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Originally Posted by TinCanSailor
I thought the same thing as I was in the hunt for an S85 for a while but couldn't find what I was looking for. My wife has a 550i and aside from the oil consumption it is/was a flawless experience. Only doing cursory research I bought my M6GC from a local dealer. It was locally owned, dealer maintained and I got to see the service records. Having spent a ton of time researching S85's I wasn't put off by the rod bearings being replaced and decided to buy.
Mine were replaced by bmw around 45k and then later seized under my ownership. I have read and spoken with countless others that have had the same issue or had rods bent or piston cracked.
I'd buy this car again in a minute but would shop with this experience in mind as it will impact the total cost of ownership.
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How did you know the rod bearings were going bad? How much did that cost you, ball park?
My 2013 F10 M5 has been a very good car maintenance wise other than high oil consumption. The consumption has been a lot better while using LiquiMoly Molygen 5W-40. I have to put a quart in once every 1200 miles or so.
It was a lot worse before even with another quality oil like Motul X-cess. I needed a quart about every 700 miles. Not totally sure why the brand would make this difference when the oil weight was the same.
My car was a bit of a gamble as it had four owners before me with only 42k miles on it. The full maintenance history from BMW was good and I had an indy shop do a pre-purchase inspection. They only changed the coolant lines on the top of the engine block that typically goes bad but gave it a clean bill of health otherwise.
I now have 58k miles on it and had zero issues.
If you keep up with maintenance, I think these cars are pretty darn good even as the miles add up. They're not like your Toyota Camry that goes 200k miles without a single issue, but the Camry doesn't have 560 hp off the factory line either.