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Originally Posted by Dickjagger1
Same here. I just got rid of my last 550i with the n63 V8 - what a piece of shit. That thing spent more time in the shop than any other car I ever owned. It was recalled and BMW rebuilt the entire drivetrain, and it was still a piece of shit. They spent the entire warranty period telling me that it was normal for it to burn a lot of oil, and then as soon as warranty was out, it was burning oil because the valve seals were bad. Which they offered to fix for the small sum of $5,000. After 5 years, my $75,000 ride was worth a grand total of... $15,000 private sale.
Fuck BMW. Never again.
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I had a 550i as well, that N63 engine (and the N62 engine that preceeded it) was crap. Burned so much oil it's not even funny. That being said, literally every car manufacturer writes that '1L/1000km is normal oil consumption' to cover their asses. BMW writes 1L/500km as normal consumption for M cars - I have an M4 and haven't had to add oil in the last 15k km (oil change soon).
The trick is to accept that BMW doesn't know how to make V8's, and to not buy cars with those engines.