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German cars lose out in reliability survey

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German cars lose out in reliability survey

Post by jaynana » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:59 pm

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Re: German cars lose out in reliability survey

Post by Jay-2505 » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:03 pm

Would've thought the opposite...

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Re: German cars lose out in reliability survey

Post by X5Sport » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:33 pm

Now is this to do with poor dealer support, incomplete servicing schedules due to cost, or what?  What are they including in the engine failure bracket?  Complete replacement, or say swirl flaps - a nown BMW Issue, or say just one or more injectors going?

It's easy to throw statistics but it would be nice to know the root cause, and even if it's more prevalent in certain engines.  Given the ranges on offer from say BMW & Audi......which ones suffer?

How many on this forum have actually suffered an 'engine failure'?  Not many.

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