This will be kind of long so please unless your willing to help don’t bother.
We are military and live in Germany about 2 years ago on R&R in the states our taxes came in and I saved 3 grand to buy a beater when I came back. I found one for $1400. It was an 90 manual beemer 3 series. I paid 500 to the guy because it was a sunday and that is my withdrawal limit. I told him to meet me at the bank the same time the next day and I would give him the rest. After I paid him he left me and a friend were standing in the parking lot talking to our neighbor still at the bank our kids in the car and the car blew. I was pissed I called him and told him, he came back and looked and said that the tub for the radiator had just came off I believed him he fixed it and left.
We made it home, had been here for 5 mins when the car blew again this time I had another man look he said the radiator needed to be replaced, he was right. I called the man who sold me the car but of course he didn’t answer. We had to pay 500 euro to get it fixed. Got the car back a week later had it for 5 days when all of a sudden it wouldn’t start, the fan motor was burnt out, yet again 500 euro to fix this as well.
My husbands deployed again and said if I can get the car fixed then do it if not then sale it to the man who buys them cheap to repair them. We still have 2 months left here after he gets back and we may have to go without a car. The current problems with the car are.
Parking breaks are litteraly gone
inside left turn light is out, already tried to have this fixed but it seems no ones knows jack about electrical issues out here.
car sounds like a.s.s something is wrong with the exhaust
trunk button sticks and sometimes trunk wont latch
have to lock the doors twice they unlock them selves > this ones strange
hole in wash fluid resivoir
Its going to cost upwards around 1300 euro to have this car completly fixed, to be able to sale, we still won’t make a profit because of how much we have spent in repairing it. The man who buys them is offereing us 500 US dollars for the car as is.
What should I do just sale the car to the man who fixes them or repair it so we can have it for 2 months after he gets back then sale it for maybe 800 if we are lucky.
I personally would sell. I had a car that I just kept pouring money into to fix it, and I wound up selling it and lost $1000+. My point is, things are going to keep going wrong with it, even if you do put in the 1300 to have it fixed. Just sell it to the guy for 500.
I personally would sell. I had a car that I just kept pouring money into to fix it, and I wound up selling it and lost $1000+. My point is, things are going to keep going wrong with it, even if you do put in the 1300 to have it fixed. Just sell it to the guy for 500.
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personal experience with junkers
With the number of problems you have with the car and the short time you plan to keep it. Sell the car if it is still running at all tough it out for the 2 months and get rid of it. If it isn’t running at all get rid of it now. Even renting or borrowing a car for 2 months would have to be cheaper and less money that trying to fix this turd. Bottom line don’t put any more money in it.
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Take the $ 500.00 dollars and don’t look back.
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30 years working on vehicle’s.
Hi, I understand your predicament, I was stationed at Ramstein, the problems you mention are minor, provided the engine and other drivetrain components are sound you may want to shop around for a mechanic who is not so expensive, I worked at the transportaion squadron and we would routinely do outside work when we were off duty. Perhaps you can recruit someone to do the work at your local auto hobby shop for some extra spending money. The parking brake problem may just be out of adjustment or a cable,the trunk,lighting,and door lock sound like an electrical problem which should not be too laborous, and the hole inthe reservoir can be patched with plastic weld or epoxy.all things considered if you choose not to repair the unit advertise it early for sale so you have a chance to recoup some of your investment without having to sell cheap. Hope this helps you, god bless all of servicement and families, hope it all works out well….
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fleet tech