more buttons in the future again?
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canned virtue-signaling response #4. i know lots of people who have very old "german" cars, love them, expect to put a chunk in now and then (because they're complex and well built, but even well built things fail eventually) but in no way do they consider them a "PITA". even your older 4runner's had a chunk of issues in recent years, yes?
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canned virtue-signaling response #4. i know lots of people who have very old "german" cars, love them, expect to put a chunk in now and then (because they're complex and well built, but even well built things fail eventually) but in no way do they consider them a "PITA". even your older 4runner's had a chunk of issues in recent years, yes?
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i prefer how toyota does it tbh, makes it just slightly easier to be certain the cap is seated properly
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A few years into ownership of my RX 350 the gas cap stopped clicking when I tightened it. Never had any problems with check engine lights pertaining to the gas cap though.
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BMW Original Equipment, for $1254
OEM Lemforder, for $479
The parts are identical, made in the same factory by the same workers and machines. The bags they go into have different stickers put on them before they are shipped out. There are other brands available of course, but the savings is going to be in the "tens of dollars" range for the whole shebang, not $800 like shifting from OE to OEM.
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Surely to God a NA M113 could handle a tank of regular? It's just a SOHC 3 valve but yes I assume it has a high compression. Not that I'm going to do that lol.
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OE parts (BMW-branded) are often quite expensive. But OEM (same part made by the same manufacturer, but without the BMW logo on it) are often available at far less cost. For one example, a complete front suspension for his car, consisting of upper and lower control arms, tie rods, boots, sway bar end links, and associated hardware is available as:
BMW Original Equipment, for $1254
OEM Lemforder, for $479
The parts are identical, made in the same factory by the same workers and machines. The bags they go into have different stickers put on them before they are shipped out. There are other brands available of course, but the savings is going to be in the "tens of dollars" range for the whole shebang, not $800 like shifting from OE to OEM.
BMW Original Equipment, for $1254
OEM Lemforder, for $479
The parts are identical, made in the same factory by the same workers and machines. The bags they go into have different stickers put on them before they are shipped out. There are other brands available of course, but the savings is going to be in the "tens of dollars" range for the whole shebang, not $800 like shifting from OE to OEM.
As above it's very easy to find out exactly who makes what where with the Germans, Lexus involved me having to buy every single control arm on the market and compare casting marks to try and glean who actually makes the stupid things. Oh and other OEM sources for Lexus cost MORE than any of my Germans by around 30-40% and is one of the primary reasons it's cheaper for me to own them vs the LS460/430
So no. German is cheaper for parts across the board if looking for factory quality parts and you van actually get them easily.
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OE parts (BMW-branded) are often quite expensive. But OEM (same part made by the same manufacturer, but without the BMW logo on it) are often available at far less cost. For one example, a complete front suspension for his car, consisting of upper and lower control arms, tie rods, boots, sway bar end links, and associated hardware is available as:
BMW Original Equipment, for $1254
OEM Lemforder, for $479
The parts are identical, made in the same factory by the same workers and machines. The bags they go into have different stickers put on them before they are shipped out. There are other brands available of course, but the savings is going to be in the "tens of dollars" range for the whole shebang, not $800 like shifting from OE to OEM.
BMW Original Equipment, for $1254
OEM Lemforder, for $479
The parts are identical, made in the same factory by the same workers and machines. The bags they go into have different stickers put on them before they are shipped out. There are other brands available of course, but the savings is going to be in the "tens of dollars" range for the whole shebang, not $800 like shifting from OE to OEM.