Hi all,
I've seen this question a few times, but no solid answers.
I was lucky enough to get my dream car as a first car. BMW E46 318i. As a kid, I loved the E46s, and still today I don't think anything get's close. The styling, the driving feel, the character, the media and advertising, the... everything.
But alas, with a car that's over 23 years old, and approaching 200k on the clock, it's starting to give me headaches. I've already dropped plenty chasing problems and replacing parts in the 5 years I've owned it.
I need to decide to sell it in the next 6 months, and get some value out of it, or it being a scrap car after that.
I've loved this car since day 1. I was the first of my friends to get their license, and it got me into more high school parties being designated driver than I ever could have before. I am driven my drumkit in it more times than i remember, driven girlfriends home safe and friends home... less than safely.
All of you know this story I'm sure, and when I was younger I had always promised myself that I would never sell it and turn it into a project car, into a track car, yadda yadda but the long and the short of it is that I am not a car guy / dont have the time or resources even if i could. I dont have the space to store it and paying for storage where I live makes no sense unless it's a car worth 200k
Any advice? I know it's inevitable, and I am cherishing every moment I have with it, but I can't imagine driving anything else. I was lucky enough to start with my dream, and now anythign else feels like a downgrade. Buying another e46 is financially stupid considering their age and would just leave me in the same position but without the car I have an emotional attachment to.