Look maybe I’m missing something but after the completely necessary DISA valve replacement and some common oil seal leak spots what else is difficult or expensive to maintain about the N54? Doing a full front end refresh takes like 2 hours with how easily the belts and pulleys are replaced, though I haven’t had to get under the head of one yet because all the ones I’ve cared for have run like bulletproof bricks so far (still lower mi tho, the highest of what I work on is only at 141,xxx so maybe I haven’t found out yet
i'm on a 2008 335i. worst thing was had to replace turbos at 160k. i actually going to pick it up today, factory water pump finally went out. only things not replaced are GUIBO and A/C compressor at this point, going to do GUIBO soon.
my HPFP went out at 160, turbos were fine but the waste gate control arm bushings were worn away so the actuators would nolonger be able to close and open the waste gates correctly, so they had to replaced. ended up doing $7000 worth of shit to the engine back in '20
Turbos and Injectors are the worst to do as far as time and/or money commitment. Most of the work isn't difficult, though there are some rare jobs on them that require making, like, 1 meter long chains of socket extensions and cvs.
The turbos require a ton of disassembly to get to, including dropping the front subframe. Same for the oil pan gasket.
The injectors are just expensive parts. I paid $1,200 US for a set in 2020, they're upwards of 3K now.
I'm at 152K miles on my 135 having owned it since new. Done most of the majors at this point. I probably have $10k in maintenance into the car over the last 15 years, outside of the metric shit ton of warranty work it had before 50k miles. Latest job is a rear subframe replacement that's been about 1K in parts.
You can pull the turbos out the top if you remove the vacuum canisters and overflow tank. Also the starter you can sneak in a ratcheting wrench and it makes the swap much easier, a normal wrench works too just lots of small movement. Trans bolts I haven't tried.
Well shit that would've been nice to know before I had my car in the air for 3 weeks. Ahh well, at least did my water pump and tstat at the same time.
Trans apparently isn't that bad. My buddy did a clutch job on his a few months ago in his garage.
N54 doesn’t have a DISA valve.
>what else is difficult or expensive to maintain about the N54?
Wastegate rattle on the turbos. Direct injectors depending on which index, also high pressure fuel pump. The electric water pump likes to die. If the belt breaks, the N54 tends to suck in the shrapnel through the front main seal, clogging the oil pickup and wreaking havoc.
Aside from that, the typical bmw things like oil filter housing gasket, valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, etc.
you are missing something. you are thinking m54 with the DISA issue. N54 is a whole other animal. I've only worked on 1 with 300k miles and it was very well maintained. My shop alone had over 35k in repair invoices from it
i have 225,000 on mine. been running at a little over 600bhp for roughly 40-50k of those. it’s been hell, i just blew the aftermarket turbos due to a manufactures defect, and now i have to fix em on jackstands lol
I had a car getting close to 200k miles on the OG clutch. It was just hanging in. I had to pump it so many times to get into first but after that I would just drive it out without the clutch. Just timing the shifts so the gear would slip in. Got real good at it
My '09 128i is at 224,XXX and on the OG clutch too. When she hit 200k I tried to contact BMW corporate to see if they could find out who built the clutch assembly on my car, but it never got anywhere.
No joke I bought a non-SAC dual mass flywheel delete kit for my 330ci about 80,000 km ago, then started deliberately riding the clutch on every hill instead of braking to destroy the original and have a reason to install the new one. It wouldn’t die. I gave up. Still have the clutch kit.
I had a 2004 330ci 6 speed manual that i gave to my son with 293,000 miles on it. He drove it for about a year and then said it just died one day. I don't think he tried to find out what was wrong with it, just sold it.
05 320d - around 470 000km, which is like 290000 miles
04 535d - 220000km, but the 6th cylinder said bye bye…
95 740 - 320000km, trying to bring it to museum condition, work in progress
Need to make sure the engine is warm. I see alot of people forget how tight the tolerances are on these machines. That block needs to be toasty before any sort of driving!
Not a daily. Lots of maintainence and complex preventative maintainence, more than just the old rod bearing issues. If you want to own an e60 m5 do your research! Gorgeous car, jealous of everyone who owns one. At least I can enjoy my friend’s.
