# Is a 2008 BMW X3 reliable for a college student?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-a-2008-bmw-x3-reliable-for-a-college-student/132194>\
**Category:** Buying/Selling\
**Tags:** x3, bmw\
**Created:** [January 7, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-a-2008-bmw-x3-reliable-for-a-college-student/132194 "2019-01-07T19:17:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![KaylaCapps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@KaylaCapps](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KaylaCapps)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-a-2008-bmw-x3-reliable-for-a-college-student/132194/1 "2019-01-07T19:17:52Z")

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I am currently looking at a 2008 BMW x3 with almost 115,000 miles on it and one owner. I am about to be traveling to college and am not sure if it is reliable enough. Have any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-a-2008-bmw-x3-reliable-for-a-college-student/132194/2 "2019-01-07T19:21:08Z")

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Somebody here is going to say it, might as well be me. Best advice is to take it to a shop for a pre purchase inspection.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-a-2008-bmw-x3-reliable-for-a-college-student/132194/3 "2019-01-07T19:28:06Z")

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Others will say THIS as well…

This is not the kind of car you should be buying to take to college. A 10 year old German car that is very expensive to repair. One that has reliability issues once the mileage gets up around 100K. I strongly suggest you find a US or Japanese brand of similar size. You will likely get more for your money and far, far less expense keeping it running.

Good Luck

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**Author:** ![RichHeyKip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/richheykip/32/14361_2.png) [@RichHeyKip](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RichHeyKip)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-a-2008-bmw-x3-reliable-for-a-college-student/132194/4 "2019-01-07T19:38:49Z")

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The X3 looks great! My friends have INFINITI G35 however, it has less room inside/cargo space. Good luck cheers.