Man I hate the format that forum is in, with the whole thread showing in a descending line. Perusing that forum, and others, would suggest that the Bavarian cars have a different set of issues than the M-B's but predictable issues just the same. What I don't seem to see is cars that have accumulated HUGE mileage, and the 524TD diesel seems to be an orphan with the BMW fanciers. This 533i is so cheap that I really don stand to lose much even if it's a complete POS, but the more I know going into it, the better. Dave

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