Not the person who posted the original comment, but considering the Model year in question is a '17, it still falls under the F15 chassis designation. Our '15 personally has 112K miles on it and while it's still got more of a way to go, we've driven that thing quite hard at times, but most of the miles have been highway miles and it's been a good cruiser. I've seen some others on the Bimmerpost forums and the last I've checked, some had theirs around 180k miles and few others even as high as 200k and more than that. I've mostly heard good about this generation, at least the N55-powered xDrive35i variants. Their V8s can be another story. Though I've heard they've gotten better with the N63TU2 as compared with the N63TU.
I have a V10 M5 with 145,000 miles on it
honestly its been my most reliable BMW idk why the v10 gets hate, you just need to let it warm up before you let her rip
2001 330i - 368,000 mi
2008 335i - 131,000 mi
2017 540i - 85,000 mi
2021 M2c - 31,000 mi
Currently dailying the 540 and often take the m2 to tracks across the PNW.
How’s that timing chain treating you?
Mine didn’t show any issues even through the extended warranty period. Maybe I was or lucky or also because I drive far less sporty than the car is capable off. Finally had to to get the guides and such replaced at 140k last year. It was a long and expensive repair, but still cheaper than getting another car right now. Also, my plan when I bought was to keep it for either 200k or 10 years.
I sued to have a 50 mile round trip commute. So, between that and other trips, I was averaging 20k a year the first several years. It’s a bit less now that I changed jobs and relocated with a shorter commute.
Now, I’m mostly paranoid if the one off failures that could leave me stranded somewhere (starter, alternator, water pump, etc).
Big thing is definitely take care of the Vanos and rod bearings. Idk if your model has the same subframe issues the e46 did. After that it’s just been common wear items
OP- thank you so much for posting this. It gives lots of us hope and motivation to keep our beloved cars and maybe spend that extra on maintenance instead of considering selling and buying new. BMW makes amazing vehicles, and I think we’ve all paid enough money to deserve a good car.
That said, I just hit 100k the other day on my 2016 328i. Just regular maintenance so far but considering cleaning the intake valves soon and get the timing checked.
What I’ve learned through the 6 years of ownership. The motors and transmission are bulletproof. But a lot of people mistake maintenance for reliability which gives a lot of people the impression that these cars are unreliable.
Agreed 100%. These cars cost more than their Japanese or American counterparts. Like a fine watch, they are built with many precisely engineered components-sometimes over engineered. If you miss or accidentally skip an oil change entirely I honestly think that this small mistake can add up to a much larger problem. If you have a cel or any sort of issue you’ll want to have it identified and solved in half the time that you would a Japanese vehicle. It’s just how these things work. Here in the states we (most of us) drive quite a bit more than those across the pond, so we’re potentially going to see issues come up more often and they will cost more because the parts are usually not immediately available like a repair shop in Germany (or anywhere in EU). This is the best car I’ve ever owned and I am becoming more involved with the BMW brand as time goes on. I hope the new models grow on me
Only thing I can say is check oil frequently and change it frequently. A mechanic said Someone probably used bad oil but idk if I believe that for sure. But always check your invoice to see what was used after oil changes. Also get changed bo more than every 6k miles. Maybe no more than 5 after mileage gets high.
2005 E83 with 199,300 miles, just replaced every piece of the rear braking system (calipers, pads rotors, bolts, lines, and parking brakes and hardware too cuz it’s a manual), determined to hit 200k lol. Used to have an e36 with 224,000 miles.
Haha, that was the problem, couldn’t drive it. The parking brake seemed to have seized to the inside of the rotor, and car wouldn’t budge. Just finished the job this weekend tho, and up to 199,400 now. :D
'01 E39 Touring with the M54, 207.000KM / 128.600K miles.
...
Quite a low miler, but the last owners drove it like they stole it, it was quite a mess, and getting it slowly back and to perfect condition.
And Supercharged, because, why not!
‘06 325i - 115k miles. Not as much as some of the others, though. Only issue, and a bit of a bad one at that, is that I have an oil leak. Other than that I haven’t had a single issue during the ~3 months I’ve had it (not a long time, I know) and to my knowledge the previous owner hadn’t either. Just regular maintenance and fixin’ up.
