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Originally Posted by shendrick
I would anticipate high repair costs kicking in north of 75K miles. I had a 99 740is that ran me 7K per year in maintenance after 100K miles. Struts, springs, water pumps, radiator, main seal, VCGs,... The kicker was when the head gasket and one of the gaskets on the front chest started leaking. Would have required pulling the engine and complete tear down to the block for another $5-7K depending on what else should be replaced as long as you were in there. And that was a 4.4L that eventually found its way into many BMW models.
So, my guess is that while the I6 is pretty bulletproof, low production volume motors like this one will have their share of problems and each problem will be very expensive to fix.
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Thinking about all these is already making me nervous....if 7k per year in maintenance, u are better off buying a new car...if thats the case with BMW, in general, why would anyone even consider buying to own? it seems ridiculous paying so much in maintenance costs when u just shelled out 75k+ for a car...i guess i was hoping to just drive it to the ground and just do frequent oil and fluid changes...didnt expect to dump another 5-7k/year to maintain the dam thing after it hits 75kmiles