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Originally Posted by ftgambit
X5rolls I copied my post from bimmerfest another member named Sunny, was not referring to you, lol!!! Anyways, Im not grumpy and Im not old, Im 30yrs old and bought it in my early 20s, I like nice cars, and by the way the AVALON and MITSUBSHI both have more Horsepower than my 3.0i so your entire Logic with HIGH PERFORMANCE has just been nullified, other than maybe some handling differences which have nothing to do with electronics and again you make presumptions without reading through things thoroughly, I said the hoses were replaced at 138K, I didnt say I never replaced them before that, that was the last time they were replaced before they went bad at 160K, and I take good care of my X5 thats the only reason its still running Oil Changes,Alternator,POwer Steering hose,Window Regulator I replaced all of those myself, the other two cars have never had a power steering hose leak or the window regulator fail, not sure how my windows are HIGH PERFORMANCE LOL, you need to think through a bit more what you are saying because most of the problems with the car have nothing to do with the handling or engine which you refer to constantly as HIGH PERFORMANCE, its called...
RELIABILITY and DURABILITY!!!
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Sorry bro, but I have to put my $0.02 in. First and foremost: Learn how to use the period. It is a fantastic punctuation tool.
Seriously, I took one look at your "sentence" above and you lost me about half-way through. You may have some valid points, but they get lost when you ramble on and on without clear and concise statements.
Second, JD Power is NOT an objective resource in terms of ratings. Since they accept advertising, as well as allow their ratings to be used in auto advertising, one needs to view their rating with the proverbial "grain of salt". I'm not saying they lie about everything, but they would have a hard time biting the hand that feeds them. The most objective resource out there, if you were looking to quote one, would be Consumer Reports. They do not "whore out" their publication to advertising. Their revenue comes from subscribers only. And while BMW (on the whole) has not gotten stellar ratings from CR, they have never been in the cellar the way that many Range Rover, Suzuki, and Mercedes models have.
Lastly, most educated folks on here did not purchase their BMWs for "reliability". I wholeheartedly agree that Honda and Toyota are the perennial reliability champions, although Toyota's recent issues with the acceleration and braking may have knocked them down a notch. We'll see how that plays out. I am still a fan of Toyota: they are excellent in terms of knowing what their consumers want and adapting their product lines to specific markets. YOu cannot go wrong with Toyota if your main goal is to go from point A to point B in a calm, relaxed manner. (Again, I am putting aside the current issues with the electronic bugs that seem to be causing a 0.00001% chance accelerating out of control).
Can BMW do a better job in terms of reliability and durability of their components? Yes. Should they pay more attention to detail in terms of quality control? Yes. However, what BMW lacks compared to say Toyota... it makes up for in other areas: handling, steering, braking, curb appeal, and an un-paralleled feeling of being connected to the road. BMWs handle like a gem and they look beautiful doing it. THESE are the reasons folks buy BMW. No other automobiles in this class steer and prance about as tightly and controllably as a BMW. Except perhaps Porsche, but one could argue that Porsche is in a higher class. Anyway: THESE are the reasons folks come back to BMW even after experiencing some maintenance headaches with their previous Bimmers. They are sporty, they are beautiful, and every Bimmer driver knows it.