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

[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.

[BGM]

Originally Posted by jamilio

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.

1) Good.
2) Have you owned a BMW SUV before ? They have more maintenance issues than a "car" like the '05 330 you had. There is more technology in the engines.
3) All used cars come from an auction? So when someone buys it from a private party or when it was a trade-in it was at auction?
4) There is a thing called a CPO warranty (I just had $4K in oil leaks covered). Used cars off of lease are out of warranty ? I bought mine off of lease 2 years old with only 15K miles on it.

[SeriousE53]

Originally Posted by BGM

1) Good.
2) Have you owned a BMW SUV before ? They have more maintenance issues than a "car" like the '05 330 you had. There is more technology in the engines.
3) All used cars come from an auction? So when someone buys it from a private party or when it was a trade-in it was at auction?
4) There is a thing called a CPO warranty (I just had $4K in oil leaks covered). Used cars off of lease are out of warranty ? I bought mine off of lease 2 years old with only 15K miles on it.

Love your responses. As stated earlier, this guy does not understand cars nor the industry very well. If he did, comments like "all used cars" come from auctions wouldn't have been said. Furthermore, if he is so risk averse, then perhaps he should have explored a CPO, BMW warranty add-on, or third party warranty for piece of mind.

I actually did offer some constructive feedback with suggestions such as try the goodwill route with his local dealer, find a good indy to diagnose the issues, or dump the car all together.

What I also find absolutely comical is his constant whining and complaining about people providing opinions. This is a public forum. And he did start the thread with his OPINION that X5's or at least his is a POS.

[DeanLinAZ]

jamilio:

Sounds like you got what you paid for--a high mileage, out of warranty, undocumented, over-used X5 for a cheap price. Surprised??

Good luck but stop trashing your bad choices here.

[ard]

Originally Posted by jamilio

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.

Just couldnt let this nonsense slide by...

Dude just because YOU made a mistake, dont blame "all the new ones".

Seems you have an odd way of determining your own personal view is reality... "all cars come from auction" and "almost all cars off lease would be out of warranty". Nowhere near true.

In fact picking up a car off lease with 30k miles, then adding an extended warranty is a great plan...but importing a car with unknown issues into canada and stripping any warranty in the process is not.

Or the comment that vanos bolts are a common failure- because that was on you car and some mechanic says "yeah, its common". Whatever... You asked "Apparently these cars keep having the same issues across the board. I'm trying to find someone that has resolved the issues" Maybe it isnt "Across the board" since nobody here is saying "yeah, mine had it"..maybe you bought a lemon, yet you are blaming "all of them" along with BMW.

Figured you'd be able to pull a fast one with your contacts and auction access? Why not have your friend who owns the dealership in KY fix it under the US warranty?

Enjoy the ride. (not the X, the rest of this little experience....)

I only regret that we will not be able to publish the vin to protect whomever you unload this on.

[DeanLinAZ]

The End! Thanks, Ard.