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Originally Posted by asawadude
Those of you who say they would never own an out of warranty BMW is doing the brand a disservice. ......But I suppose if there were enough people complaining about BMW's high cost of repairs, unreliability, and various other sundry problems, perhaps it will drop the resale value of a well-maintained '04-'06 M3 ZCP coupe down to where I can just pay cash for it.
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I am one of those who have said they won't own an out of warranty BMW, but to clarify, I am referring to my need for a reliable daily driver, and the current crop of overcomplicated models. My 535, while I love driving it, is an example. Far too many things to go wrong IMO. We did own a 325xi E46 out of warranty, and that didn't worry me at all. It was easy to maintain an E46. One reason we chose our current X3 is that I expect it to be less trouble over time than the X5, due to the E46 platform. Time will tell if we keep it past the four year warranty period or not.
I actually agree with you on the M Coupe, but make mine a 2001-2002 with the S54 engine. I just like them, and it would be a neat car to hang on to. Apparently only 690 were brought into North America, so it may be hard to find a good one.
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2007 X3 3.0si, 6 MT, Premium, White
Retired:
2008 535i, 6 MT, M Sport, Premium, Space Grey
2003 X5 3.0 Steptronic, Premium, Titanium Silver
2002 325xi 5 MT, Steel Grey
2004 Z4 3.0 Premium, Sport, SMG, Maldives Blue
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