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Originally Posted by ard
^ Remember they sell a 6/100 maintenance extension. Covering a battery would almost surely add $300+ to that plan. At a minimum.
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Right. I was just addressing what the car comes with and working within those parameters. I’m sure BMW would adjust the program extension price to maintain the desired profit margins.
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Originally Posted by ard
And why would they make the battery change user resettable?! There is absoultely nothing in it for them to make these cars less 'mysterious'...read through the manual, it is nothing but a litany of "go to your SAV center" for EVERYTHING. "Dont open the hood- its a special BMW that is only serviceable by the BMW priests"
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Yup, clearly BMW wants the vehicle back to dealers for service. As much as I dislike this notion, BMW is not alone in this endeavor. Every time I turn around I see another car maker implementing a feature in a way that arbitrarily requires dealer service. That doesn’t change my observations about inconsistencies in design and how BMW could or should do things, in my opinion. One can always dream, right? Also, there are instances where if enough people complain, and are clear on what they want, the manufacturer actually makes a change.
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Originally Posted by ard
And making it harder to swap TPMS sensors, DON'T give them any new ideas....
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To your earlier point, I'm sure BMW has given this thought as well. But they decided that being able to do seasonal tire/wheel changes using a second set of mounted sensors or being able to replace the sensors when the embedded battery dies is not something that should require a dealer visit. That's the type of logic that makes me want to buy a given car vs. looking for something else. Of course at some point you have to compromise because there is no vehicle that scores perfectly in the design for serviceability category. At any rate, this BMW battery silliness definitely goes in the con column for me.