1. Good software is good software; bad is bad. BMW seems to be more challenged than other marques.

2. One of the biggest issues I see personally with BMW is a lack of quality field service (ie their POS Dealer network). Unfortunately they can only be as good as the mechanics that are employed by the independent dealerships. Furthermore, as less money is made, less training is offered....

3. Just like you have half truths about "California hates Diesel, that's why the CARB approval is delayed", you get stories like above ("BMW is buying back alot of cars due to software") that are based on natural biases people already have (against software, against the government, against California CARB). If the car has computer error reporting systems, and a noisy module is tripping random codes that the dealer cannot figure out, the 'story' becomes "bad software". Not necessarily.

4. Truth be known, today's 3rd and 4th generation software is pretty robust- yes it can be better, but I do not pine for the (good) old days without a good reason.

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