Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

it seems more of a defect in engineering design, and while it could be easily forgiven for a Lada designers, whose product falls apart the moment it is off the assembly line, it is not expected from the winners of multiple awards in engine designs, which BMW claims to be... and that "crush" of expectations is what makes people upset... made me upset when my 4.6is went belly up because of the guides... i felt betrayed... that is why people buy real rolex and not $20 fakes... well... some buy fakes... but, i would not be upset over poor quality of $20 rolex... on the other hand, if the $5000 certified genuine rolex exhibits quality issues in assembly or design - i'd be upset...

having said this, i would hope that the designers of engine would come up an "updated" part that would resolve the issue - after all, this is a BMW and not a trabant, we would expect these cars outlive their competitors and thus command premium for the new models - if you can sell 20 year bimmer with 200K miles for several thousand bucks, a brand new one will fetch top dollars too...