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Originally Posted by Lay-Z M3
I hear you on the 'alarmist' front - its just I worked for BMW for almost 8 years and I know what can go wrong. On the whole N51/N52 and N54/N55 units are great, I just had visions of paying all the money for the car and then aged wastgates/actuators/turbos/De-coking needs etc I just wanted the least 'potential' headaches!
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Are you saying that we should consider the extended warranty?
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Originally Posted by jaf89f
My 128i has had close to 8K of engine repairs in the last year from the cylinder head to the computer that controls the valve timing, granted they were all under warranty, but it still makes me weary of keeping even the n52 out of warranty. Overall though, the n52 will "probably" be more maintenance free.
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How many miles? Sounds unusual.
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Originally Posted by Lay-Z M3
Holy shit Jaf $8k - hope she runs well now!!
Sorry Broken but your earlier reference of WOT - forgive the ignorance but what is that please?
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Wide open throttle.
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Originally Posted by Lay-Z M3
Decided on a Sparkling Graphite '08 128i Sport - if i can get rid of the Mini  |
Excellent colour choice.