Ownership Cost for 1987 BMW 3-Series (325i Automatic)
Estimated: $41937 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1669
$801
$701
$634
$568
$4373
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1374
$1359
$2291
$10699
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$455
$455
$455
$455
$455
$674
Total Ownership Costs
$9544
$8701
$7369
$7532
$8792
$41937
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 2495.7498472
Displacement CI: 152.3
Displacement L: 2.4957498472
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 168
Engine KW: 125.2776
Engine Manufacturer: BMW-AG
Engine Model: 4-Value
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: BMW
Manufacturer: BMW AG
Manufacturer Id: 966
Model: 325i
Model Year: 1987
Plant City: MUNICHOR DINGOLFING
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 3 Series
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: CABRIO
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
STEERING
RECEIVED YELLOW STEERING WHEEL AND LOCK ICON WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. ATTEMPTED USING DIFFERENT KEYS, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED IMMOBILE. I EXITED THE CAR AND WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO TRY AGAIN, BUT RECEIVED YELLOW STEERING WHEEL WITH LOCK ICON AGAIN WHEN PUTTING THE KEY FOB INTO THE VEHICLE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS QUOTED ABOUT $1200 AS SOON AS I DESCRIBED THE YELLOW STEERING WHEEL AND LOCK, WITHOUT THEM HAVING SEEN THE VEHICLE. THE SA ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE NEWER MODELS DON'T EVEN HAVE THIS FEATURE AT ALL. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT IT IS NOT A BMW RESPONSIBILITY OR DEFECT, AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL SHOP REPAIRS AND TIME. DOING RESEARCH ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THIS IS A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED AND KNOWN ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE DUE TO POOR DESIGN BY THE AUTO MANUFACTURER, SO MUCH SO THAT THE "FEATURE" ISN'T EVEN INCLUDED ON NEWER MODELS OF THE VEHICLE AT ALL. *TR