03-06-2011, 09:56 AM
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Resident Curmudgeon
Location: CA
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 6,835
Mein Auto: '12 X5 35d/E39M5/996TTX50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by quackbury
You are correct in noting that the 530 is a "German make." The X5 is an American make which probably explains the better reliability.
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The issues with the diesel seem to have been software/design/component issues...not that pesky "sloppy american assembly" which you allude to.
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