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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks, pps. We know it's going to feel cramped. Unfortunately, these are the biggest SUVs we can buy that will still fit in our garage space. (It's got a sloping ceiling.) It will still be bigger than our sedan. The dog rides on my lap.

PP, why do your kids hate riding in the back of the X3? Is it the sport suspension? I think we can get a package for that.

I am also worried about our kids driving the car when they get older, but that's because they are Hispanic. What negative attention did your older kids encounter?[/quote]

Don’t worry about your kids driving it when they’re older. By that time the car will be out of warranty and will be starting to become a money pit to maintain, and you’ll dump it.

I the last 8-10 years, Ive never seen as many plastic components on an engine as the German’s are now using on their cars. Intake manifolds, plenums, timing covers, coil packs, upper cylinder heads, there’s plastic EVERYWHERE in European engines.

Easy to manufacture to tight tolerances, and light weight. Makes sense from a manufacturing perspective, for an item with a design lifespan of 60 months.

Plastic fatigues and chemically/photosensitively decays over time as it is exposed to 02, O3, UV and the plastisizer compounds evaporate out of it. It becomes more fragile and brittle over time. And expensive to repair, since replacing one part on an engine usually requires replacing others as well.

If you want a European car, plan on dumping it soon after the warranty period. For good reason. 
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