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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour (Post 527356)

the BMW will start costing the owner thousands of dollars a year EVERY year after it turns about 7 years old if the owner addresses quick-wear suspension bushings and oil leaks and various other motor bits like coil packs.

The CPO BMW 550i (2007, bought in 2009 with 15k on the odometer) was hands down the biggest money pit I have ever owned. The day it turned 5 years old and was out of CPO warrant it started costing me big bucks to drive daily.

This is patently false with regards to pre-2005 BMWs
Is the 2007 550i known to be a lemon?

Did you take your 5 year old car to the stealership?
This is a false analogy since that does not apply to the older E46.
E46 are cheap to maintain and can be worked on by indy shops.