What mileage is too high for purchasing a BMW?
Sometimes you’re better off getting a really high (200k+ mile) car than a lower mileage car - although you’ll definitely want records of what has been replaced.BMW’s are known for having generally reliable engines, but lots of maintenance items that wear out in 60–120k miles. If you’re buying a car that’s just out of warranty, then some of these items will have been replaced for sure, but some of them are probably on the way out. If you’re buying a car with 100–150k miles, there’s always the possibility that the seller has been holding of on replacing parts after the warranty ran out, but it hasn’t quite caught up to them yet in terms of the car breaking down.If you’re buying a car with 200k+ though, you know that someone has been replacing parts at some point. What you want at that point is receipts showing recent maintenance.I bought an E36 BMW with over 250k miles. It came with $8k in receipts for parts/labor done since about 200k. One of the first things I did was a compression test to make sure that the engine was in good shape, and it had great compression.The car definitely has some issues, most of which are with parts that are likely original, but overall it’s been reliable and hasn’t taken much to keep on the road.