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Originally Posted by bcredliner
I don't use my experience as testimony of the quality of the expansion tank or window regulators. But, when a declaration of BMW quality is made, one way or another, and I have not had the same experience, I think it extremely important I respond accordingly. Otherwise, a claim of great or poor quality can be taken as gospel. It is not an attack. I think it is a necessity if the forum is going to be beneficial.
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100% agree.
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Originally Posted by bcredliner
IMO, I don't think preventative maintenance for an expansion tank is necessary. If mine goes I think I will probably notice the steam rolling out from under the hood and pull over and shut down the engine or respond accordingly to the other warnings such temp gauge, engine lights etc. Common sense to me.
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Partially agree. I use my vehicles to go out of town fairly frequently and it would be very inconvenient to have a failure in the middle of Texas nowhere. As you said above, everyone's use case scenarios are different so your strategy works great in your use case. If everyone paid attention to their gauges as much as their cell phones... there'd be far fewer BMW's in the junkyard with popped head gaskets.
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Originally Posted by bcredliner
Comparing experiences of what breaks on an E53 to what breaks on any other brand vehicle is not an apples to apples comparison. Common sense to me.
I agree with TIAgX5, there are so many variables from one E53 to another an overall conclusion of the quality of an particular X5 part is illogical. Common sense to me.
We are an extremely small sampling of the E53 universe. For that reason I think it important to use what is posted here as as only part of how I draw a conclusion. That includes who says what and more important how they say it. I consider that common sense that applies to all communication.
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Again, 100% agree. I am constantly surprised by how many E53's I see running around on the roads. See a few almost every time I go out for any length of time... and seeing as how the youngest one is now 9 years old, they can't be as unreliable as a few make them out to be.
As far as being a BMW "fan boy," well I prefer a certain driving experience over what any other marque delivers (to me personally) and am willing to do the maintenance/repairs required to maintain a vehicle that delivers that driving experience. I've driven almost every other marque since I worked at a shop and have not found anything that gives me the joy of driving a BMW.
Heck Trader... they must have done something right if you are still driving an E53 despite the poor craftsmanship you say the manufacturer put into the vehicle. Just an observation.