BMW,s are shit! i had and 96 N plate 850csi 5.6 V12 that blew its engine with only 80k on the clock and fsh cost me 11.5k to replace it and the coonts at cusomer services are only interestered in trying to cover up for the dealers fuck ups, they didnt pay a penny towards the repair i will never own another bmw ..ever

buy a jap car if you want reliability