I spend the little extra money and get Genuine BMW ones from the dealership. They fit and last longer than aftermarket.
Pros: fit well, last longer
Vehicle:
BMW
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Went to BMW and $68 later I installed them in the parking lot in under 20 seconds total. It’s worth the money, and they’re some of the best blades I’ve used.
Pros: easy to install, best blades used
Vehicle:
BMW
I bought the 2 wiper kit from FCP Euro, bosch 579 s
The Bosch wiper fit directly on my factory wiper arm
Pros: direct fit
Vehicle:
BMW
Part number: 579 S
My first car was a E46 316i, under 100tkm on odo, had it for 3 years, literally gave no problems.
Sold the E46 and got a E39 530D because I love them. Has been reliable so far, I've had it as daily for almost a year now and the only critical problems it has had are that the alternator gave out after a couple of weeks owning and EGR thermostat was bad.
Pros: reliable, no critical problems
Cons: alternator gave out, EGR thermostat bad
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 100000 km
I recently moved on from a 2016 X3 35i (N55) with a little over 100k miles on it. The only things to break on it were the thermostat and a control board for one of the headlight modules. When I replaced the thermostat I did the water pump as a precaution.
Pros: only consumables
Cons: thermostat broke
Vehicle:
BMW X3
Mileage: 160934 km
I bought a ‘14 435i Msport 4 years ago- it is the most reliable high end vehicle I’ve ever owned . A blast to drive and pretty economical- other than routine oil/brake fluid service, all I’ve had to do is OFHG, Valve cover gasket and engine mounts.
Pros: reliable, blast to drive
Cons: OFHG, valve cover gasket
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 114263 km
If you find a used BMW that has been well taken care of, especially one with an inline 6 cylinder, you should have very few issues for 5 years of ownership. A few examples in my family… 2003 X5 4.4i just regular maintenance including new brakes for 5 years of ownership and 60k some miles.
Pros: regular maintenance
Cons: new brakes
Vehicle:
BMW X5
Mileage: 96560 km
And one tire due to a bulge. The tire was not cheap ($500) but I let the dealership deal with it rather than getting it done cheaper elsewhere as I didn't want to drive on a massive bulge.
Pros: dealer dealt with it
Cons: tire was not cheap
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 48000 km
I decided to try another thermostat, this time a Wahler and nothing has changed as the car will still not get up to temperature and no hot air.
Cons: car not reaching temperature, no hot air
Vehicle:
BMW
My friend’s BMW X5 had an alternator fail at 50k, she does a lot of city driving so lots of start/stops.
Cons: alternator failed
Vehicle:
BMW X5
Mileage: 80467 km
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