You really are one of the most joyless, shit-stirring trolls I have ever encountered in more than 20 years on the Internet. All you seem to do, regardless of topic, is talk trash. God help the people who have to live and work with you . . .
Car as a souvenir ehh?
You fit the BMW owner's stereotype PERFECTLY.
You really are one of the most joyless, shit-stirring trolls I have ever encountered in more than 20 years on the Internet. All you seem to do, regardless of topic, is talk trash. God help the people who have to live and work with you . . .
Not a fan of leasing either, but some guys swear by it. So I dunno. I just don't want to be trapped in a car for two or three years.
Just trade it in after 4yrs/50k miles and you don't have to worry about it.
I'm not here to make you happy or bring you joy......or put on an act of some kind. How selfish and arrogant of you "bring me joy".....you do that yourself.
I will give it to you like it is. And yes, most people don't like to deal with reality so your reaction doesn't really surprise me.
ANd I can't really say your reply is exactly joyful either.
Your first paragraph is completely incoherent - I don't think you understood my post at all, and I certainly don't understand what you're saying.
I understand you prefer to drive older Japanese cars rather than more recent German cars. That is your preference and I have no problem with it (in fact, one of my favorite cars was a 1984 Accord that had 206,000 miles when I got rid of it). What I have a problem with is your need to insert yourself into thread after thread to piss all over people who prefer to drive, say, a new M4 rather than a 15-year-old Mazda. It's mean-spirited, insulting and pointless.
if you don't like me or my post, you have freedom to ignore it.
better yet, feel free to add me to ignore list.
What I drive and my preference has NOTHING to do with what other people want.
I'm simply trying to prevent OP from purchasing a car that is poorly made/engineered and prevent future financial crisis.
I will continue to recommend ONLY owning German cars for the length of the warranty and never outside of it.....because doing so is risky and costly.
I know, it hurts at first, but down the line.....you might reconsider my recommendations.
if you don't like me or my post, you have freedom to ignore it.
better yet, feel free to add me to ignore list.
What I drive and my preference has NOTHING to do with what other people want.
I'm simply trying to prevent OP from purchasing a car that is poorly made/engineered and prevent future financial crisis.
I will continue to recommend ONLY owning German cars for the length of the warranty and never outside of it.....because doing so is risky and costly.
I know, it hurts at first, but down the line.....you might reconsider my recommendations.
har har har. we're getting married and want a souvenir from our honeymoon. and we liked BMW's entry level cars more than the other German manufacturers.
Don't want to be trapped in a car for 2-3 years, but trade it in after 4?? Makes no sense...
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...The only downside to leasing is the mileage limit. If you know you're going to want a new car every 3 years, why risk the depreciation in case of an accident? You also get to invest your money and make 10%/year instead of tying it up in a depreciating asset.
The problem is, we can't all ignore you, someone has got to keep an eye on the village idiot. When the village idiot makes his presence known, someone has to be there to make sure that everyone else know you're in fact a village idiot so other impressionable people don't take what you say as gospel.if you don't like me or my post, you have freedom to ignore it.
better yet, feel free to add me to ignore list.
What I drive and my preference has NOTHING to do with what other people want.
I'm simply trying to prevent OP from purchasing a car that is poorly made/engineered and prevent future financial crisis.
I will continue to recommend ONLY owning German cars for the length of the warranty and never outside of it.....because doing so is risky and costly.
I know, it hurts at first, but down the line.....you might reconsider my recommendations.
The problem is, we can't all ignore you, someone has got to keep an eye on the village idiot. When the village idiot makes his presence known, someone has to be there to make sure that everyone else know you're in fact a village idiot so other impressionable people don't take what you say as gospel.
Keep on being yourself though, the mild annoyance is a good trade off for the comedy.
I never expect people to be happy about things that they might not want to hear.....or reality.
Except when, you know, you're wrong.
I'm not here to be right or wrong.
That's all of your jobs (it seems).
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I simply tell you what I know/experienced and am trying to help you and your wallet.
And of course I'm wrong to some extent. I'm SURE there are reliable german cars out there.
I'm just saying I wouldn't take my chances.....
I'm not here to be right or wrong.
That's all of your jobs (it seems).
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I simply tell you what I know/experienced and am trying to help you and your wallet.
And of course I'm wrong to some extent. I'm SURE there are reliable german cars out there.
I'm just saying I wouldn't take my chances.....
You still haven't answered, have you ever owned a German luxury car?
Yes, and I have maintained/fixed and worked on many cars within our family/friends/neighbors over last 15 years.
I'm not a mechanic either. Truth is, most "european" car mechanics won't tell you the truth as they would kill their own business/business case.
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I will give a little example of poor german engineering that these cars seemed to be infested with.
