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If I was buying new with the intention to keep it for a long time, my number one concern would be complexity. Things don't wear out on these vehicles so much as they experience random failures due to too much system complexity engineered in by the design team. Whereas you can do preventative maintenance for the mechanical items, that isn't as true for the electrical ones.
In practical terms, that would mean I would select fewer complex options. The potential for trouble over the long term wouldn't be worth it.
Small point, but there is no 3.5. It is a 35. It is a 3.0 litre engine.
Good luck.
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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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