Ownership Cost for 1998 BMW M3 Base
Estimated: $22857 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 | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $40 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1038 | $1693 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4250 | $4263 | $4231 | $4537 | $5576 | $22857 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | BMW M3'S WITH SMG TRANSMISSION 2002-2006. ON HOT DAYS THE TRANSMISSION WITH "POP" OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL FOR ABOUT 15-30 SECONDS BEFORE REENGAGING INTO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR. THIS JUST LEAVES THE CAR HELPLESS COASTING DOWN THE STREET.THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND TODAY THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE HAD TO "BRAKE N SWERVE" TO AVOID T-BONING ME. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT US BMW OWNERS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET BMW TO ACKNOWLEDGE FOR YEARS BUT THEY ACT LIKE ITS NOT A PROBLEM. THEY DON'T PROPERLY TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE AND JUST THROW PARTS AT IT HOPING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NEXT THING YOU KNOW YOUR CAR WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 3 WEEKS AND $3200 LATER(AVERAGE FOR THIS ISSUE) YOUR BLOCKING TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN COMING HOME IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS IS JUST INCREDIBLE TO ME. I CANT UNDERSTAND WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY THE FEDERAL GVT ON THIS A OF YET. IF YOU WERE TO DO AN INTERNET SEARCH OF " M3 SMG OUT OF GEAR" OR "SMG NEUTRAL FAIL" YOU WOULD LITERALLY FIND 100'S UPON 100'S OF THREADS ON THIS ISSUE.PLEASE HELP. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE. HOPEFULLY THERE ARE OTHERS THAN MYSELF WHO TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO FILE A REPORT LIKE THIS INSTEAD OF WORRYING IF OUR 60K CAR IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN AND CAUSE A TRAFFIC JAM OR ACCIDENT IF THE TEMP IS ABOVE 95 DEGREES. *TR |
| 1998 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | THE GEAR SHIFT IN MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 1998 BMW M3 (4 DOOR), STICKS UNDER FIFTH GEAR AND OFTEN I AM ALSO UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR. THE ISSUE WITH THIS IS WELL KNOWN BY BMW OF NORTH AMERICA. THE DANGER HERE IS THAT WHEN I WANT TO SHIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR I CANNOT, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 4TH TO 3RD BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT NATURALLY WANTS TO GO INTO FIFTH. THIS CAN BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN GOING INTO A TURN OR NEEDING TO DOWNSHIFT TO CONTROL ENGINE SPEED RATHER THAN USING BRAKES WHEN CONDITIONS MAY BE TOO SLICK TO SAFELY APPLY THE BRAKES. *LA |
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