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<blockquote data-quote="scin" data-source="post: 104219" data-attributes="member: 1541">1996,IMHO,Not all parts need to be &quot;original&quot;A lot of&nbsp; times...... the only difference between an &quot;original&quot; BMW part and the OEM is the the BMW logostamped on the part itself and nothing else.So, by using common sense and carefully evaluating the actual usage of the parts, one can decide if the price differential is value for money or not. On a more critical component you may consider getting the &quot;original&quot; and on a non mechanical part, perhaps consider the OEM etc etc.......But as said by others, the OEM part is not necessarily inferior to the &quot;original&quot; and vice versa.From my past experience, Bavarian is slightly cheaper than Stuttgart on most things (but not always)For me, AB does not represent good value...as with most things associated with AB, be it parts,services or even the cars themselves.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="scin, post: 104219, member: 1541"] 1996, IMHO, Not all parts need to be "original" A lot of times...... the only difference between an "original" BMW part and the OEM is the the BMW logo stamped on the part itself and nothing else. So, by using common sense and carefully evaluating the actual usage of the parts, one can decide if the price differential is value for money or not. On a more critical component you may consider getting the "original" and on a non mechanical part, perhaps consider the OEM etc etc....... But as said by others, the OEM part is not necessarily inferior to the "original" and vice versa. From my past experience, Bavarian is slightly cheaper than Stuttgart on most things (but not always) For me, AB does not represent good value...as with most things associated with AB, be it parts,services or even the cars themselves. [/QUOTE]

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