• Yer Ma@lemm.ee
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    I was charged 150$ to enable the recording feature of the local, built in cameras on my car… All the recording happens locally and nothing is sent to the cloud… Literally paid to use what I already had… Yay capitalism

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      BMW, soon: “Warning - you are almost out of your free braking credits for this month! Purchase additional BMW Premium Gems that can be exchanget for braking credits at the rate of 13.7 to 1 and into acceleration credits at the rate of 12.864 to 1 now, or activate the Braking Unlimited subscription to receive unlimited braking credits and a chance to win 4 free hours of air conditioning!”

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    What’s the difference between a BMW and a porcupine?

    The porcupine has its pricks on the outside.

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    As I said elsewhere, 🖕 BMW

    Not like I’d ever own their overpriced garbage in the first place. I’ve worked on them (since the 70’s), they’re over-hyped trash from a durability standpoint. And how they put things together makes maintenance a nightmare.

    They could learn a lot from Japan, who’s worst brands are far better

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        Allegorical, but I have 2008 Mercedes C300 (W204). I purchased it in 2017 with 90k miles and I’m currently at 190k. It’s still my daily driver and overall I remain pretty happy with it.

        The tl;dr of this car has been toyota-like reliability with maintenance/repairs being uncommon but more costly when they need to be done. I wouldn’t assume my experience is indicative of Mercedes overall.

        I’m not a mechanic but I am an engineering technician and test driver in automotive T&V

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        All the luxury German brands are great cars until the warranty runs out.

        After that, the car will last as long as your bank account can hold a comma.

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    Changed the battery on my friends BMW it just took removing 5 parts/covers/crossbar, 16 bolts, 2 clips and the battery was ONLY 350$. German engineering at its finest!

    Everyone told him not to buy it he did it anyway.

    Oh, I almost forgot his gas pedal keeps unclipping from the bottom when there is a bit of sand or rocks on the carpet. Told him to press from the bottom instead of the top so it stays clipped but does he listen !

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    Well to their credit I was never considering a BMW in the first place because to me personally I just don’t see the value of the offerings.

  • Dem Bosain@midwest.social
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    Remember when BMW got shit for a subscription for heated seats? Subaru has been doing that shit for some time now.