HEYAUSTINE

I had a 2007 BMW 335i (6spd, twin turbo, 2dr coupe). When I bought the car it had 40,000 miles and a transferable maintenance package/warranty (wipers, brakes, oil/other engine fluids). When the wiper blades are not up to standard BMW has to deem them that way (not the daily driver) and will not replace them. I didn't own the car long enough to even replace the brakes on the damn thing. When the service engine light came on I took it in for the scheduled oil change that is part of the maintenace package and they changed the oil for free (then charged me $20 to "dispose" of the used oil). I told the dealer that the dump in my town would dispose of the oil for free and to put the used oil in the used containers and I would dispose of it myself(obviously they had an excuse why they couldn't do that). One of the halo lights on the car burnt out, that was $200 for the part and labor for one headlight (ridiculous). My steering wheel lock sensor malfunctioned (didn't affect the performance of the car just displayed an annoying red light on the dash display that could not be overriden). That was not covered by the warranty and set me back a cool $1200. Then the fuel pump went on a car with 49,000 miles. Since this was a factory defect (still ongoing for the last 4 years with all 3.5 liter twin turbo BMW engines) they replaced it for free. This would've cost me $2500. Long story short I sold the Bmer and bought a 2008 IS 350 (had more options than the BMW...navigation, backup camera, covered under warranty for everything including the tire/wheel warranty (best thing ever any tire or wheel problems bring it back and it will be fixed free of charge), and the invisible shiled in the front and other areas to avoid rock chips. 22,000 miles of smooth sailing would never buy anything besides a Lexus again. I still have my 1998 GS400 (200,000 miles), 2008 IS 350 (22,000 miles) and saving for my next car.....IS-F! I had similar problems with a 2001 Audi S4 that I owned (always in the shop and expensive).