Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous

Comments

• au1994 Member Posts: 3,774

  5:17AM edited 7:44AM

  The X1 threw the "Engine temperature high. Drive moderately to cool engine" error message Saturday night. Apparently he has not had heat for some period of time either. Nursed it to the shop yesterday so I sit in wait and see mode. Hoping for a thermostat and not a water pump.

  2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited Velvet Red over Wicker Beige
  2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
  2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha

  1
• tjc78 Member Posts: 17,379

  5:52AM

  Uh oh...
  
  

  2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Icon I6L Golf Cart

  3
• tjc78 Member Posts: 17,379

  5:53AM

  And yes... my truck is dirty. I'm ashamed of how it looks right now.

  2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Icon I6L Golf Cart

  1
• au1994 Member Posts: 3,774

  8:07AM edited 8:07AM

  Did some reading and it may be that its best just to replace both water pump and thermostat regardless of what the culprit is. One of those 'while you are in there' jobs. It has 84k on it and if it wasn't a BMW I'd say that's premature for a water pump to fail.

  2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited Velvet Red over Wicker Beige
  2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
  2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha

  0
• jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,689

  9:02AM

  @Michaell said:

  @nyccarguy said:

  @Michaell said:
  OK, cool. I've been looking at used (non-CPO) BMWs as well, just for kicks.

  Found a nice 2015 M235i with RWD and a stick shift - 51,000 miles for about $24K. Would work for all but about a month or so of the year, and I'd have the Outback to use on those days. Still can't convince myself that a 3rd car is necessary in our household.

  I like that body style M235i/M240i. You know it’s got performance chops because @roadburner had one. How’s the CarFax look? Like it enough to have a PPI done on it? A RWD BMW with a stick coming up on 11 years old might be something to get a good deal done before 12/31!

  Three owners, one bit of minor damage to the rear of the car.

  320 HP. White over black.

  ——————————————————
  With minor damage to the rear of the car, one of the previous owners must not have been going too fast in reverse.

  jmonroe

  '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
  '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)

  0