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Old 05-25-2012, 08:06 PM   #1
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Default I put the old ti on CL.

Good, bad or otherwise I listed my 1996 ti cali ed on the cedar rapids iowa CL. I posted it for $4300, leaving a little room to move on price. It runs good and looks good but is far from perfect. We'll have to see if anything comes of the post. Thinking of replacing it with a mini but the wife needs it to be an automatic and I'm not so keen on a cvt trany.
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Be careful! The quality on the MINI is hit or miss. I bought one in 2005 and pampered it. Royal Purple or Redline for oil and transmission, regular maintenance, etc. The transmission was bad from day one and was replaced under warranty. The clutch blew at 50K and the head gasket at 73K. When I sold it at 85K the transmission was rattling again. It was a fun car to drive, but I trust my 16 year-old 318ti more.
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Old 05-29-2012, 08:12 PM   #3
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The wife wants an automatic so a clutch won't be an issue. CVT's however have always been hit or miss. I hadn't heard of many head gasket or engine trouble's. It does concern me that they really are a 'low end' bmw despite how well the resale on them is. I kinda like the idea of a newer 5 series, or maybe even a late model 3. Down side is there rear wheel drive and I don't have an issue in the winter but the wife does, she would rather a front wheel drive in the snow. The other down side is most of the bmw line just doesn't get the mileage. I don't want my 'upgrade' to in reality be a downgrade. As bad as it may sound I've kinda been checking out the dodge caliber, pontiac vibe and a few others on that line. Kinda baffled how just about every 07 or newer car has so many problems. Quility seems to be way down across the board. May end up just keeping the ti, it's in better shape than many of the cars ten years newwer I've been looking at.
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You should have posted a link to it. I think anyone who reads this is instinctively going to wish there was a link for it.

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