Brand New Car not stable

[LeoLilieno]

I was told by my friend that its normal for a brand new BMW (especially CKD model) to have few issues here and there and will need to visit the mechanics a few time to get it solved. Once that difficult period is over, the car will fly and perform as expected. Is this true? If its true, then I will be very disappointed. How can BMW allow this to happen. I buy a new car and expect it to fly the very first day I take ownership of it.Is my expectation too high?

 

[mizhan]

There is no such thing as zero-defect in automobile production. Go read VW and Merc forums. What differs is a manufacturer's promptness in addressing defects at minimal inconvenience to buyers.

 

[Sylvia]

Hi Leo,

I've a same dissapointment like you! Furthermore, may car problem does affect the users' safety. The worst decision I've ever made is to own a BMW car.

 

[gendong]

bro…what are the issues with ur ride? Which ride is urs?

 

[Mavik]

I was told by my friend that its normal for a brand new BMW (especially CKD model) to have few issues here and there and will need to visit the mechanics a few time to get it solved. Once that difficult period is over, the car will fly and perform as expected. Is this true? If its true, then I will be very disappointed. How can BMW allow this to happen. I buy a new car and expect it to fly the very first day I take ownership of it. Is my expectation too high?

I never had that experience with my car. I know some who do but majority of owners get great cars and it flies off on the first day of ownership.

 

[splee]

I am speaking from my own experience of owning a f30. This is my first BMW and prior to this I have owned all makes of car from local to Japanese to Koreans and continentals. The f30 looks great and stylish but it fails in terms of quality of finishing. There's just too many poor quality plastics around and they are poorly put together by the local assembly plant. All these plastics are giving out all kind of creaking and rattling sound over time as the parts get loosen due to everyday use. I have creaking and rattling noise coming out from my dashboard, steering column, door panels and seats and then the notorious steering rack clunking noise which remain unresolved for more than one year now. All these really affected the ownership experience. Albeit all these nitty gritty problems, I still find my BMW a pleasure to drive. It never fails to excite and put a smile on my face whenever I put my foot down and my hands on the well positioned steering wheel.