselves. Not just children and old men, but police officers too (both in good and bad). Be prepared for that, because you are able to fly under the radar in a BMW. You have to be a much more attentive driver in an Evo. I remember cruising down the interstate with a buddy of mine and we were almost side swiped by an SUV because the driver (I still to this day have no clue who it was) was taking a video of my car and wasn't paying attention to the road.
but all of them gave compliments on the car 
. The Evo really does catch attention.
Jun 19, 2017, 01:25 PM
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Here's my thoughts to OP.
1) As BMWs age, they're going to become extremely expensive to maintain. German vehicles are built like none other, but with that comes high labor costs, expensive parts, and a ton of bloody knuckles (if you attempt the work yourself). They aren't easy to work on. But with that you get a well put together car, with.
high quality parts, that will last a long time if maintained properly.
2) You are going to give up a lot of comfort features going from a BMW to an Evo. I went from a B5 S4 to the Evo and to this day still miss things like heated seats, power seats, sunroof, Bose speakers, foldable rear seats, etc. On the other end, the Evo is clearly going to give you more smiles per gallon, without question.
3) As much as I will tell you that German cars are expensive to maintain, the Evo isn't going to be much easier on your wallet. A modified Evo with 70k is going to cost you roughly $2,500-$3,000 per year in maintenance if I had to throw out a rough estimate. The upside is that Evos are ****ing simple to work on.
If you can spin a wrench without saying "Lefty loosey," chances are there aren't many maintenance jobs on the Evo that you won't be able to do yourself. So, it might not be better on maintenance, but you'll get parts cheaper and, in many cases, will save a lot of money on labor.
4) Evos turn heads. They draw a lot of attention to themselves. Not just children and old men, but police officers too (both in good and bad). Be prepared for that, because you are able to fly under the radar in a BMW. You have to be a much more attentive driver in an Evo. I remember cruising down the interstate with a buddy of mine and we were almost side swiped by an SUV because the driver (I still to this day have no clue who it was) was taking a video of my car and wasn't paying attention to the road.
5) Bone stock Evos with under 60k are in serious demand. The stocker you go, the more value the car will retain in the future. Keep that in mind. People don't like highly modified Evos unless they are doing the modding themselves (for good reason, obviously).
Nice! I am 24, and would not mind being stuck at this age forever Although the salary bump(s) one can receive by the time your 50 make me feel like I can't grow up fast enough. Bit of a catch 22...
1) As BMWs age, they're going to become extremely expensive to maintain. German vehicles are built like none other, but with that comes high labor costs, expensive parts, and a ton of bloody knuckles (if you attempt the work yourself). They aren't easy to work on. But with that you get a well put together car, with.
high quality parts, that will last a long time if maintained properly.
2) You are going to give up a lot of comfort features going from a BMW to an Evo. I went from a B5 S4 to the Evo and to this day still miss things like heated seats, power seats, sunroof, Bose speakers, foldable rear seats, etc. On the other end, the Evo is clearly going to give you more smiles per gallon, without question.
3) As much as I will tell you that German cars are expensive to maintain, the Evo isn't going to be much easier on your wallet. A modified Evo with 70k is going to cost you roughly $2,500-$3,000 per year in maintenance if I had to throw out a rough estimate. The upside is that Evos are ****ing simple to work on.
If you can spin a wrench without saying "Lefty loosey," chances are there aren't many maintenance jobs on the Evo that you won't be able to do yourself. So, it might not be better on maintenance, but you'll get parts cheaper and, in many cases, will save a lot of money on labor.
4) Evos turn heads. They draw a lot of attention to themselves. Not just children and old men, but police officers too (both in good and bad). Be prepared for that, because you are able to fly under the radar in a BMW. You have to be a much more attentive driver in an Evo. I remember cruising down the interstate with a buddy of mine and we were almost side swiped by an SUV because the driver (I still to this day have no clue who it was) was taking a video of my car and wasn't paying attention to the road.
5) Bone stock Evos with under 60k are in serious demand. The stocker you go, the more value the car will retain in the future. Keep that in mind. People don't like highly modified Evos unless they are doing the modding themselves (for good reason, obviously).
Nice! I am 24, and would not mind being stuck at this age forever
Although the salary bump(s) one can receive by the time your 50 make me feel like I can't grow up fast enough. Bit of a catch 22...
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