Where did you hear that from? Its a 5.5 V8, regular oil change and that's about it for the maintenance. Nothing special about it, not like an E46 M3 where you have to have the valves manually adjusted with new shims after each 60k miles...

These are actually fairly bulletproof. Would definitely need a thorough check by an indy MB specialist.

I think I'd take the moderately equipped Corolla over this.

Tavarish? Is that you?

X5M is on my short list of potential post-lottery-winning DDs. I just really like the idea of something that will do 0-60 in 4 seconds while hauling 3 people and 200 pounds of dogs in comfort and can ignore chain controls.

I don't get why the X6M is more, though. That seems weird that there's a $4k premium on having…

I'm on year 2 with my Mercedes S500, about 15k miles in. I plan on keeping it for quite some time.

Why do people keep shitting on every one of these articles. This site doesn't exist to help you find the perfect little beige econobox. It's about the love of cars, especially the awesome, crazy, and rare ones. If you don't like them, don't click on them.

A common problem with the S85 engine is at higher mileage, it requires the rod bearings to be replaced. Would be something to keep in mind for anyone looking at these cars with such high mileage. http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60-…