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Originally Posted by JCL
Looks like some of your issues were related, and perhaps the first repair only addressed the symptom, not the problem. Battery and voltage regulator were likely linked, same with the three throttle issues. Radiator and expansion tank may have been linked as well.
Reliability can be fairly assessed on a new car with respect to design and manufacturing issues. Lack of reliability on six year old used car has more to do with previous maintenance practices than the vehicle design and manufacturing, IMO.
I don't think BMWs are known for poor reliability. But then I've had five BMWs and have never been stranded once. They are known for not responding well to neglect.
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^ This.
I just drove my X5 from Seattle to Hollywood and back for Bimmerfest, and trust me when I tell you, I wasn't nice to it at all. 136k, fairly maintained by previous BMW owner, etc. Buying off-lease vehicles means that the dealership did as little as possible to keep it on the road, then they do *** check points and sell it for a markup claiming it's the cream of the crop when in reality it's in need of more than little bits here and there. Once these things start passing 100k, we're no longer replacing one control arm here, an expansion tank there...it's an $45-$100k truck that was bought for most likely half the price, so when something goes wrong w/ one suspension part, I replace ALL the suspension, when the expansion tank cracked, I replaced the ENTIRE cooling system. A thousand here and a thousand there is still cheaper than what someone paid full sticker for and I get to enjoy it all the same.
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