Help me sell my mom on a new car..
 

I asked my mom today when I could get a new car. She says not until graduation, about 9 months away. My car already has 102,500 miles. She says the only way I can get something sooner is if major things start breaking and we have to pay a lot of money to fix it. My parents are people who keep their cars until the wheels fall off, because to them a car is just transportation. Any ideas on how I can convince her to let me go from a 2003 330xi with 102,500 miles to a new 2006 330xi? The first thing I've thought of was the trade-in value of my E46... When she talks about getting a new car, she assumes we'll get about $10,000 for the car I have now. According to KBB.com, the car is only worth $14,540 right now. By the time I got a new car, I'd have a ton more miles and it wouldn't be worth that much. Any ideas?

CJ, Suck it up for another 9 months and another 35K miles, :rofl: ...

I wonder why your 'Rents haven't ever questioned you about your
"car service" you run, with all those miles. :confused:

You'll live...and, if you keep driving the thousand+ per week, something
is bound to break.
GL,mD

I admit, it is in great mechanical condition. But I'd still rather not have something big break on me while I'm out in the middle of nowhere, with no cell phone service.

CJ, patience is a virtue. You'll enjoy it much more after graduation...

I agree with all of the above.

:withstupi

Hold on to it till you graduate college and you'll enjoy it even more :rofl:.

Yeah, go tell him Vin! :bustingup

Three year old BMW at your age is a pretty good deal CJ. You'll appreciate it alot more if you have to wait for it.

Sorry you're not getting the response you wanted

I'll try but I highly doubt its gonna happen...blasphermer.

hmm..you guys are like family right ;)? :rofl:

You will obviously need a new, dependable car for college. You are being promised one for that time. Your mom may want to have you run this one into the ground, rather than put the huge miles on a new one before you even get to college.

She may well have a good idea there. Just enjoy the current car for a few more months, realizing you have a new one right around the corner.