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Originally Posted by blue dragon
I stopped reading right there. Tell me about how many people have died from BMW's issues and BMW covered it up, show me the equivalent class action lawsuit over these deaths just like GM
GM, one of the most unethical companies, knowingly putting people's lives in danger to save pennies on a part. Its one thing to have an engineering problem, but its another to completely cover it up and lie about it. BMW stepped up with the rod bearing recall on my e46 M3 back in 2002, with the customer care package on the N63, with so many other warranty extensions for faulty parts or design issues.
When the headgasket gave out on my 1991 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ, GM told me to go pound sand, a known issue with that car. It was my first and last GM. I wouldn't touch the corvette with its know paint and body alignment issues. GM quality.  What an oxymoron. |
Look, you're entitled to whatever opinion you want, But you realize that's a 25 year old story, right? That's like me telling you that my 1991 3 series somehow represents something about my experience with BMW now. BMW and quality no longer go together in many opinions. We do our own work...we take the stuff apart...we see the crap decisions BMW makes.
I'm a mechanical engineer, so maybe my standards are higher. But I have 5 late model BMW's in the family currently. ALL of them have suffered serious issues and problems. ALL of them continue to suffer from issues and problems (hence my appearance in this thread about coolant leaks, again...), despite all appropriate maintainence (and then some). The X5 I'm in here reading about had it's engine rebuilt at 57k miles. Multiple engine seal failures, all considered normal by BMW despite being 7k miles and a couple months out of warranty at the time. And that's just one issue on that X5. All other vehicles have had catastrophic failures (sunroof failure, flooded the car, refused to be covered by BMW when less than a year out of warranty...central locking and alarm system on another. Failure of the main module...considered normal by BMW....complete I drive failure on another....considered normal, but BMW "graciously" offered a discount refurb main unit if I paid the dealership labor....door handles inoperable....hood latch won't open (check out my DIY on how to saw your hood open)....coolant everywhere on 4 of them over the last years....etc,etc,etc).
I'm sorry, but I've had many many BMW's for the last 25 years, loved them, still love driving them. But if this is the new BMW standard of quality, there's lots of other brands and consumer choices out there (thankfully). Because its not acceptable, and as consumers we need to demand more from them, not make ridiculous excuses for them. I'm not interested in arguing, you can think whatever you want. But, I've got enough experience with them to know what they really are, and what the new BMW is all about...A marketing and sales machine loosing interest in the quality that once helped make them so enjoyable.
Now I'm going back to find ideas on how to fix the newest X5 coolant leak filling the garage floor!