Adding coolant/anti-freeze (brand)

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by trader4

Well just because you want to accept high failure rate crap like those
window regulators doesn't mean that I have to find it acceptable.
Take crap, put up with crap and go salute the dealer flag and
ask for another, if you like. If more people went down there and told
the dealer it was unacceptable, maybe, just maybe, they'd fix it.
But why should they, when guys like you will keep buying it and making
excuses? It's just that you're so in love with the vehicle, you act
like it's your girlfriend, not another product. And for the record,
someone asked what the deal was with people talking
about changing replacing the expansion tank as normal maintenance.
I guess he's one of those negative bashers that found that unusual too.
All I did was tell him that they have an unusually high failure rate.
At which point Crystalworks related his shop experience. Amazing
how you can't stand anything on your precious BMW being crap.
No, it's all just a perfect German wonder machine.

Thanks for clearing it all up for us.

[Helihover]

Originally Posted by trader4

Well just because you want to accept high failure rate crap like those
window regulators doesn't mean that I have to find it acceptable.
Take crap, put up with crap and go salute the dealer flag and
ask for another, if you like. If more people went down there and told
the dealer it was unacceptable, maybe, just maybe, they'd fix it.
But why should they, when guys like you will keep buying it and making
excuses? It's just that you're so in love with the vehicle, you act
like it's your girlfriend, not another product. And for the record,
someone asked what the deal was with people talking
about changing replacing the expansion tank as normal maintenance.
I guess he's one of those negative bashers that found that unusual too.
All I did was tell him that they have an unusually high failure rate.
At which point Crystalworks related his shop experience. Amazing
how you can't stand anything on your precious BMW being crap.
No, it's all just a perfect German wonder machine.

At which conclusion do you determine expansion tanks having, "unusually high failure rates"?

And do you really have 40 years of driving experience? That would have to put you over 50 years old, yet I remember when you first joined, and were claiming that amsoil would fix broken trannys. You got into a pissing match with someone over owing them 40 bucks or something. The guy ended up posting a picture of you. You looked barely over 30, but who knows nowadays with lipo sucktion and all. Anyway was that you? Do you really have 40 years of driving under the belt?

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by Helihover

And do you really have 40 years of driving experience? That would have to put you over 50 years old, yet I remember when you first joined, and were claiming that amsoil would fix broken trannys. You got into a pissing match with someone over owing them 40 bucks or something. The guy ended up posting a picture of you. You looked barely over 30, but who knows nowadays with lipo sucktion and all. Anyway was that you? Do you really have 40 years of driving under the belt?

That was user "beamertruck" not trader4

[TiAgX5]

40yrs of driving and you think a higher sticker price= fewer failures/lower repair cost/less maint???

With that logic, I bet you think cars should be priced by the pound (weight, not currency).

[Helihover]

40 years of driving?

Your over 50 years old?

[TiAgX5]

It's almost as if the E53 owners with constant issues think all failures are BMW design driven, and ALL E53 owners MUST have these same issues.

The forums are the ideal place for pissed off people to vent, those without issues give possible solutions to prolong part life, and are attacked and labeled (cool-aid drinkers/fanboys).

My TOTAL maint & DIY repair costs over the last 5 yrs/+100k miles has been around $4k (this is on an E53 with over 200k miles). That includes premium summer tire and brake upgrades. Well worth it IMHO.

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

It's almost as if the E53 owners with constant issues think all failures are BMW design driven, an ALL E53 owners MUST have these same issues.

The forums are the ideal place for pissed off people to vent, those without issues give possible solutions to prolong part life, and are attacked and labeled (cool-aid drinkers/fanboys).

My TOTAL maint & DIY repair costs over the last 5 yrs/+100k miles has been around $4k (this is on an E53 with over 200k miles). That includes premium summer tire and brake upgrades. Well worth it IMHO.

And I have no idea why those angry people still own their X5. Doesn't make common sense.

[Joshdub]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

And I have no idea why those angry people still own their X5. Doesn't make common sense.

Because they are probably so upside down from rolling multiple car loans together that they are now completely stuck. That's the only reason I can fathom

[TiAgX5]

So true.

If I thought ANY owned vehicle was more headache then function/pleasure, it would be up for sale.

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by trader4

There you go again, making another outrageous strawman, just like
you did before when you tried to put words in my mouth that I
never said. I said that
the BMW expansion tanks and window regulators are crap. So, in
typical fanatic fashion, you try to turn that into me saying the vehicle
is more headache than function/pleasure. Get over your emotional
adolescent love of the car. It's just another product. There isn't
anything I've owned that I've been so in love with, that when anyone
makes any negative comment about any part of it, I felt the need to
go out, twist their words and attack. Grow up.

Well, I guess you found me out.

700hp Vipers and ZR1s in the stable, yet I "love" a 12 yr old BMW.