Hmmm. I've had my '87 325e for almost 10 years now. It had about 60,000 miles on it when I got it. It now has over 160,000 miles on it. In that time, the only major repairs I've had have been due to collisions and having the clutch replaced and fixing a hole in the exhaust. There have been some other minor aesthetic problems, but nothing serious.

I can't say anything about quality recently, but it's always possible to get a lemon. And which ``pedal was sticking when you pulled it out''? And what were you pulling out? The pedal? I know when I got the clutch replaced on my BMW, I could barely drive the thing I had gotten so used to a sloppy clutch. It took me nearly a week to relearn to drive it. The same thing isn't happening to you, is it?