did someone mentions relalibilty issue's

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the belgian

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listen to this, 2010, 2.3i 8,000 miles on the clock.
took the car in today for an oil change, when i got the car the gears have always been stiff, pulling the gear level down, ie 2, 4 and 6 gear. i was thinking , its a new car and it will loosen up after a few miles. Well it did not so i mentioned it today, result it needs new gear box.

on top of that i also had a winding noise when ticking over, result, new fuel pump.

not bad for a bmw 2 year old with 8,000 miles
 
Nightmare. Sorry to hear that mate.

Sometimes I wonder about warranty repairs. It's probably easiest for BMW to replace the parts, but could the parts be repaired, which would cost less? Who knows.... :headbang:


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I've NEVER had a BMW that hasn't had problems, although luckily not as bad as those.

I've had about 6 AUC BMWs (several 3 series and a few 1'ers) and also a brand new 2011 116d and now a brand new Z4.

ALL have had something wrong with them - the AUC cars I am sure could've been fixed before delivery, but I suspect they would have to pay for that out of the cars profit...whereas after delivery, its a warranty job?

The new 1'er had rattles and squeeky folding mirror, and the Z4 has a leak that its in the dealer for the 4th time!

I think quality control no longer goes hand in hand with the BMW brand. OK, there are always going to be some that slip through the net, and I guess some faults don't show up in pre-delivery etc, but my experience...to have something with all of them?
 
Yeah poor quality control and insufficient stress testing to ensure parts dont fail. Disappointing


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eeeeew, mx5 is a girlie car. although it drives and handles nice, i cant bring myself to have one again..... yes i have had one too but would rather have a z4 with issues than an mx5 with none :D
 
envy said:
eeeeew, mx5 is a girlie car. although it drives and handles nice, i cant bring myself to have one again..... yes i have had one too but would rather have a z4 with issues than an mx5 with none :D
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Really??
 
envy said:
eeeeew, mx5 is a girlie car. although it drives and handles nice, i cant bring myself to have one again..... yes i have had one too but would rather have a z4 with issues than an mx5 with none :D
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I think any 2 seater convertible has that girlie tag to some extent :)

Seriously I do wonder if the Zed is actually worth 10K more than the Mazda. Only 2 reasons I went for the Zed was lack of boot space in the Mazda and my BMW dealer is actually very good.

I wouldn't have the Mazda over my Z3 though :)

Tim.
 
My wife has driven Toyota's for 20 years + and has never had a breakdown or any part replaced. :thumbsup:
Come on BMW sort yourself out. :thumbsdown:
 
Adamski said:
Sometimes I wonder about warranty repairs. It's probably easiest for BMW to replace the parts, but could the parts be repaired, which would cost less? Who knows.... :headbang:
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I think almost all manufacturers just bolt on new parts these days. The old gearbox will more than likely be reconditioned and used in another Z4.
 
TitanTim said:
I think any 2 seater convertible has that girlie tag to some extent :)

Seriously I do wonder if the Zed is actually worth 10K more than the Mazda. Only 2 reasons I went for the Zed was lack of boot space in the Mazda and my BMW dealer is actually very good.

I wouldn't have the Mazda over my Z3 though :)

Tim.
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yeah they do as they are usually small but you find that larger ones like the 3 or 6 series convertibles are more masculine as well as the sl500's..... i think the z4's are a tad more masculine due to the long bonnet and women not liking cars that arent so easy to park..... a proper girlie convertible has to be the ford ka and the 206cc, any guy driving one of those should have a word with himself :lol:

on a side note, if jap cars were so reliable a good friend of mine who owns a used jap parts garage would of gone out of business a long time ago.... however his business is thriving
 
TitanTim said:
Makes me think Mazda MX5 next time :)

Tim.
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Could only ever consider an MX5 if:-

A. It came with an engine, which it doesn't. :thumbsdown:

B. It looked as good as a Z4, which it doesn't. (IMHO) :thumbsdown:

C. Most importantly, I could fit in one. Which I can't. :thumbsdown:

So never going to be on my list, dispite being a perfectly OK car. :poke:
 
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