The CiC is the convertible (just to remind all of you..)
with heated seats, CD-Player.. foglights... all that nice stuff...
the even have the history of the single owner as the person has been buying cars from them for 20 years...
whats a reasonable asking price?
and would you think this is a smart buy?BMW 2000 323CiC with 47K miles Perfect Condition, will it last 10 years with little maintinance ?10 years with little maintainance? No.
BMWs are durable. It will last another 10, but things will wear out. In 10 years the car will be 18 years old. 18 years is a long time for a car.
Besides the scheduled maintenance, over the next 10 years expect the following to break:
Waterpump
Radiator and expansion tank.
Thermostat
All the plastic pipes in the cooling system.
Radiator fan
AC fans (maybe)
If it is an automatic, reverse gear. Unless it has already been replaced.
Blower motor final stage. (it controls the blower speed)
window regulators
Some of the lock actuators.
Shocks and shock mounts
Control arm bushings. Also called Thrust Arm bushings. common wear item on all BMWs. You will have to replace these several times over the next 10 years.
Subframe bushings. Maybe. Depends on how/where the car was driven.
Guibo. Maybe. I keep reading about failed guibos, but neither of our high mileage BMWs ever need one.
The soft top. Convertible tops just don't last 18 years.
The CD-player. Possibly the speakers.
VANOS. ( see drvanos.com )
Steering rack seals.
Power steering hoses.
Power Steering pump (maybe)
Oil Separator. This is BMWs version of a PCV valve. If you
live in a cold climate it will fail sooner or later. A failed valve can ruin your engine.
Although this may seem like a lot, spread out over 10 years it won't be too bad. I'd guess it will work out to about $1,000/year. Some of those repairs are going to be big ticket items.
Find out if the previous owner has done any repairs.
If the transmission has already been done, that is a big cost savings.
Check to see how long before the brakes need to be replaced.
If the price is right, I'd do it. I like the e46 convertibles.BMW 2000 323CiC with 47K miles Perfect Condition, will it last 10 years with little maintinance ?The engine on this car is good, but it's the other stuff that might have problems.
For example,
The 2000 BMW 323i/ci came with a problematic ZF5HP19 auto transmission that is prone to "no-reverse" failure. I believe the 323ciC also came with the same transmission. Choose a manual transmission if you like this model year.
http://www.noreverse.org/
Many 1999/2000 E46 owners have started to report rear subframe mount failure in large numbers! While BMW is addressing the problem one at a time, not all got help.
About 200 people have listed they have the same problem just on this one site.
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.…
Many E46 owners have also reported front suspension tower fatigue. The obvious signs were cracks on the welds right in front of the tower, and the strut mount "mushrooming" causing strut bolts to point away from each other. If you can find a car with no such problem, install a strut brace immediately.
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthr…BMW 2000 323CiC with 47K miles Perfect Condition, will it last 10 years with little maintinance ?/ I happen to own the same vehicle. I also own a 2000 BMW roadster. I bought them both new, so I have had this car for almost 10 years, and don't plan on selling it any time soon.
My 2000 BMW 323ci convertible has 86,000 miles. Mine is Titanium Silver with a black top.
I usually spend about $1000/year on the car in service - sometimes more, sometimes less. This doesn't include oil changes every 7,000 miles at around $90.00 at the oil place (I don't change my own oil anymore).
I service the car according to the BMW schedule with no exceptions, and know everything that is wrong with the car and address it immediately and properly.
Yes, a different answerer told about the automatic transmission problem, and it happened to my car about 3 weeks ago. It would go in Forward with no problem, but Reverse took some pedal pushing, and I took it to my mechanic who replaced it with a used transmission which works just fine. I was without the car for 2 days while he switched out the transmissions. What did it cost me? Around 3 grande - no big deal for what I'm driving, and I'm back on the road as happy as before.
Now, as for problems with the car, and would I buy it all over again? Yes. I would buy this car all over again.
I don't have lots of problems with it. It has been extremely reliable, and fun to drive. It looks almost as good as the day I bought it, and I wouldn't hesitiate to take it across country and back because I would have no problems if I did.
I also like the rubberized roof, so I can go through a car wash easily if I wanted to. My roadster has a canvas top, so I can't do that. Oh, no wind or water leaks, either.
I think around $15,000.00 is a good price now. I paid over $50,000 when it was new.
It is a smart buy.
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