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Originally Posted by Hoody007
My N54 has been infinitely more reliable than my old E46 (’04 330Ci).
The E90 is built much better - the headliner is not sagging, the cooling system is (almost) all original, save for the upper radiator hose (swelled from a leaking OFHG). Original water pump @140K miles.
I’ve never been left stranded due to a mechanical issue (tires nonwithstanding, but that can happen to any car). Only unscheduled maintenance have been 2 fuel injectors @ 140K and a failed alternator @ 100K (pretty sure it was killed by a leaking OFHG).
Suspension is all brand new, though the only parts which actually failed were the control arms, which cracked with age. Ended up replacing shocks and a wheel bearing when I nailed a pothole - but again, not really the car’s fault.
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Exactly! My 1st E46 was a 325xi- torn CV boots, saggy headliner, failed seat motors, 2 expansion tanks, CCV, easily ripped seats, failed sunroof motor, failed hazard button, etc. The only E46 I've ever had without issues like this was the most base model 325i manual- no power seats, no fan clutch, nothing really to fail besides the random E46 quality issues- and it still had issues such as expansion tank failure, ICV problems, and a failed intake runner. I love the E46 chassis, its my favorite of all BMW's in both design and driving characteristics, but there were glaring quality issues. NONE of my E9x cars have had quality issues like that outside of age related issues. I have never even been stranded outside of an alternator failure on my E92 commuter (188k miles on original alternator!) and a starter failure on the same car at 190k miles.