BMW Reliability
07-25-2007, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by GPWonTan,Jul 24 2007, 10:14 PM
...the "ONLY" german company...?
not to take anything away from bmw but porsche is better than bmw in reliabilty and quality. and last time i checked, porsche is still german
not to take anything away from bmw but porsche is better than bmw in reliabilty and quality. and last time i checked, porsche is still german
07-25-2007, 08:03 AM
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Uh, how can Oldsmobile be on there - they were killed off in '04???
07-25-2007, 10:38 AM
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My BMW ownership experience has been both bad and good. Recently it has been more good than bad. My M Coupe has been flawless so far. Well it's only been a few days and 100 miles. 
07-25-2007, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by sw05s2k,Jul 25 2007, 10:03 AM
Uh, how can Oldsmobile be on there - they were killed off in '04???
07-25-2007, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by al4t1gbundy,Jul 25 2007, 11:45 AM
...minor problems went wrong ... but again those minor problems add up.
07-25-2007, 12:19 PM
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I owned two BMW's in the 90's. Both required a number of trips to the dealer under warranty but were not so bad that I question their reliability.. but I was leary of owning past the warranty.
For a comparison my S2000 has required so much work that clearly Honda has lost money on it (3 trans repairs, 3 diffs, 1 top, 1 WB, 1 front subframe, 1 window regulator, 1 dash cover, and more). Has not been great for me either (2 clutches, 1 WB, 1 shock, and more) with way too many days out of service.
The car closest to perfect for us has been a Nissan Maxima with only two trips to the dealer in 10 years (1 alternator recall, and 1 CV boot fix).
For a comparison my S2000 has required so much work that clearly Honda has lost money on it (3 trans repairs, 3 diffs, 1 top, 1 WB, 1 front subframe, 1 window regulator, 1 dash cover, and more). Has not been great for me either (2 clutches, 1 WB, 1 shock, and more) with way too many days out of service.
The car closest to perfect for us has been a Nissan Maxima with only two trips to the dealer in 10 years (1 alternator recall, and 1 CV boot fix).
07-25-2007, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by yellow2001,Jul 25 2007, 10:49 AM
that is J.D. Power and assoicates for you. they are unless
Let me guess. Because there
07-25-2007, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Penforhire,Jul 24 2007, 03:57 PM
I've had average reliability on my e90 330i. I'd call it very similar to my S2000 and my C5 Z06. All of them required warranty work, some expensive in each case. How sad is that about new cars in general, eh? I rate my BMW dealer tops for treating me well and making it the least painful as possible.