I thought I'd retire my e39 from daily driving by now, but I pretty much hate every alternative.
+1
E39 and E46 are, by far, my favorite BMW's. I just loved the way they drove. I've been eyeballing F22 2 series for a bit now and might jump back in. I will have to actively ignore my own memories of how often my BMW's were in the shop and focus on how excellent they were at carving a back road.
It couldn't be any worse than NS1 and his mini right?
It couldn't be any worse than NS1 and his mini right?
did 50 miles in 59 minutes through the canyons yesterday during rush hour. suck that LA traffic..
I still stand by the fact that you shouldn't buy a BMW.
I don't care what rankings are saying about them. It's total BS. Consumer Reports listed them as #5 in reliability. There is NO WAY that they are #5. HOW IS HONDA BELOW THEM?
The number of things that go wrong on these cars is insane! I'm not talking small little things like you gotta replace bulbs (although those happen plenty), it's more like major massive failures like your water pump goes bad and that costs $500+ (THAT IS FOR CHEAP PARTS ONLINE AND NO LABOR). Your charge pipe blows off and you have to buy aftermarket (because OEM will explode again) AND you gotta get towed. AND THEN you have other massive issues like your drive shaft support bearings going bad, the flex disc, your actual drive shaft, the differential... etc etc etc. Big coolant leaks, and big oil leaks that are very difficult to fix. Try replacing the oil pan gasket. Gotta lift the engine for that one!
The amount of LARGE and COSTLY failures on this car is huge. Maybe Honda just has a lot of little things like bulbs and stuff not working that knocks them so much. I don't really get it.
At this point, buying a Prius and a literbike sounds like a better way to go. :|
It's days like that when it puts a smile on your face and all the B.S. just fades away.
I read about your mini on another thread, not that I am interested in a mini. Just can't believe the patience you have with that car.did 50 miles in 59 minutes through the canyons yesterday during rush hour. suck that LA traffic.
check engine light hasn't been on in 2 weeks. I highly suggest people do not get a Mini unless they have a quality Mini mechanic near them and a decent slush fund. Luckily, my Mini mechanic is within the 100 mile AAA premier tow range.
I read about your mini on another thread, not that I am interested in a mini. Just can't believe the patience you have with that car.
I read a forum for a while that filtered the s-word as "E36 M3."+1
E39 and E46 are, by far, my favorite BMW's. I just loved the way they drove. I've been eyeballing F22 2 series for a bit now and might jump back in. I will have to actively ignore my own memories of how often my BMW's were in the shop and focus on how excellent they were at carving a back road.
It couldn't be any worse than NS1 and his mini right?
I wanted to buy an M2 but then felt what we got was pretty lazy for an M car. I was especially disappointed by the weight. Maybe I should just look at it like a modern e46. Revisit at LCI.+1
E39 and E46 are, by far, my favorite BMW's. I just loved the way they drove. I've been eyeballing F22 2 series for a bit now and might jump back in. I will have to actively ignore my own memories of how often my BMW's were in the shop and focus on how excellent they were at carving a back road.
It couldn't be any worse than NS1 and his mini right?
my last car was a BMW. granted i only had it for slightly over 4 years but i never had a problem with it.
you have an N54 based DCT car so maybe thats a bit more of issues. but the most reliable BMWs seems to be the less expensive ones from what i've seen. like a 320i is not an unreliable car.
Personally I've had 3 german cars all new. One was really bad because of an engine defect (an audi). Other two have never had a problem. And well they are fun to drive, and honestly not any more expensive than say a lexus. And a lexus from having driven a few just feels like its missing a soul (i havent driven an LC500 or LFA or any of those lexuses).
So hey if you like driving i think its worth the money.
I'm pretty sure unless you're coasting to a stop (<10mph), you're not supposed to try to downshift into first gear unless you want to destroy your transmission.
LOLWUT?
I don't know what you're doing wrong, but if you're missing shifts, you're doing something wrong. The only time it stops you from downshifting is to prevent over-reving. If you've had the car this long and still can't figure out your shift points, you really should go back to a Civic. Or a bicycle.
You're also doing something wrong if you're "slipping like crazy" on PSS's.
I don't think you get what missing shifts really means. It's a well documented problem with the car. Many people have these issues.
On any manual transmission I've driven, including my BMWs, even 10 mph is too fast without double clutching the downshift. No idea why TridentBoy thinks a manual would solve that "problem". I am also not really sure why you'd want to downshift into first in the first place.
Then perhaps you should provide a reference to the "many people" who have these issues. Because i can't find any reports of people being unable to take off from a stop normally nor have I experienced any issues. I've done no shortage of hard launches in my car and never experienced what you're describing. Nor have I had any issues with normal in traffic driving.
you're running blind and know nothing about these cars.
If you can't find a person saying BMW DCTs are horseshit, you're running blind and know nothing about these cars.
So why did you buy one?
These threads didn't gain the same traction until after I bought the car. Even then, I thought that it was solvable with the update. I thought I could go to a dealer for a few hundred dollars and it'd be all fine. Turns out it isn't that simple and most people at the dealers I've talked to here have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to these updates or the symptoms.
So why did you buy one?