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Originally Posted by Thecastle

I would generally agree with the statement that you hear a lot of bad stuff on the forums. Many BMWs are fairly reliable like my 335d, but bmw V8s are generally not. But generalizing you inline 6 is a good proxy for the N63 v8 is not a good assumption.

The N63 are really bad engines for reliability. Those who don't need expensive repairs like valve stems etc. are a minority at > 70K miles. Even my service adivsors and indy recommand against an N63. Even after the customer care packages.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/bmw-n...ble-1705170612

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cul...ns-bmw-n63-v8/

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/b...ems-88225.html

Good links, thanks for posting, hadn't read these before, though being a 50i owner I'm well aware of all these issues. Been through the CCP, all the other recalls, valve stems, etc. Fortunately BMW has paid for nearly everything on mine, but my wife has grown quite annoyed of all the trips to the dealer (it's her daily). I don't really mind, dealer is close to work, and I always get a new model to drive.

With that said, at some point I will get into something newer, but what? If another X5, the I6 is more appealing from a reliability stand point, but I know I'd be disappointed in it's performance after having at TT V8. My wife really likes the Lexus RX350, but man that thing is a complete turd even with 295 HP