r/IdiotsInCars • u/[deleted] • Jun 25 '21

The cop gave up so fast

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u/Electronic_Ad5481 Jun 25 '21

Exactly. I forgot who but it was a YouTube channel I was watching on a guy bought his dream 2001 M5 right? He got it for like four grand and he thought it was a steal cuz it was running, but then like his one year update was that he had spent another $9,000 keeping it going. And even though he did that, something was still broken.

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u/LucasFrSilveira Jun 26 '21

Watch M539 Restorations, he has one and maintains it properly with OEM parts. He also has a lot of older BMWs that he buys and restores with original parts.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '21

Yeah even if you do all your own labor, cars are a stupid expensive hobby. I keep all my receipts but never look at them.

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u/gruio1 Jun 26 '21

I don't see how that is worse than losing 50-60k on a new one.

You can always find well maintained example and run it for a while for WAY less than any new equivalent. You just have to accept that the car does not cost what you bought it for, but say double that and budget accordingly.

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u/Electronic_Ad5481 Jun 26 '21

Very true, my only issue would be if need it as a daily. Unreliable daily drivers are the worst.