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Originally Posted by richardb
Thanks for the replies! Our E53 hasn't been all that reliable, nearly every month there has been another repair, check engine light, or part failure. You can check out my list of repairs and costs over 5 years in a spreadsheet I share in this video: https://youtu.be/JkpaOVuoKQY
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I watched your video.
I am at 133K.
Yours has been driven a lot and now > 180K miles.
I have been lucky, compared with yours:
- My alternator still original (you replaced the Bosch alternator twice)
- My Aux Fan still original (you replaced yours with TYC). A trick to extend the life of any Aux fan is avoid stop-and-go traffic bc at faster speed, the Aux fan is off.
- My suspension is still original and doing fine. Not sure if the P.O.'s replaced anything but it looks stock and original. My guess is that the P.O.'s drove conservatively, thus the susp is still OK.
- Brake Metal Lines: replaced only the REAR x2 lines for < $100 bc I did it myself (DIY in this forum). I noticed that you replaced both the REAR and FRONT lines. Every spring (Apr or May) spray the chassis with a garden hose to wash the salt from the winder). Summer heat and salt accelerates corrosion.
Anyway, my experience with BMW or any car is to buy them around 80K, drive to 180K-200K and say good-bye. After 200K, there are simply too many problems...EXPENSIVE problems...