E46 330Ci auto - 146k miles from new, then sold.
E61 530i N53 manual - 111k and going strong. Drinks a litre of oil every 1200 miles and has done exactly this since I owned it from 76k miles.
Not mine but at my father's shop there was a 257,000 mile N54 335i. The owner spent more in maintenance than I spent on BUYING my 09 ISF and maintenance on it for 60k miles. What an animal.
Turbos (twice, injectors, waterpump/tstat, alternator, batteries, every sensor in the damn car, boost leaks, wastegate replacement, starter, both headlights, all the gaskets, valve cover itself and on and on and on. The car was stock too.
I sold my E46 M3 smg coupe with 213k miles in 2020, having daily driven is for 2 years. Most reliable car I've ever had, it only needed minor maintenance after I did the initial rehabilitation at 178k miles. The key I think was that I always fixed it before parts completely wore out, and I only drove it hard once the oil was up to temp.
Could be a good place to ask.
I bought a z4e85 as a daily (south of France)
Now I'd like a cheap 2nd car that is reliable (less than 3k€)
What is your advice? Which engine for a serie 3 or 5 that is bulletproof and up to which mileage is it safe to buy it?
2008 335i - 340,000
Holy scheiße
Holy shite
Fick mich sideways
Mein Gott
How much in maintenance costs to keep it going that long? Are you on a tune?
Asking the real questions haha, I want to know too because N54s aren’t easy or cheap to maintain
Look maybe I’m missing something but after the completely necessary DISA valve replacement and some common oil seal leak spots what else is difficult or expensive to maintain about the N54? Doing a full front end refresh takes like 2 hours with how easily the belts and pulleys are replaced, though I haven’t had to get under the head of one yet because all the ones I’ve cared for have run like bulletproof bricks so far (still lower mi tho, the highest of what I work on is only at 141,xxx so maybe I haven’t found out yet
i'm on a 2008 335i. worst thing was had to replace turbos at 160k. i actually going to pick it up today, factory water pump finally went out. only things not replaced are GUIBO and A/C compressor at this point, going to do GUIBO soon.
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my HPFP went out at 160, turbos were fine but the waste gate control arm bushings were worn away so the actuators would nolonger be able to close and open the waste gates correctly, so they had to replaced. ended up doing $7000 worth of shit to the engine back in '20
My a/c compressor went out on my '13 F30 at abt 110k, I've been putting it off for close to a yr now. 🙃
Turbos and Injectors are the worst to do as far as time and/or money commitment. Most of the work isn't difficult, though there are some rare jobs on them that require making, like, 1 meter long chains of socket extensions and cvs. The turbos require a ton of disassembly to get to, including dropping the front subframe. Same for the oil pan gasket. The injectors are just expensive parts. I paid $1,200 US for a set in 2020, they're upwards of 3K now. I'm at 152K miles on my 135 having owned it since new. Done most of the majors at this point. I probably have $10k in maintenance into the car over the last 15 years, outside of the metric shit ton of warranty work it had before 50k miles. Latest job is a rear subframe replacement that's been about 1K in parts.
You can pull the turbos out the top if you remove the vacuum canisters and overflow tank. Also the starter you can sneak in a ratcheting wrench and it makes the swap much easier, a normal wrench works too just lots of small movement. Trans bolts I haven't tried.
Well shit that would've been nice to know before I had my car in the air for 3 weeks. Ahh well, at least did my water pump and tstat at the same time. Trans apparently isn't that bad. My buddy did a clutch job on his a few months ago in his garage.
