HELP - 2011 x5 ---- What a POS!

[jamilio]

anyone ever use NV Motor in Markham? Kennedy and 7 area.

[BGM]

So, it has 70K miles (US) ? That's a ton of mileage for a car that is 2 maybe 2.5 years old.

[jamilio]

So far lots of comments, opinions, and questions...


Anyone have ideas? Solutions? (other than selling or scraping)

[Diesel X5 35d]

I think you were given some good advice. Find a good independent BMW mechanic, have him review all the problems and get them fixed. It's always very tricky when you buy without a warranty, but that's the gamble. If some of the parts are related to emissions, you may still get BMW warranty service. You'll probably have to get this done through the dealer. If you do have some warranty issues, you could always get the car fixed in Buffalo. As far as they are concerned it should still be a US car. The fact that the car was exported out of the US is a Canadian Customs issue and has nothing to do with BMW USA.

I feel you pain about Canadian prices, I used to live there.

[SeriousE53]

Originally Posted by jamilio

So far lots of comments, opinions, and questions...


Anyone have ideas? Solutions? (other than selling or scraping)

Let me see if I understand everything correctly. You purchased an out of warranty X5 at auction, $7K under market value, with above average/high mileage.

Sounds like your friend did you a favor, however you don't understand the auto industry very well. At this point you need a better understanding of the situation from a macro level.

As already pointed out. Your options are:

1. Dump the car.
2. Get with a good mechanic or shop and sort out the issues.

The rest is a debate for another thread really. Out of warranty BMWs aren't as big of a deal as people make them out to be. However, one must have the knowledge and resources to take them on.

[x5745li]

Everyone should stop with the comments and the owner needs to get the car scanned to figure out the issues. Could be something stupid that needs to be corrected instead of all the negative feedback.

[jamilio]

Originally Posted by SeriousE53

Let me see if I understand everything correctly. You purchased an out of warranty X5 at auction, $7K under market value, with above average/high mileage.

Sounds like your friend did you a favor, however you don't understand the auto industry very well. At this point you need a better understanding of the situation from a macro level.

As already pointed out. Your options are:

1. Dump the car.
2. Get with a good mechanic or shop and sort out the issues.

The rest is a debate for another thread really. Out of warranty BMWs aren't as big of a deal as people make them out to be. However, one must have the knowledge and resources to take them on.

I am very familiar with the car industry - thanks. If you actually read the original post, I was not asking what everyone thought I should do with the car. I was asking if anyone had a similar problem and resolved it.

But thanks for yet another, opinion.

[jamilio]

Originally Posted by x5745li

Everyone should stop with the comments and the owner needs to get the car scanned to figure out the issues. Could be something stupid that needs to be corrected instead of all the negative feedback.

Thank you.

I took the car in this morning. We'll see what happens. I was hoping I could find someone who had the same problem and save myself the "try to find the problem" cost.

[BGM]

You are going to get negative comments when you title your post it's a "POS" yet you bought a high mileage vehicle, with no warranty and at an auction. Anyways, let us know how the dealer visit goes.

[jamilio]

Originally Posted by BGM

You are going to get negative comments when you title your post it's a "POS" yet you bought a high mileage vehicle, with no warranty and at an auction. Anyways, let us know how the dealer visit goes.

1) Took it to an indy. Not a dealership.

2) I call it a POS because it is. I've had other BMWs that never had issues like this and I hardly call 100k as high mileage. BMW engines are known for clearing 500k easily. These new ones are absolutely crap.

3) All cars, unless you buy brand new, come from an auction.

4) BMW has a terrible 80k warranty, so almost all used cars out of lease you'd buy would be out of warranty.