Personal failure or reliability of any part anyone or everyone posts here is never basis for any conclusion about that part. It's just not logical. That is especially true if your personal experience has been reliability and you call that part crap.

An accumulation of the same point of view about a part can be an indication of the reliability of a part. However, there is infinite variation in the lives of E53s, we are a minute sampling, there is a wide variation in how we individually think a part should last, many of us didn't buy or X5s new to have personally been part of its history, most of us don't know each other so we have no idea of the worth of opinions or experience--we don't usually even know if others even own an E53. I am not saying the forum is not worthwhile, it is great! I have learned a lot. I'm here to try to help others solve problems and hear from others that are pleased to own and enjoy their X5s. Why are you here Trader4?

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