In 2009 they only made 96 of them!

My n55 (‘11 135i) has also been great motor-wise except the known oil leak weak spots (oil filter housing gasket, etc.) and the cooling system (failed coolant reservoir, bad water pump replaced under warranty). The charge pipe did go, but I swapped the plastic oem one with a metal on myself in about 20-30 min. Still…

Haha! I thought that looked familiar.  I live in Red Wing, and that’s my home ski hill.

Ok, but the best looking truck is a regular cab with a short bed. 

The price might be correct based on the market, but if I’m going to be spending basically $100k I better be at a point were I could just as easily spend $128k on a new one.  And that’s what I would buy over this.  8 years is not that young for a car.

Absolutely a car like a 3-series is not really luxury while the 7-series definitely is.  

That reminds me of a college friend whose dad bought a Mazda Tribute because he was sick of the poor quality of American cars at the time.

I think it’s a matter of how long will it prove to be a success? And when traffic becomes bad again should we build another lane?   

A 1984 Corvette.  Ask me how I know, lol.  

5,500 pounds?!? 

Could literally write the same thing about Piers Morgan. I don’t know what is up with these lumpy British guys, but it’s pretty sad and pathetic to be honest.

Almost as if one is an apple and one is an orange and you’re comparing them, no?

Buying a car from this era has nothing to do with safety or efficiency.  People looking to spend $15k on a daily driver are not cross shopping these against Accords. Now, if I had $15k to spend on a late 70' coupe this would definitely not be the one I’d be looking for.

If you know what you’re getting into, and can easily afford a $25-30k car, this is a great deal. I bought my LS430 when it was 10yo with 109k miles for more money than this in 2015 (apples and oranges, I know).

“Later models like this ‘98 spruced things up a bit, with wood on the dash and some better-quality plastics.”

That is a neat feature, but it would have been way cooler if it was a hard top set up ala the original 8-series.

I could conceivably pay 8 grand for one of these, but not this one. ND

The Escalade one is interesting, because I clearly remember my college ex’s father shopping Yukon Denalis and ended up with the Escalade simply because the prices were so similar so why not go for the Caddy. I don’t think that is the case these days with Cadillac and GM really positioning the Escalade up-market.

Or the leaking oil will cause the serpentine belt to slip off, which can potentially get pulled into the engine.

I bought my used 135i with the n55 motor, and a common issue is an oil leak from the oil filter housing gasket. My car lost some oil on the 17 hour drive from where I bought it, so I brought it to my local shop that works on imports, letting them know I think it’s the OFHG. They say the OFHG isn’t really actively…