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Originally Posted by sugarwood View Post
X5M is the holy grail 600hp SUV............ Sounds like a '68 Chevelle coming down the street........same engine as an M5............ Similar repair bills as an M5.
.....and that's the problem. I gotta say the last 2 iterations of the M5 - went from bad to worse-r. If you can't figure out how to make that much power w/o burning a qt. of oil every 500 miles, overheating or
replacing rod bearings at a 50k service interval. I think the MB / AMG seems to have it all over BMW in terms of reliability. I know that they have had their issues like head bolts but I dont think anywhere like their competitor.
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