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      06-15-2015, 07:21 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by bmwperson View Post
Personal opinion but all my BMWs have been very reliable when maintained properly but I do agree that the newer cars have more parts and thus break more often. My old M5 was quite pricey and I did all the work. My all my E36es were bulletproof and dirt cheap to maintain I still hold my E36M3 as the gold standard when it comes to performance,handling,price...
My indy mechanic tells me stories about customers bringing their BMW in complaining about how unreliable it is but no scheduled maintenance was being done. Higher performance cars are more complicated and need regular maintenance.
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