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Old 10-06-2014, 03:55 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
On the other hand, if you read BMW's stuff on their engines, you'll get a headache from all the extra parts you wouldn't find on a Toyota or Honda. Extra oil pump here, extra maze of piping there, not surprising things go wrong.
Then there's the whole BMW ECU thing - your left hand door speaker is missing so I'll go into limp home mode

Okay it's quite that bad but you get the idea. What BMW get right is the suspension geometry, they seem to be able to put it all together that you get great compliancy & road holding. And it's not that the get the springs dampers right because when start going after market the BMW always holds this advantage.
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