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Anyone seen this article? Interesting..
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I thought it was JD Powers that got caught taking bribes from a certain airline? Highly respected? Not so much. I'm not disagreeing with the article but the info is noted.
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A quick search and I could not find an article about bribery. However, I do believe these reports are highly subjective and prone to "opinion journalism". I like to think I'm a leader and not a follower so I rarely put too much faith in, what can only be described as, Bipolar reviews. For all its strengths and weaknesses I LOVE my JT!
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It was several years ago when a now failed airline had won the award. I had to scrape the old JD Power decals off because of the rigged award being given to our competitor. It was a big deal then but even I can't find any mention of it.
Hey ShadowsPapa, I did find a few articles on your favorite Youtuber bashing JDPowers in the auto industry. You know the guy, with the sunglasses?
Scotty!
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Yeah, the guy who says our transmissions are made in Austria.
I guess that paint thinner bit really works.You mean this gem of YouTube?
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Effect and cause as it were.
Kilmer believes all BMWs are money pits. He's not wrong, ask me how I know- but modern Toyotas aren't exactly the paragon of virtue he thinks they are anymore either.
A friend has a '25 Tundra that ate its motor in under 5k miles last week. Compound that with the dealer giving him the run around on replacement. (short vs long block) Same dealer screwed me on the Toyota frame rot recall.
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I had a Mini Cooper once (BMW). It wasn't bad, but it at 250k miles I was afraid of having to service or replace the supercharger was going to cost more than the value of the car. I worked on a few BMW's in the past. Not horrible.
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That might be the case…. especially if they’re OLDER. Not only that, but a standard repair on a BMW costs 3x (or more) than the same repair on a Toyota or Jeep (for example).
My husband owned a M340i for about 6 years (from new) and never had a lick of problems with it. He traded that for a new one (M4) last year.
General rule of thumb (in this household) - Keep it only as long as the factory warranty lasts (4 / 50K) or have it extended.
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I find "I" am the most qualified to give a review of "MY" driving experience with "MY" JT. A point most of us would agree with. She's not the most beautiful girl on the road but she's MINE and I love her for all her faults.
P.S. I've been married for 30 years and the same logic applies!
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BourbonRunner
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Alright, BMW defenders- let's get one thing clear: I have the disease and bad. I used to have a 200K+ mile e34 and currently have a daily driven e46 that I've been dallying since... 2020. It is just so damned fun to drive.
The first step to fixing the problem is admitting you have one in the first place. And my problem is clearly between my ears and disconnected from my wallet.
The first step to fixing the problem is admitting you have one in the first place. And my problem is clearly between my ears and disconnected from my wallet.
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I owned a BMW E30 convertible that was super reliable. Had it for 15 years, easy maintenance and not much of it. We did have a newer X3 that was a different story altogether! All under warranty but the bills that thing racked up were ridiculous.
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