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Gents (and ladies ) came across this rather funny photo, although I doubt that the owner of the Bimmer thinks so

Having owned several later model BMW's, I can attest to the lack of quality they appear to exhibit these days

I kinda laughed when my brake MC finally went out 2 years ago, after "only" 35 years of service

The missus current ride, a 2011 F10 538i, amazes me at what has already crapped out or was otherwise needing repair and/or replacement

Case in point, the weather "stripping" under the hood was crumbling, thinking that these strips could be replaced without much ado

But no, the parts counter guy comes out with these 2 HUGE boxes

I figured that can't be right, but sure enough, these weather strips are attached to giant plastic covers and can only be replaced as such

I bit the bullet and picked them up, and no, don't bother asking me how much they set me back

It also occurred to me that since they were in stock, I wasn't the only person replacing them

So keep your old Bimmers up and running fellas

Doesn’t surprise me. I bought a new front bumper blade for my M635CSi about ten years ago. It went rusty within a few weeks. I returned it to my local Main Dealer (now gone bust) for replacement. That one went rusty as well and I was told that BMW quality control isn’t what it once was and that any further replacement was a waste of time

It's like they're trying to experiment on their already enamored clientele. Plastic water pump impellers, complex VANOS mechanisms, 15,000 miles oil changes. http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/showth ... p?t=868291

I'll be quiet now.