You're wrong.

Well see, that's the thing. I had a 2006 550 and have a 2010 535. The 550 was impeccable other than an exploding coolant recovery tank that cost me $125 and 15 minutes and the 535 has seen sustained abuse at 450+ horsepower and has also been trouble free.

I really hate you. I'm in between a newer FX35/ 50 or Cayenne for my wife. My number one choice was the X5 because my BMWs have been impeccably reliable but all I hear is what a raging turd it is.

No, the cylinders in a slant 6 are slanted, thus the name. The cylinders in an inline 6 are north/ south.

The car is expensive to own. There's a lot that can go wrong. I'm not doubting that. Most of the complaints you have with the E65/E66 are subjective.

Here's my qualifications: Previously owned 2006 M5, 2006 550i, Audi A8. Currently own: E60 535 and another Audi A8. Cross-shopped 2007 A8's, 750's and S550's a few years back. Also am a huge BMW fan.

Ok, all that said, the last generation 7 series interior basically complete shit. Sorry. I know nobody wants to say…

If you say so… :-)

Here's one reason: The engine is based on the older 4.4 found in the 2004 & 2005 545 and 745. In other words: it's riddled with potentially expensive problems and not nearly as trouble free as the later 4.8 found in the 550/ 750.

The question is do you really want to and the answer is no. Now before you write me off as some sort of hater, I'm not. I'm a huge fan of the D3 (2004 - 2010) A8, not so much of the V10 S8. The car is slow for what it is, gets abysmal fuel mileage and there's no pay-off. It's not like the M5 or the S63 where…

Way back in the day when cell phone companies used to advertise free nights and weekends the owner of the store I worked at came up with an interesting way of advertising it. Instead of selling plans as 250 anytime minutes and unlimited nights and weekends he advertised it as 250 anytime minutes and 28,562 bonus…

The XF is cheap if you sit in it though. For that matter, the XJ isn't on par with Merc/ BMW/ Audi either. An amazing car no doubt but in my opinion it's no longer a contender until they bring their infotainment system past the early 2000's and improve some of the materials.

Stick a last generation 7 series, S Class, XJ and A8 next to each other. The Merc and BMW already look painfully dated whereas the last generation D3 A8 (especially the 2007+ facelift) still looks great. And then there's the Jag which is probably the most timeless sedan of all time.

NASCAR can't pretend everything is honky dory until it's proven otherwise.

Cough E60 Cough

God this thing is ugly and it's more expensive than the S? Skip it entirely and release the 3 already. This thing is a waste.

Yes and in this case, even with the warranty Carmax is almost never the best deal. They're almost never even a good deal.

With an M5 perhaps, yes. With most other BMWs that's going to be unlikely. I'm on my third and it's been largely trouble-free. My 550 had a tick under 100k on it when I sold it and the only problem I ever had with it was a slow leak from the coolant expansion tank.

Good point. Most aftermarket companies won't touch Range Rovers or Jaguars. When I had my M5 I had to pay $5000 for a 3 year warranty and only one company would cover it but I can get a used 2006 M5 for low $20,000s without much fuss and maybe a few more miles so now you're looking at probably a $7000 premium over…

And I certainly can't fault them for it. It's good business if someone is willing to pay that much for peace of mind but from the perspective of he consumer, even with the great warranty Carmax is rarely a hit and more often a miss.

I bought my 18 month old BMW from a Lexus dealership as a CPO car and probably saved a few thousand versus what I would have paid from a BMW dealership. When you consider how short people generally keep cars like these, it does present a problem.