Buying and doing up BMWs can bring big rewards, but only if you have access to the relevant car parts. the truth is many BMW’s are worth more as a sum of parts that as a full working car. This means that salvage auctions often sell young cars at a premium, often not much different to that of a car still on the road.
In fact breakers struggle to get any scrap car from the many websites out there bringing stock to the breaker world. It is easier to buy salvage, but do not expect these to be cheap, even vehicles petty much smashed up.
Working on BMW’s can not always be as easy as some simpler cars. These vehicles were designed with reliability in mind and BMW dealerships, not the guy who likes tinkering with his cars. Especially when it comes to ECU’s and anything designed around the computer system, as it then needs the BMW system to sort out. WE of course must mention that you should always work within a safe environment and use intrinsically safe equipment, is you are close to petrol, or in an environment that can create a fire.
To summarise, BMW’s are amazing machines, but do not underestimate the costs and equipment needed to repair these machines, also do not forget the cost of genuine parts, with your salvage project.
