Originally Posted by KCMoore2013

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I'm not arguing that parts might fail sooner on this vehicle because of it's weight or whatever...what I don't understand is why all the steel parts tend to "weld" themselves together or rust together...especially since I live in the Midwest where rust just hasn't been an issue.
Thats just common with any older car, thats why they make wd40 and stuff

....there was no wheel wobble at all. (expecting the common wheel bearing wear)
Thats really that common?

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... looking for a 36mm 12-point socket for the drive shaft. Nobody had it. Took the vehicle to a local shop asking them to just break it free for me so I could replace the drive shaft, but they didn't have that size either so had to special order it from the web.

What?? a 36mm 12 point socket? wtf is that, ive took the driveshaft put with just a wrench and rachet.

Also had a hard time finding a 16mm socket, which seems to be a pretty common size for this vehicle, but no other vehicles. Before you guys write me off as an idiot...do a little homework...go look at metric socket sets at Sears and auto parts stores...no 16mm and usually no 19mm. Same with open-end wrench sets.
They come in the most basic cheap autozone toolkits.

Now I have a garage full of BMW-only tools and code scanners that I'll never use again and will never get back what I paid for all of it.

All I can say about BMW now if someone asks is, "buy a new one, and buy the most expensive extended warranty package they will offer". "If you don't have $10,000 just lying around for repairs, don't bother...you will be taking a taxi."