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01-26-2011, 09:33 PM | #23 |
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Yeah, I read that post - just commenting that it seems strange that BMW would be axing the 6-cylinder from the 1-series when it has been such a strong seller. Maybe globally it hasn't been because the 135i is priced much closer to the 335i in other markets.
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01-26-2011, 10:08 PM | #26 |
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Hahaha thats what i decided to do a couple months ago when i abandoned my decision to sell my Evo.
However the desire for the 135i is still burning strong and i must give in.
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01-26-2011, 10:18 PM | #27 | |
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People talk shit about things they don't know about and guys who like Japanese cars have a chip on their shoulder about european cars. Hence the gossip about warranty issues. There are some problems with 135s .. the high pressure fuel pumps do fail a lot. And there are a high rate of issues with rear tail lights. That's about it I think. I've got a 2008 coupe that has had none of those problems but that's no guarantee you won't get one that does. However I'm not sure buying and paying for an extended warranty is cost effective in dealing with these issues. I'm not biased, I've owned cars of all types and makes, Euro, Japanese and Australian. They all have their good points and bad points.
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M5 V10 down to TTV8 M3 V8 down to TT6 1Series and M2 (??) down to T4 all in the name of fuel efficiency BS, gone will be the sound of N/A V10 and V8 engines! |
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Does anyone really think that BM won't stand up for their "known issues" around N54s? I honestly believe that these, "know issues", will be covered by BM for for their reputation if nothing else.
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01-29-2011, 04:03 AM | #31 | |
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2yrs extended warranty $2818 3yrs extended warranty $3151 I do feel better about buying a used 135i now that i know i can extend warranty. So i've decided i'm definitely going to try and find a used 135i, hopefully from a dealer as they may throw in some free warranty. Just need to sell the Evo...
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Good luck with the sale BF, 2nd hand market can be vicious
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On the other hand, all the japanese cars that either my family or I owned also had issues. Toyota Camry air con hose routed to inside the car, power doors not working, sudden loss of power (which the problem was never found), leaking through the rear windows, remote locking doesn't operate even nice to the car, and the worst of all - the car's only done 50ks and there's a cracked CV axle. Side airbag failed to deploy when there was a side impact in an accident my brother was in. <-- After this we were done with Toyotas. My Mazda, 1.5 years ownership. Upholstery on the driver side was falling apart, and my left rear brake assembly has to be replaced three times due to warping. My wifes Ford Fiesta (I guess that was europeon), was literally falling apart, including inside trims, door trims, while it was still under warranty with less than 2 years ownership! BMW looked after me the best out of all of them, and I can tell there's no way toyota would paid for anything if it's outside of warranty, let alone, outside of the extended warranty - ie in my 5 year of ownership. The only car which I had ZERO issue was my Honda CRV (apart from the design flaw of their real-time 4WD - which supposed to engage 4WD when it detect slips, ie, after it gets bogged). Three years of ownership and I had not a single problem. Only thing is that they want to do a realign of your car even you have even tyre wear, and try to change my spark plugs after every 15000km. Look, every cars have problems. From my experience, it is definitely not worst than any other car. And if your car is still under warranty, they would even come and pick up your car, so it doesn't even waste a bit of your time. Better way is to have a great relationship with your service guys . I never had to jump up and down.
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My brother took my car and had the gear knob, hand brake, and transmission boot replace because the stitching was coming off. He was really tempted to ask for the steering wheel to be replaced too and thought he was going a bit too far.
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