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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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Hey guys, I'm looking at an 06 with a build date of 10/05. Is that one to stay away from? Thanks
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 11:21 AM
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how many miles?? link?
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 12:33 PM
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55K. 06 M5
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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Mine is a July 2005 build. Yes yo are right, the SMG is a bitch on these models, but that's pretty much it! If the works have already been carried out on the car, then you have no worries!
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 10:49 AM
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What do you mean if the works have been carried out? Hopefully the last two owners were not big fans of launching it...
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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mines a 9/05 and its never had an smg issue... seriously its all luck i don't buy the build date bs...
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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looks like a clean car, just check the service history on it and see what kind of warranty work it had done and report back
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