[Kolokotronis]

I've heard this about the new 7 series BMWs, plus they are not a good looking car at all. BMW is dreaming if they think their usual buyers are not concerned. The BMW enthusiasts' boards are death on these new ones! My 98 740iL, on the other hand, is a dream car. I hope it lasts 300,000 miles!

[Elle Bee]

Santa just brought a BMW X5 .... 10 days and counting .... I love it

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[WildTurkey]

My 98 740iL, on the other hand, is a dream car. I hope it lasts 300,000 miles!

Just be sure to replace the rubber bushing between the transmission and the drive axle every 100k miles.

[robomurph]

I've got 270,000 on my 92' 325i. My biggest concern is electrical glitches or loosing the ECU or other computer. Fingers crossed...

Peter Egan's column in Road & Track a few months ago was about just this subject. He figured it will be horribly expensive to replace all the gizmos in a restoration project 10 years from now.

[1Old Pro]

Bring back the 2002 with "minor" improvements and it will outsell all sorts of cars.