This is my high milage 1990 535iA. You can see from this chart of milage vs time when the car changed owners. I got the early data points from a carfax report. Original owner drove about 16,000 miles a year. Second owner drove 29,000 miles a year since June of 1997 with only one tow-in break down. I recently took over care and hope to get two more years on the original engine.
| Date | Odometer | Comments | Cost |
| 2/1/90 | 0 | Manufacture Date | |
| 6/1/90 | 100 | Sold as new car | |
| 6/4/93 | 48,400 | Smog Inspection -- Passed | |
| 6/7/95 | 83,179 | Smog Inspection -- Passed | |
| 8/16/95 | 85849 | Vehicle Sold at Auction | |
| 9/2/95 | 85948 | Title issued | |
| 4/10/97 | 108974 | Smog Inspection -- Passed | |
| 6/14/97 | 112,780 | Inspection | $330.00 |
| 7/25/97 | 116,700 | Oil Service | $ 32.00 |
| 8/28/97 | 119,178 | Oil Service | $ 32.00 |
| 11/1/97 | 124,537 | Oil Service | $ 32.00 |
| 12/8/97 | 127,450 | Inspection II, ATF service comp 190, 185, 185, 180, 185, 190 | $ 335.00 |
| 2/7/98 | 131,241 | Oil Service | $ 25.00 |
| 2/24/98 | 132,248 | Brakes -- Major all pads and rotors | $ 656.15 |
| 3/2/98 | 132,125 | 2 Michelin XGT V4 tires. (suspect milage) | $ 351.99 |
| 3/10/98 | 133,965 | Oil Service, brake light switch | $ 60.00 |
| 5/12/98 | 137810 | Oil Service | $ 25.00 |
| 5/14/98 | 137825 | Replace ign. Lock cylinder | $ 309.24 |
| 6/30/98 | 141,659 | Oil Service, replace left low beam | $ 210.00 |
| 8/10/98 | 145,251 | Oil Service | $ 25.00 |
| 10/9/98 | 148844 | Inspection II, ATF service. Cap & Rotor | $ 265.00 |
| 11/13/98 | 151,000 | 2 Michelin Pilot XGT V4 (suspect mileage) | $ 335.57 |
| 11/27/98 | 152,400 | Oil Service | $ 25.00 |
| 1/7/99 | 155,221 | Water Pump, thermostat | |
| 1/18/99 | 155740 | Oil Service, replace oil pan gasket | $ 243.45 |
| 2/28/99 | 159,031 | Oil Service | $ 25.00 |
| 4/16/99 | 162,914 | Oil Service | $ 25.00 |
| 6/5/99 | 167,256 | Smog Inspection -- Passed | $ 48.24 |
| 6/7/99 | 167,413 | Inspection I, ATF service, brake pads, all drive belts | $ 581.00 |
| 6/7/99 | 167,413 | Compression 185 185 180 185 185 185 | |
| 9/16/99 | 174,490 | Oil Service | $ 25.00 |
| 11/8/99 | 178,705 | Oil Service | $ 25.00 |
| 12/21/99 | 181,693 | Inspection II, ATF service, exhaust hangers | $ 370.00 |
| 1/2/00 | 182,000 | DEAD -- Tow in, get running | $ 76.50 |
| 182,220 | Replace front suspension | $ 751.95 | |
| 2/8/00 | 185,510 | Oil Service, front brake pads | $ 159.28 |
| 3/23/00 | 189,115 | Oil Service | $ 25.00 |
| 194,636 | Oil Service, fuel pressure regulator, fog lt. Bulb | $ 100.00 | |
| 7/1/00 | 199,864 | Inspection II, ATF, replace drive belts | $ 395.00 |
| Compression 170 170 175 165 170 175 | |||
| 8/28/00 | 203,725 | Oil Service | $ 25.00 |
| 9/15/00 | 205,000 | 2 Michelin Pilot XGT H4 | $ 228.57 |
| 9/16/00 | 205,090 | Radiator, thermostat | $ 570.67 |
| 9/23/00 | 205,565 | Aux fan resistor | $ 112.90 |
| 10/12/00 | Battery | $ 118.51 | |
| 11/1/00 | 207,089 | Oil service, replace all instrument lamps | $ 75.00 |
| 11/22/00 | 207,200 | 2 Michelin Pilot XGT H4 | $ 240.81 |
| 12/1/00 | 207,600 | Replace hood shocks, one exhaust hanger | $ 56.00 |
| 12/18/00 | 208,400 | Replace brake resevoir grommet VOR 1 day | $ 13.05 |
| 1/3/01 | 209,200 | Replace Turn Signal lens, bulb socket and marker light bulb socket | $ 47.34 |
| 1/11/01 | 209,500 | Wiper blades | $ 64.52 |
| 2/3/01 | 210,030 | Flush brake fluid | $ 0.00 |
| 2/17/01 | 211,079 | Oil Service | $ 22.00 |
| 3/4/01 | 211,800 | Major Brake Service | $ 472.47 |
| 10/10/01 | 216,400 | New shocks, fix transmission and P/S leaks | $ 1287.25 |
| 10/31/01 | 216,458 | New idler arm, new sun visor | $ 124.11 |
| 06/8/02 | 220,118 | Oil Service | $ 25.00 |
Stone from a truck chipped left front turn signal lens. When I replaced the lens, the bulb socket snapped. About an hour later the my left rear marker lamp failed. Turned out that bulb socket was corroded. Another trip to the dealer and another easy repair.
2/3/01 Brakes were occasionally pulling to the right under light braking. I suspected a stuck caliper or binding brake pads.
Can feel something sticking in the brake pedal. Flushing the brake lines helped.
3/4/01 Neverending Brake Job
10/10/01 4 new Bilstien HD shocks, fix leaking tranmisson lines and power steering lines. Work done by Harrison Motor Sports
in Roswell GA.
10/31/01 New sun visor finally arrived at dealer. Replaced the broken one during lunch.
7/15/02 Oil Service. Harrison Motor Sports again.
Last Updated on 08/07/02
Copyright 2002 Andrew Fischer