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The one BMW I had was in the shop for a week to fix the rear brake lights, at only 12 or 15 months old. The idea that luxury brands do not have problems is not
by epistasis 5y ago
The one BMW I had was in the shop for a week to fix the rear brake lights, at only 12 or 15 months old.
The idea that luxury brands do not have problems is not something I have ever seen evidenced by owners. Some luxury brands are know for needing continual repairs.
- sudosysgen 5y agoThat's an anecdote you're comparing to a statistic. Of course anything can have manufacturing defects, but a 10% failure rate is not that.
- epistasis 5y agoThe opinion of luxury equaling low repair rate is simply not anything I've ever heard before. Are you staying that it is? I added an anecdote with my personal experience, but an anecdote neither proves a point nor refutes it.
- mrybczyn 5y agoAnecdotes of appaling BMW reliability are so prevalent in the online enthusiast car communities, and shade tree mechanic workarounds are so well doumented, that I would question any statistics measuring otherwise. Lies, damned lies, and statistics...