They are literally not. If you believe this you either have a low opinion of other cars reliability or got very lucky if you owned a modern BMW. We’ve had 3, all are very prone to issues compared to my Mazda and even an audi. The N/S63, N54, M57, etc all had their share of major issues and recalls, and the E70 / E9x…

Here’s the thing: An X5M at any price is crack pipe. We had one at high mmileage, and they tend to suck down oil, so bad you’ll be putting in the full volume between oil changes if you got a bad one. While the “n” version of this engine has a warranty for it, the “s” version isn’t covered. Want to guess what a reman…