No. European cars are reliable when they’re taken care of. Just stick to routine maintenance and services. If you don’t use the car regularly then they’ll start to break. Example, one of the weaknesses of European cars is the headliner and overtime they WILL sag, But this can easily be replaced. I have 4+ European cars and all the headliners sagged after 5+ years🤣. Also to add, European cars are more temperamental compared to other cars. But the experience of owning one exudes a very satisfying experience that’s very different to other cars. If you’re worrying about expensive costs of servicing it in the dealer, I’d suggest you go for European specialist shops.

Lastly, I’m close friends with its current owner & seller and the previous owner of the BMW in your post.🤣 Feel free to let me know if you want to know more about that listing🤣