I'm pretty sure I've seen a movie on Netflix like that ...not sure it was set in Oxford though

good job im a man then
 

id like to visit them , tbo it was on my things to do eventualy , ill sew my hands to my pockets

... maybe that would give the wrong impression :whistle:

a very very very naughty boy , the space babes insist i keep being naughty

I've been down about 3 maybe 4 times now. Very modern looking place, clean and airy. Bit of a "kid in a sweet shop" when you visit. :D

Hiya matey,

if they don't go for it then dump them as they are not keeping to centrally dictated BMW policy. My main dealers are Knights BMW, Radford Bank, Stafford. They also have a showroom in Stoke. Used them for the past 30 years and (almost) never had an issue.

I say almost as I fellout with them relatively recently because my car had a loss of power. They had it for three days at £140 an an hour and couldn't find the fault. Eventually took the car back off them, drove to my local spit and sawdust garage and as soon as I got out of the car the mechanic said "Sounds like your timing chains gone there mate".

I had just got out the car! BMW had it for three days hooked up to a diagnostics machine and couldn't suss it.

I really get the impression that main dealers are all about selling you new cars, not fixing the one's that you already have.

However, that aside, you walk in there and want to test drive every car on the lot, they're fine with it as they want to sell you a car.

I get the impression that you drive beemers as well. Do you feel that they have deteriorated over the last twenty years? I may go Mercedes next after the complete debarcle of the timing chain.

Wouldn't bother with Mercs either mate. My buddy was a service manager for Merc and he said they aren't very reliable either. The you get a German made Fiesta of nearly 20 years in age with 115k+ on the clock and she still singing along like a young girlie.

I fear that I'm turning into my Dad as I'm thinking that they don't make cars the way they used to.

I've got a beemer 1990 318is in the garage with over 300k on the clock still on the same engine, gearbox, even exhaust system as when I bought her new.

I've also got a beemer on the drive that had a full BMW service history. Not even 85k on the clock and the bloody thing is knackered.

Thinks, could be a one off... Nope. Blew the engine on the one before this as well in under 100k.

My impression is that they think that if they wear out we will buy new ones... Nope, the reason I went down this path was for dependability, not for cars that break down before the old E30's would have even been properly worn in.

Driven beemers so long that I can't bring myself to drive an Audi. Porche are too bloody expensive. Jaguar need a pit crew following behind your car, so if I write off Mercedes what do I buy next :wall

Any thoughts on Lexus? When I'm over in Asia I always drive Honka's and Toyota's as I reccon that even if a piston flew out from under the bonnet they would still keep going. And when your deep in mud hut territory last thing you want to do is break down in the middle of nowhere with no way to explain where you are even when you do speak a bit of the lingo.

I still like BMW. beautiful looking cars and still corner like they are on rails. Just wished that either (1) their cars weren't so bloody unreliable now. and/or (2) their mechanics knew what the f*ck they were doing.

Lexus are renowned to be works of art. They took many many years to make the LFA as it had to be just right. Their build quality and electronics are very impressive. Hondas are good cars. My 1996 Rover was based on a Civic, just sadly had Birmingham build quality, so rusted. Though she served me from 2004>2016. My dad has a 1997 CR-V, drove her out to Italy and she now is taking retirement driving round the southern Italian mountains. :tu

I have had bmw 3 2009 model. Then 7 series 2017 model. Finally I have the 7 series 2021 model 320d M Sports.
Wife drives e class 2020 premium plus night edition. I prefer the 7 series any day.

:)

Or get an electric car, they are awesome!