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Originally Posted by DeanLinAZ
BMW turbo charged engines are as reliable as any other manufacturer's turbo charged engines. I've had a 2008 535i and a 2005 PT Cruiser GT for three years and six years, respectfully--no issues with either. My 2011 X5 35i is one year old and it works great.
Most drivers/owners will never know whether they have a turbo charged engine or not, regardless of what brand they drive.  |
miles on both?
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Originally Posted by Alan Smithee
Turbocharged engines are always going to be less reliable. More parts, and more stress on those parts. When it comes to BMWs, years down the road when turbos need replacement, the cost to do the work will be higher than most; likely more than the car is worth.
BMW has been engineering the disposable car for a while now, starting with "maintenance free" transmissions, then countless electronics. Up until now, at least the motors were still good for up to 200k miles. Not anymore.
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thats the way i saw it as well
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Originally Posted by spacegreyx
92 nissan 300zx twin turbo, 150,000 on original turbo never had a problem. Upgraded the turbo's got another 100,000 miles still no problems. I always changed my oil every 2500 and use mobil 1 full synthetic. Not sure on how reliable german cars are with turbos, but the japanese apparenttly got it right. BTW 96% of the time I drive the Z hard.
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glad to see your Z is holding up well.most japanese manufactures are solid when it comes to reliability but in germany this is not the case.god knows what goes on in the mind of a german engineer.
on this side note anyone having trouble with the multi-quote function?doesn't seem to be working for me