I am looking in buying a 2000 323ci 5speed with 52k miles and was wondering how reliable the car is going to be. How many more miles would I get out of it and how many problems would I have. Only would be paying $15k for it and is in excellent shape.

These cars can typically go 250,00 to 300,000 miles on the engine, I am driving a '90 325CI with over 165,000 miles on the original engine and manual transmission. Proper and timely maintenance is the key.

Thanks sounds good.