I normally drive another well-known German marque that is not what you have,
that has a range of very good engines but even I join the chorus of approval
of the BMW 6-cyl motors. Widely recognised as being very good.

DAS

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"Pete" > wrote in message
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> > wrote
>> I'm thinking of buying a 2006 or 2007 3 series. I was wondering what
>> the consensus is around here about BMW's engines. I had a bad
>> experience with my current car, an Audi 1.8 turbo, and don't want to go
>> through that again. I've heard good things about BMW's 6 cylinder
>> motors. How do you folks feel? Thanks for your input.
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> They're very good engines. Much more bullet-proof than the 1.8T, although
> with a chip that was a fun engine, too. It just required more meticulous
> maintenance, proper synthetic oil (somehow nobody bothered to tell the US
> dealers about this) and proper turbo warmup/cooldown procedures (which
> many people who never owned a turbo engine did not adhere to).
>
> Every car has its problems though. Like the previous poster mentioned -
> sudden overheating issues due to a cooling system failure were common on
> the previous e46 and e39 (and probably a few others). Not sure if BMW
> finally took care of it with the latest 3 series. It's probably too early
> to tell.
>
> Pete
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