BMW X3, broke after 5 months. Dealer says they only give 3 months warranty

motorguy

Hyperxr wrote: »

Avoid BMW like the plague, terrible cars, poor reliability and expensive to fix

In fairness they do make a lot of excellent, reliable cars, however they tend to be mechanically complex and parts are expensive, so once a car reaches its latter years, maintenance will be expensive.

Hyperxr

motorguy wrote: »

In fairness they do make a lot of excellent, reliable cars, however they tend to be mechanically complex and parts are expensive, so once a car reaches its latter years, maintenance will be expensive.

I'm not sure whether I would entirely subscribe to your post. In my experience, I have witnessed many broken down BMW's on the motorway and heard of many horror stories of their extortionist repair bills. Sat inside a friends 3 series some years ago, just felt like any other ordinary car. To me they are simply 'designer' cars, you're paying the extra for that badge and flash

FiremanDave

Hyperxr wrote: »

I'm not sure whether I would entirely subscribe to your post. In my experience, I have witnessed many broken down BMW's on the motorway and heard of many horror stories of their extortionist repair bills. Sat inside a friends 3 series some years ago, just felt like any other ordinary car. To me they are simply 'designer' cars, you're paying the extra for that badge and flash

Ah is the M3 broken?

JustinR1979

Hyperxr wrote: »

I'm not sure whether I would entirely subscribe to your post. In my experience, I have witnessed many broken down BMW's on the motorway and heard of many horror stories of their extortionist repair bills. Sat inside a friends 3 series some years ago, just felt like any other ordinary car. To me they are simply 'designer' cars, you're paying the extra for that badge and flash

You're paying extra for the rear brakes, which are also why they have 50/50 weight distribution.

Hyperxr

FiremanDave wrote: »

Ah is the M3 broken?

No? I drive a 98' Corolla

FiremanDave

Hyperxr wrote: »

No? I drive a 98' Corolla

Has that got rear brakes?

Idiophreak

I'd be surprised if you got anywhere with this.

You've saved money on a fancy (read: complicated, expensive, etc) car by getting quite an old one from quite a cheap place.

Had you paid more and got a younger car, got a less fancy car for the same money, or gone to a main dealership (with 1 year warranty), you wouldn't be in this position.

You paid your money, you made your choice...now you live with consequences of the risk you accepted when you did so.

EdGasket

The Corolla is one of the best engineered, most reliable cars on the road.

JustinR1979

EdGasket wrote: »

The Corolla is one of the best engineered, most reliable cars on the road.

Is this why they're owned by oap's?

motorguy

Hyperxr wrote: »

To me they are simply 'designer' cars, you're paying the extra for that badge and flash

Hmm.

Lets agree to disagree.