you are 100% correct hatterasguy, people are much more inclined to complain than praise, at least on the internet. The Swede, that is inspring for me to hear because i'd really like to purchase a 98-99 740i as a weekend car, in a little less than a year they will be in my price range. What kind of fuel mileage do you get with that thing? I also do think that my dad's motor failing was a fluke, the dealership stated they have never had that happen before. If you take that out of the equation one radiator in 100k miles isn't bad at all, especially since it seems every car i've ever owned the radiator fails on at some point. Similarly to a MB, i think it is all about how the car has previously been maintained.
Ryan

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83 300SD.......sold
96 integra SE....sold
99 a4 quattro....sold
2001 IS300.......sold
2002 330i.........current.
2004 highlander limited....current.