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I've always been a big fan of the 5 series ever since the E39. My first big-boy car purchase was a E39 530i. Fantastic car and engine. I upgraded to the E60 M5. I loved that V10 engine, man. The SMG was nothing but problems, but when it was running at 100%, it was pure driving excellence. A few years ago, my wife and I had a kid and I figured I'd get a more reliable and less ridiculously expensive (8 mpg was about my average in the E60) car.
Of course I ended up getting a F10 550i x drive. It definitely wasn't the high revving beast that the M5 was, but I did like that low end torque and 4 wheel drive. Hadn't really had many issues that other 550i owners have had until recently.
Earlier this year my service rep at the dealership notified me that there was a "Customer Care Package" for my car and they needed to look at it.
http://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2015/bmw-n63-customer-care-package-recall.shtml
It's basically a recall for a number of engine parts. They had it for a few weeks and I got a brand new 7 series in the meantime as a loaner. Once I got it back I noticed a few things - better acceleration. Noticeably. Also the engine fan runs constantly. It's loud. Stays on 30 seconds after the car gets turned off too. I didn't put two and two together at the time that the recall and the fan were related. I just thought that it was summer and it was hot and the fan needed to cool the engine. However I found this article recently:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/buying-maintenance/a25710/enginerdy-strange-connections-bmw-n63-v8/
And that article opened my eyes to some pretty ugly realities about the engine in my car. I really love my car, man. But its clear from that article that the engine is a piece of shit.
If you stuck around through all that up there, my question is the following:
Knowing what I know, do I stay in this car since I'm not really having any issues, or do I move on to something else in anticipation of trouble to come?
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Stolen Recaros (ID: !!VOa3fboOrek)
2015-10-14 19:17:14
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>>13654764
It's up to you.
If it helps your peace of mind, I would look at something else. There are cars capable of providing similar thrills.
I would look at the Mercedes E63 AMG, or a Pontiac G8 GT or Pontiac G8 GXP (if you can find one)
Ironically, the Pontiac is probably closest to the thrills a 5 series will give you because the chassis designs are actually very similar.
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>>13654764
As a BMW guy I would recommend to drive it until expiration of the warranty, and then just sell it. Used BMW are nothing but a Russian roulette. It's all fun and games until you randomly get rek'd
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>>13654874
Warranty is out. I know what I'm dealing with here. My M5 was a nightmare once it got over 80,000 miles.
>>13654798
I actually test drove the CLS63 and didn't like it as much as the 550i. Never drove the E63. I actually think both of them are sexier cars, but they just don't drive like the BMW does. I'm getting old and set in my ways I guess. I may just wait a few months for the 2016 5er.
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sell it
buy an e34 m5
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Stolen Recaros (ID: !!VOa3fboOrek)
2015-10-14 20:03:17
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>>13654993
Try out GM's Chevrolet SS, it's an updated Pontiac G8 with a Camaro engine, and GM's fantastic magnetic ride control suspension (which has been licensed to companies like Ferrari on multiple occasions)
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Stolen Recaros (ID: !!VOa3fboOrek)
2015-10-14 20:04:23
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>>13655094
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ik denk dat je zelfmoord moet plegen
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>>13655094
I can detect from a mile that you never has driven a BMW if you really compare it to Chebby or Pontiac
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>>13655141
multiple reviews have compared them to BMW's. Even Top Gear has made the comparison.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eInLIqFwSjU
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>>13655141
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcm9evmWObk
http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-season-10-episode-8_2381490.htm
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>>13655141
it's best not to argue with the GM shill
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>>13655029
You meant to say E39 M5, right?
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