Owning an E53 truly is a labor of love. I bought my 04 6MT used with about 130K on it.
"Oh, but this is the "reliable" E53!"
I have somewhere over $15K in parts into it over the course of 4 years. That's just parts, most labor and diag has been done by me. With labor, I would probably be pushing well over 30K.
Does everything work? Today, yes.
For how long? Probably a month.
I would not do it again, but I have learned a great deal about BMW's and cars in general.
Farewell, and good luck on your next car!
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