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Originally Posted by nukezero
In my humble opinion, never, ever, ever buy first year's of a new generation car. two, three years later, owners always get the shaft. this goes with ANY manufacturer.
I believe the 3rd year are usually the sweet spots.
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That's the folklore; however, many of us have had different experiences. I bought one of the first E39s delivered to my dealer in June 96 (97 model) and drove it for over 166K with almost no issues. True, it needed a clutch and new cats when I sold it and bought my E90, but it was about as bullet proof as you can get. Many others have similar stories. I think the "never buy a first year car" was much more true 20 years ago, but not so accurate any more.