Bought a new Car guys.
11-10-08 | 02:19 PM
#16
Lexus Fanatic
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From: Virginia/D.C. suburbs
Congragulations. Bimmers are not as reliable as Lexuses, but they can be a blast to drive. Their steering systems, especially the older non-Active ones, are some of the industry's best, and have an almost telepathic feel. Biggest problem, in my view, is just dealing with I-Drive, but you may not mind it like I do....or your car may not have it.
11-11-08 | 12:40 AM
#17
Driver
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From: Washington
Congratulations on the Bimmer. If you bought it at the dealer, then it probably wasnt a CPO car, so perhaps you didnt get their warranty.
Dont know how that works, when you buy it from a non-BMW dealer.
Actually, not having the Sports Package will save you $$ in buying tires because the alignment settings are more agressive for handling in the Sports Pkg models.
The 3 Series models are great! Just super highway cars too! I can get into one and drive over 1,000 miles at a time, and not really be tired when I get to that mark.
It is simply amazing how smooth that motor works and how easily it will rev to redline.
Hope it got regular oil changes and not what the factory thinks is ok.. Go to www.roadfly.com and find the 3 series board. A really nice bunch of people there that will help you if you want. Heck, I might even be there!
DanF
Dont know how that works, when you buy it from a non-BMW dealer.
Actually, not having the Sports Package will save you $$ in buying tires because the alignment settings are more agressive for handling in the Sports Pkg models.
The 3 Series models are great! Just super highway cars too! I can get into one and drive over 1,000 miles at a time, and not really be tired when I get to that mark.
It is simply amazing how smooth that motor works and how easily it will rev to redline.
Hope it got regular oil changes and not what the factory thinks is ok.. Go to www.roadfly.com and find the 3 series board. A really nice bunch of people there that will help you if you want. Heck, I might even be there!
DanF
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11-11-08 | 02:24 AM
#18
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Joined: Sep 2008
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From: BAY AREA, CA
Awww I'm so jealous. I've been debating over a Lexus IS250/IS350 vs BMW 330i but I've always wanted a beamer even though people told me "Beamers are not reliable" and "Costs to much to maintain" and Etc. Let me know how you like it... It'll really be helpful to me I actually ALMOST came home with a pearl white '06 IS250 with black interior for 30K out the door! But while test driving it, it stopped in the middle of the street! And the dealership guy said "They must've forgot to put gas......" which was like totally weird to me.. And he said that.. That never happened before.. And he literally had to push the car aside... It was really embarrassing... LOL so I took that as a sign that I shouldn't get one.....
I actually ALMOST came home with a pearl white '06 IS250 with black interior for 30K out the door! But while test driving it, it stopped in the middle of the street! And the dealership guy said "They must've forgot to put gas......" which was like totally weird to me.. And he said that.. That never happened before.. And he literally had to push the car aside... It was really embarrassing... LOL so I took that as a sign that I shouldn't get one.....
11-11-08 | 10:42 AM
#20
We all know what brings them back. Those maintenance and repair costs post warranty. German cars eat up dollar bills like pacman.
11-12-08 | 07:48 AM
#24
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From: IL
Love comments like this. Do you have experience with Lexus maintenance costs post warranty? They are out of this world and VERY similar, if not more expensive than BMW. BMW long term reliability is also above average....
11-12-08 | 11:03 AM
#25
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11-12-08 | 11:22 AM
#26
J.D. Power and Associates - BMW 5 Series and Mini Cooper Ranked Most Appealing
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HIGHEST LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: BMW 5 SERIES AND MINI COOPER RANKED MOST APPEALING IN THEIR SEGMENTS IN THE J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES 'APEAL' STUDY
Munich - BMW and MINI brand models stand for boundless driving pleasure and high level of customer satisfaction worldwide. During the course of the Mondial de l'Automobile 2008 in Paris (4th - 19th October, 2008), the BMW Group has received two awards. The BMW 5 Series and the MINI Cooper have been honored by J.D. Power and Associates as Most Appealing Midsized Premium Car and Most Appealing Compact Car in the Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout Study (APEAL), which determines the degree of satisfaction of customers purchasing new cars in North America.
