srhutch said:
londonbmw said:
Sorry mate. Which one are you saying is bullet proof? And y do u think it is?
TBH if I was in the market for a 3.0i I would happily take a pre facelift car. The engine as said, plus you have more tuning options and it's easier to work on. The valvetronic engine on the N52 is not for your average DIYer.
not that i'm disagreeing with you that the m54 is bulletproof (i've had about 16 in total now) but i'm currently in the market for another n52 2.5si or 3.0si - i havent seen anything on the net about the valvetronic being an issue on the n52? I know the n53 is pretty diabolical in terms of reliablilty, however i've not seen any threads on the n52 being un-relaible aside the sticky tappets?
Sorry for thread crapping OP!