What I would really like to find is a source of maintenance cost averages for cars more than say 5 yrs old. Edmunds.com has a great true-cost-to-own tool, but it only goes back to 2004 or 2005. I’m looking at some 2001 models and am curious. I know people here have bashed BMW but I was looking at a large sampling of prices sorted by odo mileage and found that once they get past 100k mi. they go down in price very very slowly. Basically, advert. prices for a 100k example 3-series AWD (the AWD is why I’m looking to replace the TL I bought with 50k on it) are about $10k. Those with 200k mi. are about $7k. So other than going with a lesser car for someone who loves to drive, drive fast, take corners hard etc. or a much more expensive Porsche with I believe even higher maintenance, I think this is a good choice. The only other make that seems to be on my radar is Suburu which is very reliable, but I’m 6’2″ and every Suburu I’ve ever been in felt very cramped.
So…. does anyone know where to find a good cost of ownership info source, pref. internet, for older cars. It is the only part of this purchase I’m wary of.
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