 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  07-02-2012, 06:09 AM | #1 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Central Valley Posts: 65 |  Do you push it or baby it?
My friends always call me a conservative driver when I'm driving my BMW. I did all the maintenance stuff, but a part of me is a little scared to push it. BMW isn't the best at reliability.
How many of you push your cars and is it okay to push it? I have no worries when I'm driving the Honda cause I'm not worried about fixing it. |  |  | | 07-02-2012, 06:46 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 702 |
Depends on the current condition of the car. If it has some stuff wrong with it and you push it, then it will break and cost more, but if you do some preventive maintenance ... well then, have some fun  . I flog my car pretty hard, I frequent the road you see in my sigpic, but I also do the maintenance for the kind of driving I do (or I try to =S). Its the same with any car, the question is how quick will it wear at the rate you drive it at and how much it will cost to maintain it at the level that you drive it at. __________________ 
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TO quote a BMW factory instructor...... When asked for the third time by the same women when to shift gears....
"Shift it when the rev limiter kicks in its a BMW not a effen YUGO...."
From what I've seen these cars need to be wound up regularly babying them carbons up the valves and clogs the cat... Age is as much an enemy as anything on a german car, they cant make rubber parts for anything...
Dave __________________
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2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | | | 07-02-2012, 07:45 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 148 |
I used to think that BMWs weren't as reliable as the Japanese brands, but then I got Trixie (my 318ti) and Sparky (a 1982 320i). I've since sold Sparky, which I deeply regret, but I've still got Trixie. Both cars were very reliable - Trixie is going on 16 and Sparky was 23 when I sold him. The only issues I've had with both is stuff that normally wears out - brakes, suspension parts, etc. As long as you pay attention to your routine maintenance and don't cut corners, they will last just as well as any other brand. __________________
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Alpine White 1996 BMW 318ti Sport | | | | | 07-02-2012, 01:51 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 252 |
I push mine pretty hard and I drive it everyday. It's too fun to drive! lol, especially if you have a manual transmission. __________________ 1996 318ti base: m44, 5 spd, lsd - 18x8 bremmer kraft wheels w/sumitumo tires 225/40R18 & bmw locking lug studs, 10mm spacers in rear, halo headlights, cold air intake, koni str.t struts and shocks w/mounts, h&r sport springs, serp belts, control arm & tie rod kits, front sway bar links, JVC kd-x50bt headunit w/ipod hook up in the glove box, alpine sps-500(front and rear), jl audio 10" powerwedge max, jl audio 250.1 amp, motor mounts, fuel filter, passenger side window motor, drivers lower window run, muffler hanger kit, various interior bulbs, left door striker/ajar switch, lower hood latches, changed from gray vinal to black leather shift and parking brake boots, m3 weighted shift knob, ngk-r spark plugs, magnecor spark plug wires(blue),new cabin micro-filters,new headliner & a-pillar mouldings, 5w20 synth-blend oil and filter, BG Ultra Guard syn. rear end fluid & ls additive, BG Syncro Shift II syn. manual trans fluids, stainless steel braided brake lines and dot 4 fluid, extra brake light mod, new p/s reservoir and rubber hoses
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Just did 18 autox runs last saturday and I swear that the car feels tighter and everything works better after driving the hell out of it. __________________ ~Dave~
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Drive it like you stole it. | | | | | 07-02-2012, 02:23 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Broomfield,Colorado Posts: 664 |
Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76  Drive it like you stole it. | Agree drive it like you stole it. Not afraid to push it and I have 207k on the clock. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2 | | | | | 07-02-2012, 06:29 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 265 |
Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76 Drive it like you stole it. | no lie man, i drive my ti like a bat out of hell out of it on a daily basis. engine runs fine, and im still on the original clutch at 100k! i also switched to a higher weight oil, 5w40 and only run premium. i lose a little mpg, but eh. ~ john __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by bubela I’m happy in my blissful ignorant euphoria! Simple man, simple mind, bigger hammer! | 1996 318ti base
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1996 Sabb 900 convertable - sold | | | | | 07-03-2012, 04:08 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 |
The laws of physics and metallurgy don't change...cars that are driven hard wear out faster. The choice is the owner's to make. | | | | | 07-07-2012, 06:14 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
I baby my first ti and beat on my track ti, it's nice to have one for both | | | | | 07-07-2012, 06:39 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 131 |
Let it warm up and then floor it, pull to the rev limiter if you want, I know I've heard on numerous occasions M42's like high rmp's, not sure about M44 but its probably the same, Besides all your power is above 3-3.5k rpm anyways, just go hard, if it blows, swap in a 6  __________________ -Alex
1995 Bmw 318ti - Cordoba rot | | | | | 07-07-2012, 04:23 PM | #13 | | Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: US Posts: 46 |
i agree with everyone one...enjoying the car is what its all about. Yes, the rubber parts wear, electronic bits go bad and keeping up with maintenance is key (and not that hard!)
My dad had a 79' 320i with well beyond 500k (odometer eventually gave out but he kept driving it for 5 more years), it was slow and tired but didn't burn a drop of oil and would cruze the highway @ 60mph all day. Original motor, trans, diff...
These cars/engines are made to last, not like throw away when they break cars (Kia's, old hyundai's and few american cars(but their stepping up their game)).
Those are my 2 pesos | | | | | 07-07-2012, 07:55 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ft Defiance, AZ Posts: 686 |
"its more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow" i push it without hesitation, keep up with the maintenance and everything's just fine __________________ 1999 BMW 318ti
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