18 droning months with an E70

[rh71]

Tonyj, that was a very well-thought-out letter and it seems to have touched on a majority of the issues that owners have experienced / mentioned. I did not realize the discrepancy between the transferrable / non-transferrable warranties of the brands either so that is alarming.

At any rate, we have heard of times when BMWNA would work with customers to keep them satisfied - other than the small refund on the camera, sorry to hear this is not the case with you there in NZ. It is good to know, however, that BMW is aware of these outstanding issues from other direct complaints. I got the "sorry but that's all you're getting" response about the camera when I wrote in a complaint. They went on to say they know of no efforts to improve upon it in the foreseeable future.

In the end, it is unfortunate 1 model has driven you away from BMW. Best of luck with your MB though - I agree with most of what you pointed out are quality issues, though I personally have just 2 of them and live with it for now.

I am curious - how have your other BMWs held up on the rough roads there? I have another SUV that rattles often because it has been off-road. Just the other day I played in the snow with the E70 a bit and apparently it produced the seat creak as a direct result.

[DBC]

I also live in the UK and have a 3.0SD SE on 20" Bridgestones, i have not had any droaning, but hate run flats, i purchased the spare wheel, jack etc as what good is arun flat with 50 miles of "flat" life up in the North of Scotland. But my main gripe with run flats is the very stiff side walls and living here in Cumbria where the roads are full of pot holes, the ride nearly shakes my fillings out. Come replacemnt time i will be fitting none run flats, most likly Michelin Latitudes of some type or Michelin Dymaris like my E53 X5 had.

[nynd]

Whenever you go to the dealer - complain and make sure they document it. ie - "Check rear view camera - poor image". All automakers track warranty claims and try and address their top hitters (or customer dissatisifers). I can't see how an automaker can ignore their warranty claims. Speaking of which, I guess it's more of a poor image at night so has to do more with poor rear lighting. If we can blast some light back there, we'd be fine. Other fix is to improve camera performance in low light (as others have said other automakers have excellent systems putting BMW to shame).

[lynstermkiii]

The rear view camera on my R500 works great, even in complete darkness.

[Silver X5]

am i right in saying hat this niose issue is mainly with the 4.8 or do the other suffer from it as well

[Matyoka]

Originally Posted by Silver X5

am i right in saying hat this niose issue is mainly with the 4.8 or do the other suffer from it as well

I know it's been a while since you asked, but mine is a 4.4

[Matyoka]

Got a 2011 E70 with M Sport Pack and 20's. I don't know why I did not hear the tire noise when I did the testdrive but sure did today... Seems that it starts from 45 mph up to 70, however on flawless recent finished tarmac is much quieter. I don't know what will I do, but it really makes driving very uncomfortable.

[ard]

Crappy tires on crappy alignments...

The community has figured this out some years ago, IMO.