With these awards the BMW Group continues to strengthen its track record gained in the representative study of customers. Also in Europe, current BMW Group models ranked highest in their segments in the latest customer satisfaction studies carried by J.D. Power and Associates. In Germany and France in particular, highest rankings were awarded in 2008 in the Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI). In both countries the BMW 5 Series was ranked highest in customer satisfaction of all models in the executive luxury car segment. An additional ranking in the J.D. Power and Associates Study carried out on the German market went to the BMW X3, which managed to rank highest in customer satisfaction in the SUV segment.
In France, BMW received not only the segment ranking in the BMW 5 Series segment, but also the overall CSI nameplate ranking. Additionally, in Germany, BMW was able to rank highest with the BMW 5 Series and the BMW X3 for model assessment in the categories vehicle quality and vehicle desirability.
J.D. Power and Associates is one of the world's leading marketing information services companies. With numerous studies the renowned institute regularly analyzing customer satisfaction in the most significant international automobile markets. For determining the "Customer Satisfaction Index" in Germany alone just under 20,000 vehicle owners took part in a written survey on their cars, which were two years old on average. The assessment incorporates the factors quality, reliability, desirability, satisfaction with dealer service as well as maintenance costs. The J.D. Power and Associates Customer Satisfaction Study adheres to the same criteria in France. The results of the current APEAL study for North America are based on a customer survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates three months on average after initial registration of the vehicles.
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HIGHEST LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: BMW 5 SERIES AND MINI COOPER RANKED MOST APPEALING IN THEIR SEGMENTS IN THE J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES 'APEAL' STUDY
Munich - BMW and MINI brand models stand for boundless driving pleasure and high level of customer satisfaction worldwide. During the course of the Mondial de l'Automobile 2008 in Paris (4th - 19th October, 2008), the BMW Group has received two awards. The BMW 5 Series and the MINI Cooper have been honored by J.D. Power and Associates as Most Appealing Midsized Premium Car and Most Appealing Compact Car in the Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout Study (APEAL), which determines the degree of satisfaction of customers purchasing new cars in North America.
With these awards the BMW Group continues to strengthen its track record gained in the representative study of customers. Also in Europe, current BMW Group models ranked highest in their segments in the latest customer satisfaction studies carried by J.D. Power and Associates. In Germany and France in particular, highest rankings were awarded in 2008 in the Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI). In both countries the BMW 5 Series was ranked highest in customer satisfaction of all models in the executive luxury car segment. An additional ranking in the J.D. Power and Associates Study carried out on the German market went to the BMW X3, which managed to rank highest in customer satisfaction in the SUV segment.
In France, BMW received not only the segment ranking in the BMW 5 Series segment, but also the overall CSI nameplate ranking. Additionally, in Germany, BMW was able to rank highest with the BMW 5 Series and the BMW X3 for model assessment in the categories vehicle quality and vehicle desirability.
J.D. Power and Associates is one of the world's leading marketing information services companies. With numerous studies the renowned institute regularly analyzing customer satisfaction in the most significant international automobile markets. For determining the "Customer Satisfaction Index" in Germany alone just under 20,000 vehicle owners took part in a written survey on their cars, which were two years old on average. The assessment incorporates the factors quality, reliability, desirability, satisfaction with dealer service as well as maintenance costs. The J.D. Power and Associates Customer Satisfaction Study adheres to the same criteria in France. The results of the current APEAL study for North America are based on a customer survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates three months on average after initial registration of the vehicles.
11-12-08 | 12:07 PM
#27
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11-12-08 | 12:11 PM
#28
The ratings have improved across the board in Consumer Reports as well.. I will look for the ratings later..
11-12-08 | 12:16 PM
#29
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11-12-08 | 12:20 PM
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