NOVA: Zs & Coffee - Starbucks every Saturday @ 10AM

m4a1mustang · 11-09-2011, 11:03 AM

zee Germans

Red__Zed · 11-09-2011, 11:07 AM

^haha....the electrical gremlins....

It felt like every weekend I was messing with something electrical on my beemers (00s).

Newer ones have been great though. Maybe they got it, finally.....

Red__Zed · 11-09-2011, 11:09 AM

More like every 15k with the diff

m4a1mustang · 11-09-2011, 11:12 AM

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More like every 15k with the diff

If you drive hard, sure. But regular use 30k with a good diff fluid is not a bad idea. I'd get the factory fill out sooner.

Red__Zed · 11-09-2011, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

If you drive hard, sure. But regular use 30k with a good diff fluid is not a bad idea. I'd get the factory fill out sooner.

I guess to be fair I probably never actually got a decent diff, but the black stone results I've seen point to 15-20k changes. Guess some of it depends on fluid choice too.

But that first change I would do ASAP. Factory fill is garbage.

Cristobal09 · 11-09-2011, 11:20 AM

I have 280 miles on my Z, after putting down 4 grand on it, I think ima wait before switching out the fluids as Im broke. I need to find a reliable Japanese shop. Owning nothing but german performance cars as my toys, my shop probably wont touch it.

shadoquad · 11-09-2011, 11:42 AM

This is why I'll never buy a German car.

I buy cars for the long term.

m4a1mustang · 11-09-2011, 11:44 AM

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This is why I'll never buy a German car.

I buy cars for the long term.

They can be annoying.

Things like proprietary $250 batteries are annoying.

Red__Zed · 11-09-2011, 11:46 AM

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This is why I'll never buy a German car.

I buy cars for the long term.

Thing is, usually by the time warranty runs out, you can take the car someplace else and they will take good care of you. Both my 540s ran well past 250k with only minor issues ( and most of it was just inconvenient, not a real problem)

shadoquad · 11-09-2011, 11:55 AM

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Thing is, usually by the time warranty runs out, you can take the car someplace else and they will take good care of you. Both my 540s ran well past 250k with only minor issues ( and most of it was just inconvenient, not a real problem)

If you have a non-warranty issue during the warranty period, you pay through the nose on it. If you have any issue after warranty, you pay through the nose for it.

I'm not saying cheaper car companies are any more or less reliable, but when your cheap azz Fiord breaks down, it's a more survivable hit to the wallet.

Red__Zed · 11-09-2011, 11:58 AM

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If you have a non-warranty issue during the warranty period, you pay through the nose on it. If you have any issue after warranty, you pay through the nose for it.

I'm not saying cheaper car companies are any more or less reliable, but when your cheap azz Fiord breaks down, it's a more survivable hit to the wallet.

Depends what it is I guess. I've found BMW to define their warranty very broadly. Best company I've dealt with on that front, but like all things, everyone experiences things differently.

m4a1mustang · 11-09-2011, 11:44 AM

If I were to buy a german car I would only own it for the warranty period and there would have to be a maintenance plan included in the purchase.

If we get a Z4 coupe or TT coupe it has to be CPO.

shadoquad · 11-09-2011, 12:01 PM

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Word. DC + MD = stranger danger!

MD is safer. Less guns. Only crooks have them.

m4a1mustang · 11-09-2011, 12:03 PM

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MD is safer. Less guns. Only crooks have them.

Thank goodness for that!

GM_Traitor3.5 · 11-09-2011, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Thank goodness for that!

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Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 122	^haha....the electrical gremlins.... It felt like every weekend I was messing with something electrical on my beemers (00s). Newer ones have been great though. Maybe they got it, finally.....

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