Re: Wd u buy a BMW that's been drifted ?
what i feel about this matter is, it really depends on the driver, whether he's mechanically sympathetic towards his car. A car that's never been driven hard may not necessarily be driven with mechanical sympathy. examples are:
1. driver who doesnt understand new-engine, new-suspension, new brakes, new drivetrain RUN-IN requirements and proceeds to over-drive the car (meaning, driving normally when you're supposed to drive GENTLY). Driver who never waits for car to warm up from cold starts.
2. driver who doesnt understand clutch applications and rides the clutch, dump too quickly, feed in not enough gas (for manual cars)
3. driver who doesnt bother to avoid potholes, gauges parking spaces by hitting wheels on kerbs, never bothers to do car alignment, drives with underinflated tyres, introduces stress to steering pump by turning while stationary, or parking with wheel at full lock, forgets to release handbrake, engages P while vehicle hasnt fully stopped, switches from R to D to R without waiting for car to fully stop, etc
4. Idles the car for entire day, never top up engine oil, never top up coolent, pumps wrong grade of fuel, etc
The list is endless. The driver can be a guniang sunday driver, and the mileage low, but the car can be suitably abused enough to be considered serious. An enthusiastic driver, for example, will understand the car enough to drive the car with mechanical sympathy and in doing so ensuring the proper workings and longevity of the car and it's components.
A car that's been drifted often will most likely have uprated shocks springs bushes etc to cope with the demands, and most likely these components changed often. so they will be like new. The car will also more probably be regularly serviced, or even serviced more often than usual. many preventive measures will also be taken to stop the propagating of faults in the car.
for example, not many ppl realise that by driving a car thats not properly aligned at the front, or having warped discs, or driving with flat spotted tyres, you can actually spoil your rubber bushed joint in your steering spindle. coz the steering wheel is held straight while the wheel wobbles, so the centre link is constantly subjected to vibrations and will wear out, causing an effect of a dead centre in your steering. Sunday drivers will probably overlook this and the problem propagates.
so, dont just look at how the car is used, look at how the driver uses the car. And unless you're buying a particularly old car (like more than 5 years, where major components wear and tear schedules surface) or, buying a pre-owned car specifically to keep and use for a long time, such concerns will usually not have much impact on the overall health of the car.
