Daughter wanted a BMW . . .much to my disgust & Daddys advice not to get one . .
Long story short . . she looked at a couple herself & then I went to check em over to see she was not throwing her cash away . . .she was on those ones.
Found her a '05 318i Sport . . . . got it at a good price as it needed a few niggles sorting .
I am shocked how, after researching deeper , it seems almost all BMWs leak oil . BIGTIME
Should have known really as young lad at work has 2 Bmw's & he did tell me a while ago they leak oil & coolant constantly & to quote him "as do all BMW's"
On top of it now . .. but this was leaking from the oil dipstick tube joint at the sump . . o ring failure & the oil level sensor at bottom of the sump.
On top of it now though
just a slight coolant leak from the bottom hose temp sender to sort .
O ring again I think
& I thought the only engines that leaked oil in several places at the same time to this extent were the old Royal Enfield motor bikes , often referred to as Royal "Oilfields"
Daughter loves her "new motor" . . .I'm pleased as got it for half price of a couple the same I've seen at used car forecourts . . .