Ownership Cost for 1985 BMW 3-Series (325e Automatic)
Estimated: $26915 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$730
$253
$137
$225
$1356
$2701
Repairs
$91
$323
$353
$487
$612
$1866
Taxes & Fees
$24
$24
$24
$24
$24
$36
Total Ownership Costs
$5509
$4849
$4837
$5168
$6553
$26915
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2687.478496
Displacement CI: 164
Displacement L: 2.687478496
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 121
Engine KW: 90.2297
Engine Manufacturer: BMW-AG
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: BMW
Manufacturer: BMW AG
Manufacturer Id: 966
Model: 325e
Model Year: 1985
Plant City: DINGOLFING
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 3
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN TRAVELLING ON HARLEM RIVER DRIVE MIDDLE LANE, MY CAR ALL THE SUDDEN DISPLAYED AN ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT YELLOW THAT TURNED RED WITHIN 3 SECONDS AND STARTED LOSING POWER (FROM 50-60 MPH TO 1 MPH) WITHIN 5 SECONDS...THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH WARNING TIME TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. THE DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT THIS IS A WATER PUMP FAILURE. I AM AWARE THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ON X5S BUT NOT ON MY CAR. MY FRIEND WHO OWNS THE SAME CAR AND YEAR HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM RESULTING IN THE SAME COST OF REPAIR ($1600). MY VEHICLE ALREADY HAS MANY RECALLS INCLUDING SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS, AND HIGH PRESSURED FUEL PUMPS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY BMW AND JUST OUT OF WARRANTY (LESS THAN 60000 MILES). NOT EVEN 4 YEARS YET. I HAVE OWNED MANY BMWS AND OTHER CARS AND NEVER HAD A WATER PUMP FAILURE THAT CAUSED A DANGER OF THIS MAGNITUDE... I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS. *TR