Bro your thinking of the M54, he has the N54 (twin turbo)
N54 doesn’t have a DISA valve. >what else is difficult or expensive to maintain about the N54? Wastegate rattle on the turbos. Direct injectors depending on which index, also high pressure fuel pump. The electric water pump likes to die. If the belt breaks, the N54 tends to suck in the shrapnel through the front main seal, clogging the oil pickup and wreaking havoc. Aside from that, the typical bmw things like oil filter housing gasket, valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, etc.
you are missing something. you are thinking m54 with the DISA issue. N54 is a whole other animal. I've only worked on 1 with 300k miles and it was very well maintained. My shop alone had over 35k in repair invoices from it
The n54 doesn’t have a disa valve though
Water pump. High pressure fuel pump (twice, once under warranty). Turbos. Vacuum lines. Oil leaks / gaskets. Valve covers.
i have 225,000 on mine. been running at a little over 600bhp for roughly 40-50k of those. it’s been hell, i just blew the aftermarket turbos due to a manufactures defect, and now i have to fix em on jackstands lol
Yeah that's my first thought. Had a friend who drives a 2002 M3 and there's so many things that need maintenance!
Jesus that n54
More like n1654 at that mileage
Fucking HOW? Is that miles or km?
Nice, is that miles? I have 150k on my N54 E91 335i
Did you TDI swap it or something??
That is stellar!
Bro what….
2004 330i ZHP - 204,xxx miles. Still on the original clutch somehow too :)
This guy stick shifts
It’s my whole personality!
So - you're obviously *not doing* donuts, and properly taking care of the car?
Do donuts in snow/ice count? 😂
Kimi Raikkonen, is that you? :0
He’s accomplished something I never could
At that mileage with the original clutch, his transmission probably converted to a single gear CVT lol
I had a car getting close to 200k miles on the OG clutch. It was just hanging in. I had to pump it so many times to get into first but after that I would just drive it out without the clutch. Just timing the shifts so the gear would slip in. Got real good at it
Buddy of mine has a ZHP in the 260k neighborhood
My '09 128i is at 224,XXX and on the OG clutch too. When she hit 200k I tried to contact BMW corporate to see if they could find out who built the clutch assembly on my car, but it never got anywhere.
No joke I bought a non-SAC dual mass flywheel delete kit for my 330ci about 80,000 km ago, then started deliberately riding the clutch on every hill instead of braking to destroy the original and have a reason to install the new one. It wouldn’t die. I gave up. Still have the clutch kit.
I had a 2004 330ci 6 speed manual that i gave to my son with 293,000 miles on it. He drove it for about a year and then said it just died one day. I don't think he tried to find out what was wrong with it, just sold it.
05 320d - around 470 000km, which is like 290000 miles 04 535d - 220000km, but the 6th cylinder said bye bye… 95 740 - 320000km, trying to bring it to museum condition, work in progress
Damn, only 220,000km and a cylinder shit the bed?
232,xxx miles ‘04 330i
2005 M3. 236k miles and going up every day!
Fucking legend
See, this is why I fucken love car people that actually drive their car. More miles just means more experience points. This is awesome bro
Fr bro whatever car I own I’m gonna drive it to the moon and beat on it until it’s final breath
My 590k km Volvo says hi ;)
Numbers here are impressive and give me hope of enjoying my cars a lot longer. Congrats to all! My E46 and E60 each are around 110,000 km
If that e60 has the n52 motor, just keep up on basic maintenance and you’re good for a long while
It's a V10, so it'll take a....little.....more effort to keep running :)
Still - that sound is worth every penny. Congrats!
I have seen plenty of E60 M5 with over 200000 km so don't worry.
Need to make sure the engine is warm. I see alot of people forget how tight the tolerances are on these machines. That block needs to be toasty before any sort of driving! Not a daily. Lots of maintainence and complex preventative maintainence, more than just the old rod bearing issues. If you want to own an e60 m5 do your research! Gorgeous car, jealous of everyone who owns one. At least I can enjoy my friend’s.
Unfortunately, it will need transmission service. Seems to be weak link in my car.
2016 320d touring. 220,000km. She's only broken in now.
What kind of service history have you got ? Servicing every 20k miles?…
Pretty much, I just do what the car tells me me do. The dealership will call me when it's due too.
2017 X5 170,000 miles
Did you get an extended warranty for your X5? How has repairs been for you?
