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      02-26-2014, 03:20 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by dalrx View Post
So if I decide to go with BMW (on the fence now need to do some serious thinking) I will lease.
I bought a new '88 M3 in the summer of '87 and kept it for five years. After hearing stories about engine rebuilds costing people upwards of $10K, I decided it was time to give her up. It was sad - one of the best cars I owned. Since then, leasing has been the norm for me.

My wife keeps cars for 10 years, so we buy them. Just put another $2K into her Mercedes last fall.
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Past BMWs:
'85 325e - E30, MT
'88 M3 - E30, MT
'94 530i - E34, MT
'97 540i - E39, MT
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