Snooty BMW owners

ianthegreat · 06-19-2012, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Stock for stock, they aren't much faster...also that "free" maintenance is far from free. You're paying for it along with the badge. A dealer can throw in a "free" maintenance plan when you're negotiating the price of the Z for instance. It's like with anything companies throw in for free.

The difference is you get the free 3 year 50k warranty regardless of your negotiating skills. I negotiated from invoice and paid 45k; however, I didn't want all the extra's like navi, cooled/heated seats, etc - just sports package, which I'm sure reduced the overall price by several thousand.

ianthegreat · 06-19-2012, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Pauly

every time i share the road with a bmw driver, they find it necessary to floor it, swerve in my lane in front of me, close enough to remove the clear coat off my bumper (all this with little or no other traffic prohibiting safe distance driving), or just switch into my lane while next to me, as if my car didnt exist, running me off the road (if i didnt feel like filling out an accident report, waiting for my car to be repaired, filing an insurance claim, etc.). they all try to prove something. egotistical b**t*rds

Aside from the bad drivers (every model brand has them, 370z included), they probably really liked your car and thought it was cool. Don't take it as an insult, don't be overly sensitive. As long as there is no immediate danger (cars around you), imo no harm in a little 4 second romp on the accelerator.

have fun, but stay safe.

shadoquad · 06-19-2012, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ianthegreat

The difference is you get the free 3 year 50k warranty regardless of your negotiating skills. I negotiated from invoice and paid 45k; however, I didn't want all the extra's like navi, cooled/heated seats, etc - just sports package, which I'm sure reduced the overall price by several thousand.

The free warranty doesn't cover everything, though. And if BMW decides that your problem isn't under warranty, you have to pay sky high repair costs.

ianthegreat · 06-19-2012, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

The free warranty doesn't cover everything, though. And if BMW decides that your problem isn't under warranty, you have to pay sky high repair costs.

What doesn't it cover? I guess that's a better question. Hell, they way I hold my steering wheel caused the decal to rub off a little and they replaced that around 30k. I've never been denied anything under 3 year/50k.

I think many people mistake the BMW warranty like many other American drive train warranties or other imports. This waranty is all inclusive, including brake pads, oil changes, everything. Really is a big positive.

shadoquad · 06-19-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ianthegreat

What doesn't it cover? I guess that's a better question. Hell, they way I hold my steering wheel caused the decal to rub off a little and they replaced that around 30k. I've never been denied anything under 3 year/50k.

I think many people mistake the BMW warranty like many other American drive train warranties or other imports. This waranty is all inclusive, including brake pads, oil changes, everything. Really is a big positive.

Well, my dad's Z4 had a dent in the oil pan caused by daily driving. Nothing out of the ordinary. They tried to charge him 2k for it, still well under warranty. He had to fight tooth and nail with the dealership over that.

Once you're through warranty, everything costs and arm and a leg. Not worth owning past that.

m4a1mustang · 06-19-2012, 02:40 PM

The German cars are expensive out of warranty. Replacing a $50 sensor on the CLK500 cost $700 with labor. Couldn't do it on our own because of the silly STAR nonsense.

ALTN8NRG · 06-26-2012, 11:34 AM

I chose fun over status any day.

shadoquad · 06-26-2012, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ALTN8NRG

I chose fun over status any day.

Me, too, but everyone has their own priorities with vehicle ownership. I know millionaires who own and drive beaters.

Heck, when Jeff Conine was a Baltimore Oriole, he'd drive up in his minivan and park it next to the ferraris, lexuses, and cadillacs in the players' parking lot

Pauly · 06-26-2012, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ianthegreat

Aside from the bad drivers (every model brand has them, 370z included), they probably really liked your car and thought it was cool. Don't take it as an insult, don't be overly sensitive. As long as there is no immediate danger (cars around you), imo no harm in a little 4 second romp on the accelerator.

have fun, but stay safe.

i can be open minded to this. its really only the swerving right in front of me way to close that is inexcusable. and yea, i have seen a few 350 drivers doing similar stuff TBO

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