BMW is the suckzer ! (should have bought a Suby)

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Old 08-04-2009, 07:54 AM
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You'll be taken care of. I'll tell you, the cooling system on the BImmer is a PITA to get right. It's closed loop. Absolutely important to have every bit of air out of the system. I've replaced my reservoir, thought all was well, drove down the road and exploded the new bottle too. Chances are they checked the fluid levels and a bit of air made it's way in. All in all the BMW is a great car. If this is your first get ready for some maintenance woes. Bushings, brakes, thermostats and coolant bottles. All of which seem to fail of a regular basis.
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:11 AM
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I believe you can return the car as a "lemon" and get a brand new one or get every penny back and get an STI ;-)
Thats not a lemon yet, not even close.

<---------------Has had no problem with his BMW, nor has his brother or Dad.
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:12 AM
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wife just needs to get a damn STi and be happy is what i think ! hahaha

I just wanna see what BMW does to make this right, considering.. its an hour old
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the only bwm ill ever own, if i ever own one
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the only bwm ill ever own, if i ever own one
GTFO of my thread ! Nice car though Sigma ! ive always been a sucker for the old M
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^^yeah thats a nice year.. my bro had an 85 that lasted over 200k untill it the engine caught fire. I have an 02 that has been super reliable, except one time it just randomly shut off while I was driving in a parking lot.
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:42 AM
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What...bmw still hasn't added an oil cooler to the 335? lol
Yes, they have. I believe that was done for the '08 MY.
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E30 M3 so nice.
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ipozestu
You'll be taken care of. I'll tell you, the cooling system on the BImmer is a PITA to get right. It's closed loop. Absolutely important to have every bit of air out of the system. I've replaced my reservoir, thought all was well, drove down the road and exploded the new bottle too. Chances are they checked the fluid levels and a bit of air made it's way in. All in all the BMW is a great car. If this is your first get ready for some maintenance woes. Bushings, brakes, thermostats and coolant bottles. All of which seem to fail of a regular basis.
Ill argue with you there, Ive had mine since last May, its been in the shop 2x. Once to get LoJack installed and once for its regularly scheduled 12 month service.
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GTFO of my thread ! Nice car though Sigma ! ive always been a sucker for the old M
i love that car but its not mine

mmmm wide body
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^^yeah thats a nice year.. my bro had an 85 that lasted over 200k untill it the engine caught fire. I have an 02 that has been super reliable, except one time it just randomly shut off while I was driving in a parking lot.
yeah for some reason the old ones are tanks and will last for a long time.
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E30 M3 so nice.
agreed one of thier most beautiful cars
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i love that car but its not mine

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yeah for some reason the old ones are tanks and will last for a long time.
No they aren't. We had an E30 and an E36 both crap out on us for no apparent reason.
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Ill argue with you there, Ive had mine since last May, its been in the shop 2x. Once to get LoJack installed and once for its regularly scheduled 12 month service.
How the hell are you going to argue with someone who has owned the same car since '01. I think I've seen the maintenance cycle come full circle. Don't you. F'n noob.
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to my rant thread... but please... lets all get along. This is a happy suby thread... bash BMW thread !
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sorry to hear about your bmw.
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