Check out this BMW ad........prophetic much?

[TerrexLee]

https://tinyurI.com/3cmttwnd

 

[knnccb]

it will be the hottest selling model, literally

 

[syed putra]

The crashed car was the previous model i think. Thats why engine was modified.
Without modification the car is already powerful enough.

 

[frontier]

BMW has good engines but that's all.

The quality is very poor in recent years, common complaints include:

- It is harder to find older BMW cars on the road because the start-stop function created durability issues. It appears that BMW's start-stop function is more suited for their Hybrid cars and petrol cars owners have shared on bimmerforums that they should bypass the function manually each time they drive to prolong the car's durability. Performance Motors refused to help car owners permanently bypass the function.

- Aircon is a big problem because BMW will consistently suck in outside air even if you opt for "internal circulation" mode. Most cars do that as a safety feature, but BMW does it so often that you will always smell car exhaust if you are stuck in slow-moving traffic.

- BMW uses a proprietary battery (not for engine) for their on-board system. This battery has a short life-span.

- The biggest complain is that BMW car vent are very mouldy and smelly, because of their "always-open" design. The car is always smelly if you don't use car perfumes. Only BMW owners who park in shelter carparks avoid the problem. You can go for servicing and clean the aircon, change filter, the problem reoccur within a month. Performance Motors even peddled liqui moly aircon spray (which don't work)in recent years to make customers pay for their problem.

- Until BMW changes their car cam version in late 2019/2020, their car cams are unsuitable for singapore's hot climate.

- It is suspected that Performance Motor installed inferior car seats in the cars (locally). Alll driver seats have surface abrasion issues after 2-3 years. You will not find that in many other European cars, including the cheapo Infiniti.

- If you bargain a bit for your BMW, Performance Motors will give you Korean car tyres for your new car. Imagine you buy a German car with Korean tyres.



Of course, Mercedes is worse. hahaha
Stick to Lexus like @Froggy

 

[laksaboy]

People aren't satisfied with a dependable vintage Toyota Corolla anymore. Sad!

 

[syed putra]

- Aircon is a big problem because BMW will consistently suck in outside air even if you opt for "internal circulation" mode. Most cars do that as a safety feature, but BMW does it so often that you will always smell car exhaust if you are stuck in slow-moving traffic.

This is similar to mercedes. You can shut the vent only for a limited period before ir reopens.
BMW engines are expensive to repair even fir minor issues due to its design. A small part that needs to be replaced will need huge removal of other parts labour cost.
But their diesel engines seems to work fine after many years.

 

[Leongsam]

This is similar to mercedes. You can shut the vent only for a limited period before ir reopens.
BMW engines are expensive to repair even fir minor issues due to its design. A small part that needs to be replaced will need huge removal of other parts labour cost.
But their diesel engines seems to work fine after many years.

Nothing beats my Toyota Mark X. Bought it with an odo reading of 73,000km and still drove like new. It has now done 138,000 km and has not missed a beat. It has a timing chain and not a belt which lasts as long as the engine does.

Servicing is done once per year and costs between $350 to $700 depending upon what needs changing according to the service schedule.

Based on taxi fleet data Toyota engines and gearboxes can top 350,000km to 500,000km before something needs fixing.

 

[Leongsam]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Mark_X

 

[knnccb]

is it a cheebye lang car, always got alot of road rage and speeding cases

 

[Leongsam]

is it a cheebye lang car, always got alot of road rage and speeding cases

Never seen a Toyota Mark X driver exhibiting any form of rage. They are all very nice people.

 

[Chase]

Nothing beats my Toyota Mark X. Bought it with an odo reading of 73,000km and still drove like new. It has now done 138,000 km and has not missed a beat. It has a timing chain and not a belt which lasts as long as the engine does.

Servicing is done once per year and costs between $350 to $700 depending upon what needs changing according to the service schedule.

Based on taxi fleet data Toyota engines and gearboxes can top 350,000km to 500,000km before something needs fixing.

My queensland friend clocked 1million km.