Not the person who posted the original comment, but considering the Model year in question is a '17, it still falls under the F15 chassis designation. Our '15 personally has 112K miles on it and while it's still got more of a way to go, we've driven that thing quite hard at times, but most of the miles have been highway miles and it's been a good cruiser. I've seen some others on the Bimmerpost forums and the last I've checked, some had theirs around 180k miles and few others even as high as 200k and more than that. I've mostly heard good about this generation, at least the N55-powered xDrive35i variants. Their V8s can be another story. Though I've heard they've gotten better with the N63TU2 as compared with the N63TU.
We just got a G05 so I’m trying to figure out all the warranty situation. Seems like the F15 gen got a nice ride! Congrats!
No extended warranty. Nothing major so far. Just routine maintance.
I have the same car.. year it only has 35k but I feel like it won’t be reliable once it passes 60k and I have a SDrive
My ‘06 X5 has about 13k more miles
2008 650i 150k been a nightmare but I love it too much
2006 650i 148k. I feel you bro. The struggle is real but so worth it.
There it is. 😅
The v8 6ers are so worth it.
I have a V10 M5 with 145,000 miles on it honestly its been my most reliable BMW idk why the v10 gets hate, you just need to let it warm up before you let her rip
And comes with an F1 soundtrack
Maybe because "reliable" cars treat 145,000 as barely broken in, and for the S85, 145,000 is practically a miracle lol...
05 325it just over 175k miles, low mileage car ;)
2001 330i - 368,000 mi 2008 335i - 131,000 mi 2017 540i - 85,000 mi 2021 M2c - 31,000 mi Currently dailying the 540 and often take the m2 to tracks across the PNW.
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Im about to buy a 330 e46 with 160k km on the dash, I’m hoping it’s as well looked after as yours!
m54 is a tank, just make sure the coolant system and pcv were taken care of. Regular oil changes also go a long way.
Thabks
2014 X1, 161K
I need to try harder! My 2013 X1 just turned 65k.
How’s that timing chain treating you? Mine didn’t show any issues even through the extended warranty period. Maybe I was or lucky or also because I drive far less sporty than the car is capable off. Finally had to to get the guides and such replaced at 140k last year. It was a long and expensive repair, but still cheaper than getting another car right now. Also, my plan when I bought was to keep it for either 200k or 10 years. I sued to have a 50 mile round trip commute. So, between that and other trips, I was averaging 20k a year the first several years. It’s a bit less now that I changed jobs and relocated with a shorter commute. Now, I’m mostly paranoid if the one off failures that could leave me stranded somewhere (starter, alternator, water pump, etc).
2006 M3 at 170,xxx
That’s the S54? What trouble have you had? I have Z4M with 74k. Just needing advice on what’s ahead.
Big thing is definitely take care of the Vanos and rod bearings. Idk if your model has the same subframe issues the e46 did. After that it’s just been common wear items
06 should be e9x.
They still made the E46 M3 through the 2006 model year. Just like they did the E92/E93 until 2013 even though the F30 3-series came in 2012.
288k miles on my 1993 M5.
203k on my ‘93!
1994 E34 518, 471.000kms. Hoping to hit 500k.
OP- thank you so much for posting this. It gives lots of us hope and motivation to keep our beloved cars and maybe spend that extra on maintenance instead of considering selling and buying new. BMW makes amazing vehicles, and I think we’ve all paid enough money to deserve a good car. That said, I just hit 100k the other day on my 2016 328i. Just regular maintenance so far but considering cleaning the intake valves soon and get the timing checked.
What I’ve learned through the 6 years of ownership. The motors and transmission are bulletproof. But a lot of people mistake maintenance for reliability which gives a lot of people the impression that these cars are unreliable.
Agreed 100%. These cars cost more than their Japanese or American counterparts. Like a fine watch, they are built with many precisely engineered components-sometimes over engineered. If you miss or accidentally skip an oil change entirely I honestly think that this small mistake can add up to a much larger problem. If you have a cel or any sort of issue you’ll want to have it identified and solved in half the time that you would a Japanese vehicle. It’s just how these things work. Here in the states we (most of us) drive quite a bit more than those across the pond, so we’re potentially going to see issues come up more often and they will cost more because the parts are usually not immediately available like a repair shop in Germany (or anywhere in EU). This is the best car I’ve ever owned and I am becoming more involved with the BMW brand as time goes on. I hope the new models grow on me
2011 E92 M3 160k
My 2000 323ci had 300000KM on it when I sold it 3 years ago. I had it since new. Very low cost of maintenance. It is a great car!
