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Originally Posted by tdw28210
All wheel drive E61 is a nice wagon option (530xi). Sure-footed in the inclement weather. Decent/nice ones can be had for under 10k. Not as sexy as the E39 bust still has the good in-line 6 motor. Put 80k on ours since 2008. Nothing MAJOR, but some minor annoyances for sure. Biggest one was the drain tubes backing up into the spare tire well and getting the electronics wet. Easily moved, but had to do some clean up work after it happened the first time.
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I have a 2009 E61 with a 6MT. I really like the car but DIY beyond plugs/coils/vanos solenoids can be difficult. The N54 engine is a great power plant but twin turbo runs hot. I drive mine as a daily but it does need an “enthusiast” owner to pay attention to it.