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<blockquote data-quote="bal3056" data-source="post: 156298" data-attributes="member: 584">I&#039;ve heard realtime horror stories of today&#039;s new-tech bmws.&nbsp; Wait till you hear stories about the cost of replacing the I-Drive system in E60s and 65s ... scary!&nbsp;BMWs were true UDMs before but now it appears to becoming UNM (Ultimate Nightmare Machines) at least for some.&nbsp;I was once the owner of E32 750iL &#039;88 and E34 &#039;89, save to say the E34 was a brilliant example of reliability using the tried, tested &amp; trusted M20. 4 years and daily driving and nothing failed except the AC compressor and steering centre-rod. It was sheer pleasure and I had no worries about it ever breaking down on the roadside.&nbsp; It kept on going like cars of yesterday.&nbsp;Some of my mates could trash the guts out of E28 M20s, E23 M30s and nothing failed, apart from the usual AC compressor, water pump.&nbsp;Hmm ... !</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bal3056, post: 156298, member: 584"] I've heard realtime horror stories of today's new-tech bmws. Wait till you hear stories about the cost of replacing the I-Drive system in E60s and 65s ... scary! BMWs were true UDMs before but now it appears to becoming UNM (Ultimate Nightmare Machines) at least for some. I was once the owner of E32 750iL '88 and E34 '89, save to say the E34 was a brilliant example of reliability using the tried, tested & trusted M20. 4 years and daily driving and nothing failed except the AC compressor and steering centre-rod. It was sheer pleasure and I had no worries about it ever breaking down on the roadside. It kept on going like cars of yesterday. Some of my mates could trash the guts out of E28 M20s, E23 M30s and nothing failed, apart from the usual AC compressor, water pump. Hmm ... ! [/QUOTE]

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