Chassis, Axle, Shocks lifetime - wear???
04-23-2006, 12:22 PM
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BMW enthusiasts I have around me say that BMW is very sensitive to axle components wear off faster than any other cars..... This is simply a know fact and a price we have to pay the superb driving abilites of the car..... Nobody of those has E60 thou.... it is all previous models of BMWs they have experience with.....
They generaly say that with bad roads it is no problem to change some axle / chassis components in like 30000km (19000mls) an up.....
So what is your experience fellow E60 owners?
I still have low mileage to be able to tell on my own.....
anyone? what about you eastern european guys? i suppose your roads are the same $hit as here.....
They generaly say that with bad roads it is no problem to change some axle / chassis components in like 30000km (19000mls) an up.....
So what is your experience fellow E60 owners?
I still have low mileage to be able to tell on my own.....
anyone? what about you eastern european guys? i suppose your roads are the same $hit as here.....
04-23-2006, 01:15 PM
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I don't know how bad the roads are there or how much load is normally carried but this is news to me. And I'm not new to BMWs and have owned many over the years. I know some Toyota's/Lexus's have had axle issues (even leading to a recall) but I have never known of problems with BMW 5ers.
Maybe it's time to look into some thing with full floating axles like a Defender.
Maybe it's time to look into some thing with full floating axles like a Defender.
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Originally Posted by Peter530i' post='273090' date='Apr 23 2006, 09:22 PM
BMW enthusiasts I have around me say that BMW is very sensitive to axle components wear off faster than any other cars..... This is simply a know fact and a price we have to pay the superb driving abilites of the car..... Nobody of those has E60 thou.... it is all previous models of BMWs they have experience with.....
They generaly say that with bad roads it is no problem to change some axle / chassis components in like 30000km (19000mls) an up.....
So what is your experience fellow E60 owners?
I still have low mileage to be able to tell on my own.....
anyone? what about you eastern european guys? i suppose your roads are the same $hit as here.....
They generaly say that with bad roads it is no problem to change some axle / chassis components in like 30000km (19000mls) an up.....
So what is your experience fellow E60 owners?
I still have low mileage to be able to tell on my own.....
anyone? what about you eastern european guys? i suppose your roads are the same $hit as here.....
I have never had any chassis or axle problems. In fact the only mechanical problem I have EVER experienced with a BMW was a valvespring failure on an early valvetronic 318 touring.
04-24-2006, 10:37 AM
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come on guys.... well no info, good info... meaning no problems 
04-29-2006, 05:15 AM
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damn E60 must be great since no negative feedback on this 
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Originally Posted by Peter530i' post='275650' date='Apr 29 2006, 02:15 PM
damn E60 must be great since no negative feedback on this
Just check out www.bmwland.co.uk
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I cant say about the E60 5er's but i know that with my E46, it was running on Eibach Springs and Sachs shocks and i took it to the track occasionally and even to a farm once on an unsealed road..
Bumpy as hell no doubt but no problems from the car during my whole ownership.. all i can say is that if anything goes wrong, i only hope that im still covered under warranty..
the prices of BMW parts and repairs really scare me... esp some horror stories ive heard...
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Bumpy as hell no doubt but no problems from the car during my whole ownership.. all i can say is that if anything goes wrong, i only hope that im still covered under warranty..
the prices of BMW parts and repairs really scare me... esp some horror stories ive heard...
Regards,
Kenny
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Originally Posted by k3nny' post='275890' date='Apr 30 2006, 12:15 AM
the prices of BMW parts and repairs really scare me... esp some horror stories ive heard...
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Originally Posted by Peter530i' post='273090' date='Apr 23 2006, 10:22 PM
BMW enthusiasts I have around me say that BMW is very sensitive to axle components wear off faster than any other cars..... This is simply a know fact and a price we have to pay the superb driving abilites of the car.....
. Enjoy the reliability of your BMW while it lasts .
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