Well, despite the fact my e39 540 was the only BMW out of the 10 we've owned that ever had any real problems with, I still loved it...
Camshaft position sensor failed several times (that's a "need a tow" situation), light control module replaced several times (kept telling me a light was out when it wasn't), yaw sensors failed at least once after some spirited driving (SA asked me if I had been doing slalom courses with it - nope just having some fun on back roads!), and at one point the entire instrument cluster had to be replaced.
Other than that, it was a great car. But then again my perspective was owning this previously...
5.3l V-12, and more problems than you can shake a stick at...still loved it though for the ~7 years that I owned it.
For me personally, I'll take a lot of the modern safety features that these cars offer.
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