[fastfredracing]

Mine has been the typical German Car ownership experience. Its been good, but I have had a few whoppers . The steering lock went out. huge money to fix the right way. One guy in the country repairs them, and I had to wait about 6 weeks .
The tailgate locked itself shut . It honestly , took me a few days to get it back open. I had to resort to violence . Easy fix once it was open. The damn auto closer closed, and locked on tight, never to be released again .
My coolant pipes were done before my ownership, and so was the prop shaft bearing .
I've had a few check engine lights, . My accelerator pedal sensor went out, I have had to replace both headlight ballasts now. Some vacuum leaks, and a catalytic convertor.
Thing goes like stink. Not much can pass it . It gets horrible gas mileage, and its not easy on tires . Driver door sags a bit .
2004 turbo 125,000 miles .
It was my wifes daily in and out of the city for 2 years. I kind of took it back over , and it has grown on me .
Not BMW unreliable, but not Honda reliable either .
Overall, not that bad to work on . Lots of info online