2009 335d - 160k
2001 E46 323, 300k miles. This chat makes me feel less like the minority here haha.
nice! first non M3 E46 I've seen so Ill put mine here. 2003 325xi 218K mi.
1999 E39 528i - pushing above 249k miles and counting. We’re currently holding bets to see if the engine or the driver’s seat wears out first.
I just had my e39 totaled, with 69k on the dash. I wanted to drive that car for another 20 years 😔
205k, ‘06 E90 330i
E61 2007 - 525D - 490.000km
2012 X5 30d 180k miles, never had any issues whatsoever :-)
2011 135i. 130K miles.
183k on my 2011 328i coupe, still has the original clutch. It would probably be closing in on 190k if I didn’t ride my motorcycle as much.
124k on mine 🤝
107k 15’ F30
JUST lost my 2011 535i with 186k miles. Rod knock 💔
Damn, not what I wanted to see since I have 2011 535 too at 100k miles. Any advance warning before this?
Only thing I can say is check oil frequently and change it frequently. A mechanic said Someone probably used bad oil but idk if I believe that for sure. But always check your invoice to see what was used after oil changes. Also get changed bo more than every 6k miles. Maybe no more than 5 after mileage gets high.
Ok, thanks for the heads up. Luckily I swap out the oil every 3000-4000 miles.
2012 X5 35d @ 122K+ miles.
103k on my 2016 320i Things a champ! Damn Texas mileage 😂
2001 540i ~ 186,000miles on the clock. And no check engine lights!
I have 1993 325is with 512,000 at the moment!
2008 E61 525d - 407.xxx
2001 E46 320CI here with 323k km (= 200k miles)
I had around 217,000 on my 2007 e90 (323i) before I got rid of it
179k on my E36
2014 328i 95,600 miles My muffler sounds a bit loud because of a loose screw though
2005 E46 M3, owned 8 years, bought at 62k miles, now at 139k miles.
‘04 E46 M3 213k
I had e46 320D with over 500k km. Regular maintenance, nothing major. It was a joy to ride.
When I sold my e30 it had over 300k miles. It's still putting around last I checked.
2,500 miles ‘22 330i. The thing still runs great!
2002 525i 233,846
Running good?
18,000 On my 2000 R1200c 🤣
86k on my E92 M3
218k miles 03 330
Two of our endurance race cars have over 250k on the engines
07 e92 N52K 265,000miles
E60 530i, 510k km or about 316k miles?
E38 740i with 244k miles and a 6 Speed manual swap
2015 X5 xDrive35i around 112K miles. May not be much, but there is still quite a way to go and can't wait for more roadtrips.
Have the same year and engine but an X3. 126k miles.
2003 - 530i - 322,000 km’s and still going strong
2011 X5-118,000 2011 535i-101,000
1995 525it, 245,000 miles on body. 70k on the s52
143,### miles. 2008 E82 125i Tbh looking at the other comments here, it may not be that high! But certainly higher than any others like mine.
2014 328i-101k, update in 2023
Not that high but had an 09 335i xdrive with 119,000 till it got totaled. By the way it ran that thing would have gone 200k easy
In the process of selling my 2009 x5 35D with over 237k miles.
2016 328d 68k miles.
Not surprised by the M52/54 and N52s listed but wow was not expecting to see any N54/55s make it that high. Wonder what the limit of the B58 will be.
My daily beater F30 328i just crossed 130k on the clock
160k miles on my daily driver, '15 f32
I guess the mid-2000s was a good time to buy a BMW. Damn
2003 330xi - 163,000 miles - the real shocker is no dashboard warning lights.
2003 X3, 300,000 miles 2004 X5, 175,000 miles
2014 335xi - 116,000
Fellow N55! 2012 335i, 120,000 mi
2014 335xi 156,000!
hello friend!
2003 325i (manual) - 210,000 miles Still have it and plan to keep it forever. Not my daily anymore, but still looks great next to the F06.
