I've owned an 850 for three or so years now, and recieved it as my first car. I love the car but in age and milage (130,000) its getting up there, so I started looking for a replacment. I wanted to try a S70 Turbo, but on the car lot was a '96 BMW 328is (the coupe). So, I thought for fun I would take it out for a test drive, all I can say is, wow! The balance, power, fluidity of the steering, brakes and drivetrain was awesome! Now I recognize this is not a BMW board, however, though, I have learned a great deal about my car from this board, and realize that there are a lot of members with great expertise and knowledge about automobiles. So here is my question, I was wondering if anybody new anything about these cars, reliability, maintence issues, repair costs, etc.? I'd really appreciate all the little tips you guys give, the only problem with a BMW is I would not have this board to go back to.

Thank You
-Jake

PS I would still be keeping the 850, it is an awesome car, and I have had zero problems(Plus, it has no resale value) with it in the time that I have owned it. However I would like something more new to take back and forth to college.