... why the doom and gloom tone when the car has yet to be tested? And a lot of their statements knock points off of their credibility. "...become lifeless and boring cars that are available from other companies such as Ford, Lexus and Mercedes, who have all toned down performance in hopes to gain market share and increase MPG?" As much as I don't like Lexus, its actually been the exact opposite as they have actually pumped some life into their cars recently. Looks like this was written on a slow day in the editing office.
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Hahaha LOL, trueIf it's not BMW, there'll always a slightly negative spin in articles covering any new car entering the market..
Of course I'm being facetious, but only mildly.
I think anyone who watches or reads reviews of cars on a regular basis, I think the only criticism that BMW will ever get is about their price, but other than that, people seem almost embarrassed when they want to talk about poorly about BMW or Audi...
I'm not saying it's right or wrong...It's, just an observation.
Again, the comparison is totally fair though.
The 335i has bigger and better brakes than those other cars. It only makes sense for them to be more expensive!!
This is apples to oranges trying to put/compare BMW along with the rest. They're expensive for good reason...
The question will always remain--how important is that high caliber of performance to you?
This is no longer a comparison to Infiniti. It's well understood that BMW has never been about value. We can all agree that for the most part, performance luxury companies such as BMW are not about value. They side with driver performance and aesthetics more than everything. It is a personal preference that most BMW drivers today acknowledge and fully understand. It's the same reason why people still buy Porsches, despite the fact that they tend to fall apart after a few years. These kinds of buyers never expect to look at "value" purely from a financial perspective.
I think people blow German cars off because they've never driven them.
j/kI would like to think that people who buy German cars typically know what they're getting into (especially now compared to 15 years ago). It's just one of those situations where if you can afford to buy it, you **** sure should be able to afford the cost to maintain it. As I said, it's just a natural tradeoff as you creep up higher towards performance oriented cars--and why most German owners almost always still lease even today. If you're looking for value, there are a lot of German cars out there with good track records and their maintenance costs aren't anywhere near as dire as their bigger boys (like AMGs, Ms, S-lines, 5.5L V8's...etc.).
Personally, I refuse to believe that on a general level, maintenance costs are rising in frequency and in costs over time (compared to 15 years ago anyway). Since 2008, every car company has been going out of their way to improve their lifespans with better transmissions, more reliable engines, and sturdier chassis. I think an educated consumer should be able to feel a lot safer today buying any car on the market right now and not worry about it falling apart after 80k miles--and by then, they're usually ready to trade up. Even on a very general level, it's safe to say that the more money the car costs, the consumer should expect to pay more for repairs. For the truly performance-minded, it shouldn't be an issue.
Yeah---and the same thing can and has been said about any car. It's interesting to note that volume for volume, the least reliable car and the most reliable car out there probably aren't as massively different in their overall # of defects/trending numbers as the average consumer might think. I know a lot of people driving around in what's considered on paper the most unreliable cars on the market right now--and they've had no problems at all.
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