Old-car ownership can be a soul-crushing, wallet-draining joy, whether it's a big piece of American iron like a 1963 Pontiac StarChief or a finicky E36 BMW M3. Mr. Alex Kersten from CarThrottle chose the latter, and in a series of video vignettes has been bringing us along for the ownership experience. This episode: insane maintenance and repair bills despite just a short period of ownership.

In all fairness, Kersten has done some track days and a top-speed run or two on the Autobahn. Still, the grand total makes us wince, turning a cheap performance car into an expensive one within a few brief years. That said, we can relate. Ever buy a car worth $5,000, put $5,000 into it, and it's still worth $5,000? Yeah, us too.

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