Srt911 Neutral Newbie June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 I was recently thinking to get a used ' 04-05 BMW 520i/ 523i or when my colleague advised me not to get a BMW that is more than 3 yrs old. He said that BMWs will function prefectly for the first 3 yrs and then problems will start to come in after that. Are there any truths in this? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyreboy Neutral Newbie June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 bmw never heard of it but Honda cars yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfazed 6th Gear June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 True! Pls follow your friend's advise... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nullifi3d 4th Gear June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 Its all hearsay; why don't you go to www.bmw-sg.com Click on their classifieds and buy a beemer from one of the forummers. Least you know their cars are better maintained than others; especially if they're true UDM lovers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrvsport 2nd Gear June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 Don't ever trust one's words....Juz do ur homework beforehand..Goodluck.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyreboy Neutral Newbie June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 any car will have problem be it less than 12 mths or more than 3yrs if the owner does not maintain the car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nullifi3d 4th Gear June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 Thats' true; i was just providing the TS a platform for whihc to begin searching for a resonable BMW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidklt Supercharged June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 Are you sure? bmw never heard of it but Honda cars yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidklt Supercharged June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 Fact is..most try people steer clear of BMWs when the warranty expire. Replacement for electronics are ex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Neutral Newbie June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 not only bmw, most conti car tend to have this syndrome. it is not that the car is unreliable but with our climate plus mostly city driving in singapore. most parts tend to wear down faster. that is why the replacement for all these wear and tear can be very expensive if u running a car on tight budget. give u one illustration, in 2004 i brought a opel vectra, within a year i spent 7k on replacing all the wear and tears...every month they car will give u a surprise. example 1st month - radiator - pay for 600 plus 3nd month - engine mount - pay for another 600 plus 6rd month - aircon problems ...the list go on... so if u have factor in all these repair cost during the inital purchase price then by all mean go ahead and get it. never own what u can afford but what u can lost after owning it. i let go of my opel after 2 yr because too much of inconvienent of taking the car to mechanics. i belived these day japanese/korea car parts also have a faster rate of wearing down. so go with what u like and see for yourself hahahaha. but at least u have try it than to seek an alternative and cry over the lost of chance of getting a BMW if u really like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niteblu Neutral Newbie June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 I was recently thinking to get a used ' 04-05 BMW 520i/ 523i or when my colleague advised me not to get a BMW that is more than 3 yrs old.He said that BMWs will function prefectly for the first 3 yrs and then problems will start to come in after that. Are there any truths in this? The truth is - generalisations come cheap. And people often generalise, to make themselves seem smart. When actually they're spouting half truths, and mostly BS. Any car that is poorly maintained. I wouldn't buy after 3 years. Be it Japanese, German or Korean. There's a BMW e46 3-Series in my family. 9 years old. 220,000km. Wear & Tear Sure. But No major problems whatsoever... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aros Neutral Newbie June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 I believed in d matter of "Heng or Sway" and how the previous owner taken care of Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 (edited) the bottom line is branded cars come with branded maintenance my friend complain to me that how come i change a filter $100 and he change a filter $200+ (double the price). then i said $100 for the filter, $100 for the brand Edited June 20, 2008 by Wt_know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 (edited) 15years old still going strong and engine still pulls up to 6500-7000rpm easily, another 18years old E30 in the family still chugging along well too. ur fren drive BMW? those that require alot of $$$ are prob. cars that were not maintained properly during their early life... thus the need for costier repairs, take care of the car regularly and it'll take care of you. Pretty much applies for all other cars And with Conti cars, once the warranty expires, just bring it to a specialist workshop, no need to go back to the dealership Edited June 20, 2008 by Mockngbrd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 U want to know ah? Buy one to see whether it's myth or truth lor. Since warranty by AD is over. Outside workshop labour & parts are not as ex as AD's. But I dunno whether outside workshop have the BMW's diagnostic kits to troubleshoot. It's all $$$ issue. If u can keep up & live with it, sure, anything will be fine. What I dun like are the diagnostic system they developed in European cars. The extra wiring and computers added supposed to troubleshoot faster and shorten servicing time(reduce labour cost) but bcos of the technology used the cost of these extra gadgets goes to the consumer. The strategy works in their favour, not only consumers have to return to AD for servicing(cos outside workshop got no diagnostic kit to troubleshoot), they can service more cars in a given amount of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ah_tee 2nd Gear June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 (edited) any car will have problem be it less than 12 mths or more than 3yrs if the owner does not maintain the car. Friends Father-in-law has never changed his Altis engine oil in 3 yrs, maybe just top up. but the car has neber been into workshop for servicing since he drove it out of borneo. suprisingly it still runs well, jus tat car vibrate more n gear shifting is rougher. his reason ? car is ur slave, you need not take care of it, jus drive till spoil Edited June 20, 2008 by Ah_tee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4vtec 3rd Gear June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 ya i also have a friend like that . mazda 3 , since 2006 , never change oil . just topping up . same mentality . since i am going to sell at 3rd year . Don't bother . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakuii 1st Gear June 20, 2008 Share June 20, 2008 bmw never heard of it but Honda cars yes what rubbish about honda cars. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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