DEF and BMW free maintenance?

[ABMW]

This thread makes me wonder if anyone working for BMWNA or at any BMW Dealer has any brain cells in their collective heads.

I'm new to BMW, but I've been around the block in terms of brands. Some of the antics are beyond ridiculous, and quite frankly I'm starting to second guess my purchase quite heavily.

Now where the F_ _ K are my FLOORMATS? It's been 40-days, and it's been raining for 20 of them!

I'm getting a bit tired of telling my clients "please excuse the towels on the floor, my $65k SUV didn't come with floor mats, sorry bout that."

[Craig]

Originally Posted by ABMW

This thread makes me wonder if anyone working for BMWNA or at any BMW Dealer has any brain cells in their collective heads.

I'm new to BMW, but I've been around the block in terms of brands. Some of the antics are beyond ridiculous, and quite frankly I'm starting to second guess my purchase quite heavily.

Now where the F_ _ K are my FLOORMATS? It's been 40-days, and it's been raining for 20 of them!

I'm getting a bit tired of telling my clients "please excuse the towels on the floor, my $65k SUV didn't come with floor mats, sorry bout that."

I don't blame you. You should just order the all weather BMW mats and be done with it. I've been shopping my car around at some Lexus dealers. I'm thinking about trading for a Lexus GX 460. I'm tired of playing games with BMW. At least the Lexus won't need to be plugged into a battery charger every night. You don't save any money on fuel with the BMW diesel.

Craig

[eyeguy]

Originally Posted by Craig

You don't save any money on fuel with the BMW diesel.

Craig

Sorry to hear about the DEF issue - I'm at 10K miles and having mine done this weekend so I hope I don't have any troubles.

I've had to educate myself on diesel for this new car and have also noticed that my MPG aren't so good recently, but as I understand it the blended/additive winter diesel yields less energy - I'm getting about 21 MPG now compared to about 28 MPG last fall, not to mention a $0.05 per gallon surcharge for cold weather diesel. But Wisconsin has a Hell zip code in the winter and I don't want to call my wife to tell her that my gas has turned to wax or Jello (WTF?! ). It's a DEFINITE savings when not using winterized diesel.

I've also been wary of the battery issue, but my money is on making sure the car's locked every night since it seems to run periodic electrical readiness tests when unlocked. As I stated above, it's slightly chilly here and my daily commute is 3.4 miles - so far no battery messages, and if my SA ever brings up "unfavorable driving habits" I'm gonna punch him...

Hang in there. Lexus is nice but I don't want a couch with wheels.

[ChuckG]

Originally Posted by Craig

At least the Lexus won't need to be plugged into a battery charger every night.

Don't be so sure. My brother-in-law just got back from a seven day cruise and his one year old Toyota Prius had a dead starter battery and had to call Auto Club and get a jump start.

Chuck

[Craig]

Originally Posted by ChuckG

Don't be so sure. My brother-in-law just got back from a seven day cruise and his one year old Toyota Prius had a dead starter battery and had to call Auto Club and get a jump start.

Chuck

Yeah, my neighbor had his starter battery go bad in his Prius as well.
The hybrid must be hard on starting batteries...

Craig