Originally Posted By: B320i
the 90s was the pinnacle of BMW
This. Ever since then they've been parts hungry plastic throw away cars.
I had been a BMW tech for only 4-5 years when the E65 7 series was introduced. Never seen anything like it. Cars down for months on end, brand new units torn apart to steal parts that were not available due to such high demand.
Most had over $100k worth of warranty repairs done by the time the warranty expired. Lots of them had $200k or more.
Still to this day we're submitting warranty claims $10k+ on cars less than 3 years old.
Awesome job security. That's why I still work on them
the 90s was the pinnacle of BMW
This. Ever since then they've been parts hungry plastic throw away cars.
I had been a BMW tech for only 4-5 years when the E65 7 series was introduced. Never seen anything like it. Cars down for months on end, brand new units torn apart to steal parts that were not available due to such high demand.
Most had over $100k worth of warranty repairs done by the time the warranty expired. Lots of them had $200k or more.
Still to this day we're submitting warranty claims $10k+ on cars less than 3 years old.
Awesome job security. That's why I still work on them