I bought my '00 328ci a couple years old for less than the price of a new economy car. Additionally, service is inexpensive and EASY. This car is by far the easiest to work on of any car i've ever owned, bar none.quote:
Originally posted by Rickey:
BMW, just another point of disposal(maintenance costs) for that six figure income. This somehow buys "snob appeal" and little else.
I would hope not, it's a brand new car. BTW, my '88 325is has 240k miles and NOT ONE RATTLE.quote:
Originally posted by Rickey:
Not a single rattle in my new (6K miles now) Impala.
Please check in with us again when you've racked up an additional 230k on your Imp.
Good for you.quote:
Originally posted by Rickey:
It says 26.7 MPG right now on the average MPG calculator. I have seen 34 MPG or better average on highway trips.
BMW had problems with this for ONE YEAR (1995) in North America, in the v-8s only, and then not on every car. Nikasil was never a problem anywhere else in the world, because USA was the only place with high-sulfer fuel. But in response to the problem, BMW not only replaced ALL the affected engines under warranty, they switched to either AluSil or iron liners.quote:
Originally posted by Rickey:
Does BMW still attempt to use this cylinder lining material? I believe that Porsche was the only manufacturer to get this right.
Yes, Porsche and other manufacturers have used Nikasil without problems. Why? As you may know, Nikasil is very expensive. BMW used a technique that significantly lowered the cost, but one of the side effects was incompatibility with high-sulfer fuels.
I do agree that most of their "solutions" are very cost effective. Superior? Far from it.quote:
Originally posted by Rickey:I think that its cam in block VVT is a rather elegant and efficent use of technology. Why must some continue to ignore the obvious superiority of GM's designs?
[ September 07, 2006, 12:25 AM: Message edited by: eliminator ]