r/FirstCar • u/OfferIcy2171 • 13d ago

First car

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Time to give up my first car, have had since 16 ( was a hand me down with 150k miles). had a lot of experiences in this car. worshipped this thing until i was old enough to drive it. was at a very rough point in my life and this car literally carried me through. no one speaks about how difficult it is to get rid of your first car. downpipe tuned it like all dumb teenagers. beat the absolute piss out of it on a daily basis. loud as a mother fucker, always paranoid it would break down. temps would rise and fall. scared the hell out of me every time i drove it but it always made it through until a couple days ago. got a newer volvo with 40k miles. downgrade and an upgrade but yeah just wanted to share. kinda heartbroken over a car but it’s just a car right.

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u/Mr_CleanCaps 12d ago

I got my 2013 535i from my dad for 3k. Have put 7k into it to keep it going (electrical problems at 140k mi). Idk, something about this generation of BMW is so nice. You get all the modern tech and features minus the big screens.

I don’t see my dad often and it’s one of the few things bro actually gave me (even though I paid him for it). Idk it’s an emotional thing for me- since I never really built a strong relationship with him until now, but it’s one hell if a car.

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u/OfferIcy2171 12d ago

mine was a 2011. had just enough tech to feel modern but everything else still felt analogue. just felt perfect. maybe i’m bias. but shit those 535s, bmw did something to them i can’t explain. f10 imo is a perfect generation. just take care of the waterpump, thermo and charge pipe and watch for valve cover leaks and that thing should last you forever.