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E60 Reliability?
I see that JD Powers gives the 2005 E60 good Over Quality Ratings on their website. However Consumer Reports gives the 530xi a BLACK dot for their rating... that is the worst rating possible in consumer reports. Also Forbes.com said that the e60 is unrelaiable as well... whats with the conflicting reports... what do you guys think? Reliable or not? i dont think it is as reliable as, lets say a Lexus, do you?
-No I am not a Lexus Owner.
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One year, 5000 miles, 4 times in shop for a total of 17 days.......enough said.
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Ok, update on my 2006 530i experience: at 2100 miles I have an exceptionally (annoying!) squeaky driver's side seatbelt receptacle, and one blown pixel on the I-Drive LCD screen. This last one comes out as a bright red/white dot basically that persists through all screen choices. Horribly annoying.  Has anyone else had either of these problems? If so, what did your dealer say/do? If you are a dealer reading this, could you please tell me if it is standard practice for dealers to replace these items under these conditions?
I'm going to take it in to my dealer next week when I get my first post break-in oil change.
Thanks so much for all your help once again! Cheers!
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Mine was wonderful on the Autobahns. Perfect performance for the 8 days we drove it in Europe. Could not be happier.
Quote: Not sure I understand how Consumer Reports could give a "quality" rating to the 530xi. It has been in production less than 3 months with fewer than 1,000 units delivered to the U.S. market.
I took delivery of a 530xi last month - less than 1,000 miles on it - but no problems or issues so far. |
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Dealer loses hold back, it is a significant amount of money. I suggest you use Edmunds.com or KBB.com or lastly NADA.com for accurate pricing. None show hold back. My understanding is that the options are also discounted.
People (not I) have been know to take delivery in the morning and return the same or next day. The ED car can immediately be dropped off at Harms. We loved the experienced. Have been back from ED almost 15 hours.
 Quote: Hmm....you guys got me excited! Ok, so this is essentially the configuration for the 330i I'd like:
2006 BMW 330i
US ED
Base 33,485 30,975
Auto 1210 1210
Nav 1820 1820
PP 2000 2000
CWP 910 910
Met. Paint 430 430
Total 39,855 37,345
I calculated the invoice prices from the Price Lists on the 3 series forum. So, essentially, the main benefit of the ED program is that it takes around 2.5k off the US invoice price? In return, however, you have to (1) actually want to go through the ED experience (which from what people are saying on the ED forum is in fact loads of fun!  ) and incur the additional expenses for the trip, and (2) endure a longer waiting time to finally take delivery of the vehicle in the US  ? Does this accurately characterize the trade-offs?
Also, is the BMWCCA rebate something that is given by BMWNA or does it come off the dealer's profit margin? Because if it is the latter, then, the rebate may simply substitute for discounts one could get with negotiation anyway, right?
Thanks so much for all your great advice and sorry for going off topic!
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Quote: | 6K miles, 7 months--very happy ('05 545i). | Thanks for the pics Stream! I've been wondering what the rims on my car would look like. The BMW site just doesn't give the detail I wanted.
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