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BMW Issues Recall on Toyota Supra....
Yes, you read that correctly, it was BMW that issued the recall.
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Strange, but true... |
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Well, shouldn’t they have caught it ? They built the damn thing.
Toyota builds much better quality cars than BMW which are bottomless money pits and non stop repairs after they get to be just 3-4 years old. You simply won’t get 300,000 trouble free miles out of BMW.
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I'm trying to figure out why Toyota just didn't build the car themselves???
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Only seven cars in the recall, which must be a new record.
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You're right about BMW's not lasting. And this is coming from a BMW owner. We've had a BMW in the driveway every year since 1990. They're fantastic when they are new, but I'd never buy a used one. We trade them in at the end of our three year lease every time. Right now. we have an X4M4.0i. Tons of power, but I'm not a fan of it because it's an SUV. But my wife likes it and it's her car.
I've never had a problem with any of them, but they usually have no more than 30,000 miles on them when we trade them in. I do know people that have bought a used one and really regretted it, with no warranty or included maintenance. Last edited by Stuart; 10-01-2019 at 10:18 PM. |
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One of the dealerships I ran parts and service for was a BMW dealership. They are very problematic vehicles. Amazing the amount of repairs needed while even under warranty. Awesome cars to drive but not worth the aggravation IMO. Even my demo's needed repair and I only drove them 5K miles before getting a new one.
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BMW stands for, Bite My Wallet, when you need to get them repaired...
Ahhhh, it's just like the good old days. Two axis powers joining together, trying to fool man kind....selling Kool aid...LOL...
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Someone in our neighborhood has a new Supra- silver (or white) with red mirrors? I don’t get it?
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You can buy very sharp ones used for pretty cheap, but keeping them running is very expensive.
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I drove a friends twin turbo Supra in 1996 and it was that had a few modifications and it was a damn animal; if you downshifted and hammered it at 120 it would shove you back in the seat.
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Nope, it's Bring Money Willingly
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In Germany some say BMW stands for bei mercedes weggeschmissen or thrown away by mercedes.. anyway they're very polular cars here.. expensive but popular..
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I didn't think they had hit the show room floors yet? What a slap in the face to Toyota and BMW! Here are a few prime examples of less than ten year old BMWs that sold for over 60k, these depreciate faster than they are fast!
https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/c...990142077.html https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/c...990064931.html https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/c...989906121.html
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BMW- Bowel Movement Wagon
It's a shame, they are very nice cars, the drive trains are actually very bullet proof, just keeping them running is so expensive. I would never want to own one without a factory warranty on it. Two owners drove those cars, BMW enthusiast, and luxury car owners. The enthusiast would praise the car regardless of it faults, they would flat out say "that's the price you have to pay to drive those cars", the luxury owner that came over for the looks, styling etc, would freak out at the volume of repairs compared to their previous vehicles, usually Lexus, Acura, Infinity, etc. I did like driving those cars, nothing else like it, just wouldn't want to own one. Last edited by necdb3; 10-02-2019 at 07:14 AM. |
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One big reason that they drop so much in value, like the examples that Drag Star has shown, is that dyed in the wool BMW owners wouldn't be caught dead in a previous generation model when the new ones come out. They are a status symbol. My wife gets a hefty car allowance and that's one reason, aside from the driving experience, that we drive them and trade them for new. I've still got my '07 Tundra with 200,000 miles on it. I don't need to impress anyone and it impresses me every day.
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I can see why Toyota needed to partner with someone in a car like this.
No doubt picking a BMW type manufacturer made more sense than somebody like GM.
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I am a Toyota despiser. With that said, the new "Supra" isn't a wart on the ass of a 1998 Supra..They have a dedicated following because they were one of the best performers of their time.
BMW's are total trash, BTW..
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