Buy a Lexus if you are overly concerned with the issues you have seen here. E70 issues will be resolved by the FY09 model. BMW doesn't have Asian build quality, never has, and (as with most companies) fixes issues with each new MY not in the interim. From what I've seen here on the E70, its first year bugs are no different then the FY E53 or most other first run Bimmers.

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