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Originally Posted by drewpy
they are great cars as long as someone else is footing the bill to fix it when it fucks up
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True for ANY BMW product....the 5 we have is a cost free car..until something breaks, then HOLY HELL
My RT is the same as well.....PLUS the $800 12k service
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Originally Posted by fnfalman
The power window regulator may go out (3-series weakness).
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2 have gone out on the 5 so far
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Originally Posted by fnfalman
The weather seal around the windshield tend to deteriorate. Keep an eye on it and once you see what looks like dry-rotting, it's time to replace. Alas, usually you'd have to replace the windshield too.
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Yep...the 5 did this as well 2 years ago when it tripped 9 yrs old
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Originally Posted by fnfalman
Door handle mechanism may go out after a long while.
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Right rear did this on the 5
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Originally Posted by 101lifts2
The Z4 is a chick/metro car.
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I take it you just skimmed the first post as usual right?
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Originally Posted by pauldun170
Round here GTI is
A. Gay Man mobile ("Can haz cock and satisfy inner car guy?")
B. Asian metro car ("Hey brah my dad just bought me this awesome graduation present....lets drive to Hollister")
C. Female who is not into cars and doesn't even care if its a GTI or not. All she knows is that its the first car she bought by herself and its not a stick shift and the salesman was really nice when he pointed it out to her on the showroom floor.
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very close to what I was thinking