Hi,
I'm very interested in a 2013 328i xdrive BMW with 65,000km. The owner said that it was a leased car, and has been well maintained by BMW and by him, and so he says there are no problems with the car.
I am fully aware that BMWs are generally more expensive to fix, but I still expected high quality.
However, I have been reading up on this model, and I cant believe what some owners are reporting. These are issues that I didn't even think existed, especially with BMW.
This is the site I used:
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I have a $500 deposit and am scheduled to buy on Thursday, but I'm legitimately scared of the car now.
Things like:
**Brakes not working at all
-- I thought if you depressed the brakes enough, it would activate mechanically by bypassing the assist
**Randomly accelerating and brakes not working
-- That's just crazy. Imagine your car just speeding up with no control over it. Worse, you can't stop it. That's straight out of a horror movie
I would have never thought this.
**Car locks passengers into car and can't get out.
**Transmission can't give power and stops working.
**Complete engine replacement
Should I stop the sale?? Is this just a very small portion of 328i's?? I feel so disappointed in BMW right now. This isn't about expensive fixes, this is complete unreliability.
Note: here for a real discussion and not an anti-bmw/pro-toyota thread.