aja540i 1906 Report post Posted December 7, 2018 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted December 7, 2018 OMG. When, precisely, did BMW forget how to make good cars? 1995? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aja540i 1906 Report post Posted December 7, 2018 It was a great car to buy new and sell before the warranty ran out!! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted December 7, 2018 It's also a great car to drive or be a passenger in if you don't own it! ? I fear for all of the examples out there that are less cared for than your own, buying one these days would seem to be a big risk. So was the E36/E39 era the last in which BMW built almost bulletproof cars? I'm not sure but since the E46 almost everything seems to have at least one fatal flaw and more problematically most of the flaws seem to be ///M related... ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GorGasm 563 Report post Posted December 8, 2018 Haven't had much grief with mine in 2 years. Just a diff seal, P/S seal and a coil so far. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aja540i 1906 Report post Posted December 8, 2018 I feel a bit sorry for people that bought them at 4-5 years old before all of the issues were well known and were hit with big repair bills in their first year or 2 of ownership. At least now there is no excuse for being ignorant of the issues before you buy one. Mine has needed some fairly significant wads of cash thrown at it, but nothing unexpected, and i still think they are the best 500 HP car you can get for the money! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted December 8, 2018 These had bearing issues, since when?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1660 Report post Posted December 8, 2018 Bearings (in) Motor Wearing M5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
