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| Message: | Hi all, wanted to get people's opinion on something I have been wondering for awhile... I have owned an '87 325is for over 5 years now and put about 80k miles on it for almost 200k total. I am very happy with the car and very pleased to report no engine related problems - no head gasket leak, broken anything, and compression is still pretty good, but... I have a good deal of electrical/ minor mechanical related issues that are really getting to me... like the rear defroser does not work, doors locks don't work too well, windshield wiper container has a leak somewhere, ac system doesn't work, have a leaky trunk, etc. I realize the age of the car and things go wrong, but.. My question is BMW builds, has built, very solidly good cars so far as the major components like the engine are concerned, but how 'ultimate' are other components like stereos, a/c systems, and general electronics and minor mechancial parts relative to other cars? I feel these components too are good on my bimmer, not complaining, but seems like most other decent car manufacturers can have the same level of quality here, aren't most of these components all third party sourced anyway? This makes a difference to me as the engine can last forever, but if a lot of other things go wrong, people get rid of cars for all these small problems that add up. | ||||
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