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My 2001 BMW with electronic throttle and fuel injection is doing just fine, the weakest point is plastic in the engine bay gets brittle and starts rotting (espe
by zeusk 3y ago
My 2001 BMW with electronic throttle and fuel injection is doing just fine, the weakest point is plastic in the engine bay gets brittle and starts rotting (especially around coolant system).
- BeetleB 3y agoAh, but probably a single repair on that BMW will be more expensive than 5 years of repairs on my Corolla.
- kjkjadksj 3y agoOnly if you do your repairs at the dealership
- tirant 3y agoIt depends on the country. BMW are well known by any mechanic and parts are widely available, OEM and aftermarket. In my experience BMWs are not more expensive to repair than any Toyota or VW, but due to the increased set of features they have a higher failure surface.
- BluePen7 3y agoAs a BMW owner, I actually found the repair pricing quite comparable. Maybe not quite to a Corolla, but it was to a Lexus. If anything the Lexus was a bit more, due to how common BMW specialist shops are, while there's none for Lexus. The issue for me was the frequency of the repairs, 5 years of Lexus ownership cost me less than any 3-4 month period of BMW ownership over the 2 years I owned it. I suppose I can only compare 2-3 repairs, cause the other dozen repairs for the BMW simply didn't break on the Lexus, nor did it spring any of oil leaks my BMW was famed for.
- notyofriend 3y agoYour mistake was taking it to a Lexus dealer. The cars are nearly identical to their Toyota counterparts so most mechanics can work on them