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09-20-2013, 09:08 PM
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86er's...why didn't you buy this?
E86 (coincidence!?)
330hp 270tq RWD 2008 Low mileage = 30Kish Long term maint = higher? Insurance = higher? 
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09-20-2013, 09:16 PM
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Maintenance cost
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09-20-2013, 09:18 PM
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I only looked at it briefly. In my case:
1) Still more expensive than a new FRS/BRZ 2) No warranty, german cars are expensive to maintain 3) Was never praised for its handling dynamics —how could BMW get this wrong, right?—. 4) BMW driver douchebag stigma 
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09-20-2013, 09:50 PM
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The thought had occurred to me that I could have gotten one of those but at that point I had already bought the FRS. Oneof my coworkers bought one brand new and I always thought it was a really classy car. . reminds me a bit of the car from the movie Harold and Maude. One downer thought though, a review that I read said it feels like you're sitting right on top of the rear axle not exactly ideal for handling dynamics. They basically said it drives like a muscle car. Like the idea of a high revving NA 6 cyl though.
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09-20-2013, 10:06 PM
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Expensive. Maintenance. No rear seat. Those are my reasons.
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09-20-2013, 11:13 PM
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Maintenance, the causal stuff like Oil changes and fluids i can do myself, but when something breaks it'll cost me a nice set of coilovers.
My friends father use to own one, he said it had the 370Z syndrome, the harder you drive it the worst it is.
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09-20-2013, 11:25 PM
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because going from a 2010 model to anything older seemed dumb at the time...
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09-20-2013, 11:32 PM
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Maintenance/long term cost...the same reasons I didn't get a 128 or 135
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It says BMW on it.
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Because the 86 is new and is all over magazines, websites, and articles.
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