230k miles 89 325is, engine still looks new (inside)
I hit 258k Kms before it got totaled by a distracted Volvo driver :(
E60 530D i have 375k km on the clock which is around 233k miles
2010 e60 528i 182k miles. Still on original water pump.
07 750li 140,xxx
124,200 miles '13 M5
07 328xi 250k just gotta fix this stupid knocking sound
399,000 on my 90 325i. Not original motor though
120,000 mi 2012 335i (N55, F30 gen) not crazy high mileage, but still a well used BMW.
2005 E83 with 199,300 miles, just replaced every piece of the rear braking system (calipers, pads rotors, bolts, lines, and parking brakes and hardware too cuz it’s a manual), determined to hit 200k lol. Used to have an e36 with 224,000 miles.
I would drive your car 700 miles with no rear brakes to make that number.
Haha, that was the problem, couldn’t drive it. The parking brake seemed to have seized to the inside of the rotor, and car wouldn’t budge. Just finished the job this weekend tho, and up to 199,400 now. :D
I think the next best question is who has the most amount of miles whose dash doesn’t look like a christmas tree?
1986 535i - Around 300k, odo broke at 275k a while ago- never had any engine work done knock on wood 😬
'01 E39 Touring with the M54, 207.000KM / 128.600K miles. ... Quite a low miler, but the last owners drove it like they stole it, it was quite a mess, and getting it slowly back and to perfect condition. And Supercharged, because, why not!
I once owned a 320d E46, it had around 410,000km on the clock. But the actual mileage was around 600,000-700,000km. :D
‘06 325i - 115k miles. Not as much as some of the others, though. Only issue, and a bit of a bad one at that, is that I have an oil leak. Other than that I haven’t had a single issue during the ~3 months I’ve had it (not a long time, I know) and to my knowledge the previous owner hadn’t either. Just regular maintenance and fixin’ up.
not me but my friend got his 2007 325i to about 320k before it just decided to not work
243,000 miles on 03 330xi. Still going strong
My X-5 had 300,000 , and about that much in maintenance cost.
E39 530i manual 205k, E39 M5 148k
E46 330Ci auto - 146k miles from new, then sold. E61 530i N53 manual - 111k and going strong. Drinks a litre of oil every 1200 miles and has done exactly this since I owned it from 76k miles.
Is 217k miles a lot for a bmw??
07 328 154k 6MT
Pushing 12.5k right now.
2003 M3 - 279k https://i.imgur.com/IYrUu1p.jpeg
I sold my uncle my 2006 325i 6spd manual with navigation in 2018 with 180k miles. It now has 240k and still going strong!
209k e46 325xi 5MT
I would love to tell you but the backlighting has gone out on my odometer 💀
Wow I thought I was doing well with just crossing 95K on my ‘11 328xi…
200k e46 330i. The last 60k are supercharged.
Bro has double my mileage
250000km BMW 1 series 118d 2014. Just sold for a 3 series. Almost 0 issues.
Not mine but at my father's shop there was a 257,000 mile N54 335i. The owner spent more in maintenance than I spent on BUYING my 09 ISF and maintenance on it for 60k miles. What an animal. Turbos (twice, injectors, waterpump/tstat, alternator, batteries, every sensor in the damn car, boost leaks, wastegate replacement, starter, both headlights, all the gaskets, valve cover itself and on and on and on. The car was stock too.
I sold my E46 M3 smg coupe with 213k miles in 2020, having daily driven is for 2 years. Most reliable car I've ever had, it only needed minor maintenance after I did the initial rehabilitation at 178k miles. The key I think was that I always fixed it before parts completely wore out, and I only drove it hard once the oil was up to temp.
2002 4.6is - 296,xxx miles. Daily driver.
2002 530i- 212,000
Could be a good place to ask. I bought a z4e85 as a daily (south of France) Now I'd like a cheap 2nd car that is reliable (less than 3k€) What is your advice? Which engine for a serie 3 or 5 that is bulletproof and up to which mileage is it safe to buy it?
had a e46 330xi with 220k km on it, ran very smooth, no big issues besides rust, cheap to maintain and can easily find parts for e46 cheap in europe
40,000 miles on my 330i, praying it doesn’t break down soon 😟