E90 BMW (base/bmw staple they say)......go ahead and find the fusebox or change the fuse. You know how I found it? Door mechanism/electronics were doing random shit. QUick internet search lead me to 10 amp fuse which BMW skimmped out on, putting in 30amp (something that should be there to begin with) to fix the issue. Some haven't been so lucky when the system fails and requires costly repair. And the location of the fusebox is just brilliant piece of engineering.....
I have a better one for you. BMW WELDS a F'in sensor onto their radiators so that when it fails (which happens often) it requires radiator swap. Nice ehh? Great engineering there!!! Mind you, many ignore the CEL, until you have to get emissions and you are screwed/forced to change it.
I love this one. BMW stopped putting dipsticks into their cars. Now you rely on electronics (vary thing that they have a horrible history of) to check your oil!
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I kind of don't blame BMW really. Ignorant people still buy their cars and things like above make them TONS of money. Why should they stop? So go ahead, keep buying your BMWs.
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I can go on and on......every single time I work on my/my family/friends car I get these "WTF were they thinking" moments. I constnatly pull cheap/crappy designed parts of these cars and wonder how in the world people buy them.
I can give you plenty of more examples too if you would like.
Mind you, there is plenty of things they do right too (I like where BMW puts their oil filters for example).
Anyways, since you guys are so offended at my advice I will tell you what you want to hear.
Buy BMWs, they are great cars with exceptional German engineering that will withstand the test of time and are a pinnacle of reliability.
Do you realize how many cars don't have dipsticks?
Here's a winner for you! Replace the tail light assembly on a 2012-2014.5 Toyota Camry.
REMOVE REAR BUMPER (the hell?)
remove luggage compartment mat
remove rear floor finish plate
remove luggage compartment trim hook
remove luggage compartment inner trim cover
Remove light assembly
On my 2004 Ford expedition you know how you removed a tail light assembly? Open rear liftgate. Remove two tail light assembly screws. Pull tail light straight outward until alignment pins are clear of holes. DONE
I'm not a mechanic either.
E90 BMW (base/bmw staple they say)......go ahead and find the fusebox or change the fuse. You know how I found it? Door mechanism/electronics were doing random shit. QUick internet search lead me to 10 amp fuse which BMW skimmped out on, putting in 30amp (something that should be there to begin with) to fix the issue. Some haven't been so lucky when the system fails and requires costly repair. And the location of the fusebox is just brilliant piece of engineering.....
I have a better one for you. BMW WELDS a F'in sensor onto their radiators so that when it fails (which happens often) it requires radiator swap. Nice ehh? Great engineering there!!! Mind you, many ignore the CEL, until you have to get emissions and you are screwed/forced to change it.
I love this one. BMW stopped putting dipsticks into their cars. Now you rely on electronics (vary thing that they have a horrible history of) to check your oil!
The fusebox being in the back of the glove compartment never once impeded my ability to work on the car. They used a 10 amp fuse because that's what the circuit calls for and it is supposed to pop the fuse if it is drawing more. Swapping in a higher amperage fuse isn't a fix, it's a weak patch - but as you mentioned you aren't a mechanic.
The sensor is covered by the 150k mile emissions warranty. It is welded on because it measures to make sure the appropriate coating is inside the radiator.
That's a normal thing now.
Based on the amount of "fixing" you need to do, it sounds like you take shit care of your cars to be honest.
Is that why it's been over 3 years and everything seems fine?
It's not covered under 150k mile emissions warranty. My step pops took it to BMW to have it replaces as I was busy and couldn't work on it.
Unless the all mighty BMW lied (wouldn't surprise me).
Regardless, you are making poor excuses for shitty engineering. Even if covered, it's POOR design.
Yea, cause I'm ONLY working on my cars.
All of my cars are 15 years old.......that's the evidence of my poor shitty care for sure.
You sound like you are a mechanic that doesn't make enough/wants repeat business. I don't blame you, I would recommend German cars too!
This is pretty simple EE here. The circuit is supposed to draw x number of amps, it's drawing more, that means something on the circuit is operating out of spec of has a short. You did not fix it correctly.
Then your "step pops" should have taken it up with them further. I'm fairly certain that's an EPA covered component.
This is pretty simple EE here. The I don't see anything particularly poor about it.
Some people own cars 15 years without half the issues you seem to have. Not a mechanic, but I have had a pair of BMWs (E9x in fact) and I had minimal problems. Great driving cars that did exactly what I asked of them with minimal issue. Your vendetta is just obnoxious to everyone else.
Not to mention the 10amp fuse is designed to protect the components behind it. By replacing it with a higher rated fuse, he's guaranteeing the components to fail if there's a short; he didn't try to find out why it's shorting, but just want to make sure if it does, it won't bother him... So many fails that I couldn't care to bother or too lazy to reply to on a phone. But, we all know he's an idiot by now.