Please tell me you are being fatuous.

This thread only confirms that some people have no business owning a used BMW.

I didn't know this. I drive my car(s) year round, so they see a fair amount of white stuff mixed with God-knows what type of salts they spray on the roads. But common sense always told me to wash those darn things (chassis included) every now-and-then, which sometimes is a 2 week interval when it gets really wet/snowy. I never had a rust issue on my BMW's (knock on wood), but I did have some minor rear fender rust (taken care of) on my Tribby. No undercarriage problem though.
And because of the conditions I'm driving in, the mating surfaces of rotors/hubs/wheels are always greased slightly. Never had an issue taking off rotors, wheels or suspension components.

;)

My favorite is subtle humor!

Someone say to go on PICNIC????

Maybe I'm not reading this comment right, but having owned & worked on a couple of BMWs cars from the '80's, a couple more from the '90's, and now this e53 "SAV", I feel far more comfortable calling the e53 a "car" than a "truck" or even an "SAV". There is nothing remotely truckish about the e53; it has more shared genetics with the rest of the CARS in the BMW fleet than you can shake a stick at. I have to stifle a laugh any time anyone here refers to their e53 as a truck. ;) If you want to call it a truck, that's fine, I just think it's a little silly. I've owned & driven trucks, and the e53 is much more refined and comfortable than the truck-based vehicles from GM/Ford/Dodge. When I think of a truck, this is what comes to mind. :D

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DANG NAGGITS! I'm trying to think of something positive I can contribute to this thread so I can feel like I at least came to the party and participated a little. Got Nothing!

Okay... BMWs are not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but until you have driven a 12 year old MBZ where the seat cushions the same as the springs on the base, or a Sterling / Rover where the lights turn on and off by themselves - WHILE DRIVING (Lucas Electrics), or a Range Rover which after coming out of the car wash starting raising and lowering itself randomly and all the lights were going haywire and such, or the brand new Toyota Land Cruiser that under hard braking the rear view mirror flew off and smashed the windshield... you may appreciate what BMW puts into their cars.

By the way, one thing I knew during my off roadind days is that you were supposed to hose down the car / truck - especially areas like the under carriage - after taking it off road.

Or drive a 2002 Audi A6. My X5 is a reliable, and cheap means of transportation in comparison.

We had an 01 A3 1.8 that at 28k kilometers in 2004 started falling apart. After the 4th coil pack died (at 300 per) we fixed & sold it. I loved that car until it stopped being reliable.