# My new E23 1984 BMW 733i **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [April 14, 2008, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-e23-1984-bmw-733i/196813 "2008-04-14T07:10:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 69
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-e23-1984-bmw-733i/196813/69 "2008-12-15T15:48:43Z")
> [@Jumped head first into the deep end at the JDM kiddie pool.....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jumped-head-first-into-the-deep-end-at-the-jdm-kiddie-pool/38822/86): > > that’s far from the truth… I’ve daily driven German cars since I was 16… they just need maintained and, for longevity, unmodded. That’s just it. They need more maintenance & are usually much more expensive for parts/labor. If someone does not do their own work, they’ll have a small fortune invested to keep it running. I do all my own work, so I’d be less concerned if I had one myself. FYI - I love some of the older German cars, but they just aren’t for everyone. I’d love to get an older S Class Benz. But an old (80s-early 90s) Benz is probably about the most reliable (next to Porsche 911) German car made. Newer Benz’s (90s-2000’s) don’t have such a great track record. Older BMWs & Audi/VW seem less reliable even yet. Most (and I mean most, not all) people who own them (as a status symbol) don’t do their own work and therefore will not be able to maintain the car as it should be maintained. In Zach’s case, he’s got 2 of them at the same time & the Beemer probably just needs so much more work, but the Audi keeps breaking down. Not a good situation for a DD. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-e23-1984-bmw-733i/196813)._