I'm thinking about buying a BMW 525i 4 door sedan that has over 200,000 miles on it...everything on the car has been redone other than the transmission. I usually think it's ludicrous to buy a car with over 200k on it knowing that I'm just gambeling on its trans, but I haven't a clue how the foreign trans compare up against the domestics..I bought a 1994 Grand prix with 140k on it and the trans blew a month later, I don't want it to happen again.
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The getrag transmissions that bmw puts in are usually very reliable... Is it a manual or auto? If its a manual, the tranny will outlast the car, the automatics are a crap shoot. The good thing is that the transmissions for that car are readily available and dont cost too much. If you do get it and it does go out, dont rebuild, just buy a low milage one... Ive checked on pricing for my other car (nissan xterra), and unless its just a single gear, it gets to be more than buying another used tranny.
Does it slip? If so, then bad... Does it make a lot of noise or shift really violent/sharply? Then bad... Use common sense, you are buying an old car, and that is a risk you will have to look at...
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