jdn3768

hey whats up everyone, im lookin for some opinions cause i gotta make a decision within the next couple days on weather or not i want to get rid of my 3.0..... ok here goes.
i found a nice 1989 bmw 535i 5 speed (which are very rare to come across) anyways the dude wants about 4500 for it. He has all the maintenace records and the car looks pretty nice inside and out (remember this is the same body style that went up to 95)

So should i get rid of my 97 primrose cl that is in dire need of a tranny + timing belt soon (105,000 miles) for this nice 5 speed bimmer?
ill try to get pics up of both cars

Thanks

dragon084

an 89?

ur buggin... sell the 97 and get a 98.99

bkmc24

fuck going older

wilp99

how the hell u gonna go on an acura cl enthusiest board and ask them this crap...keep the cl..older bmw's have electrical problems..

Cocoa

iTrader: (2)

not sure about going to an 89 bmw. Especially for 4500. Maybe if it was cheaper, than you could have both.

03 CL TypeS

Buying a 16year old german car is playing with fire.

As it's already been said, they're plagued by frustrating and expensive to fix electrical problems.

You can kiss your Honda reliability goodbye if you do the switch.

lnsyone

hyundai's and kia's are way cooler

ajtcl

OK, if you want to get rid of your CL for a BMW, I can almost understand... But an 89 model... woe. You should just spend the $4.5K and get you a transmission and a timing belt... If I'd bailed on the Mistress when her transmission went south, I would have owned her a whopping month. So, if the Primrose gave you 105K before failure, get a new transmission and be happy. One year anniversary on mine is coming up in September. So far... Perfection. You are prolly gonna end up putting a clutch in that old gal cause you won't drive it the way he did... hense, the clutch will drop out and some electrical shit will blow... you'll spend $5K to make your clutch and dash instruments to work... and you'll be pissed you sold your CL. Keep her, fix her... Youl'll be the happier for it.

ajtcl

wakeboardfusion

^^^ ide rock one on 22's

97Acura2.2CL

older e34 5 series as everyone has said have many problems. granted my friends 94 525i has lasted him 152k but along the way has had to replace his entire transmission, radiator, alternator, etc. if you honestly want a bmw look at 92-98 E36's (3 series). there not expensive about the same price as a used 1 gen CL depending on milage and other factors and are newer and a little more reliable than E34's

97Acura2.2CL

older e34 5 series as everyone has said have many problems. granted my friends 94 525i has lasted him 152k but along the way has had to replace his entire transmission, radiator, alternator, etc. if you honestly want a bmw look at 92-98 E36's (3 series). there not expensive about the same price as a used 1 gen CL depending on milage and other factors and are newer and a little more reliable than E34's. but in my opinion and im sure most of you guys will agree. those cars cant touch hondas reliability and effiecency.

jdn3768

alright well im not gonna sell the 3.0 just yet, instead im gettin rid of my old 320i. That car just sits around anyways. The 3.0 is a nice car, dont know what i was thinkin when i posted yesterday. Hopefully ill be able to have both the e34 and the cl... well see
Thanks for the advice

97Acura2.2CL

what year 320i do you have. those little 3 series back in the 80's are really cool and fun to drive.

Motohip

Hell yeah! I've never driven one but they are cool as hell.

97Acura2.2CL

there pretty light and some came in AWD. if you get yourself a E30 325IX, thats sleeper in my opinion.

legendaryCL98

i see some potential in that BMW


but as its been mentioned earlier.. its a 16 year old car.. and its german.. dont get it.. buy a old toyota mr2 or something





IMO.. stay with the CL..

jdn3768

yea i really like my 320.... its a 78, the only thing is that its a 4 speed which makes it horrible to drive on the freeway.
The 535 runs really nice but im also considering a e30 325e or i 5 speed of course
Even though i love my acura as a commuter car i really cant stand front wheel drive for spirited driving

chuckz