Rant about BMW X5 (and service)

[kyle618]

dealers here are pathetic... they expect u to pay something even if its under warranty. in other words mukhang pera ang mga loko.

[hens]

after about a month or so, ayaw na gumana bigla ng ibang windows nung car. thankfully may warranty pa yung car so narepair pa nila. kulang lang daw sa grease (natuyuan daw. labo)

labo nga nila..

The car was running fine until about 5-7km when its fuel pump malfunctioned

sinabihan ba kayo ng dealer na kung ano lang gas ang pwede sa X5 ninyo?


yun ang exciting/thrilling part ng naka-euros..habang dina-drive mo..may kasamang dasal at kaba sa dibdib..hehehe...J/K

[KCboy]

hens
loko mo naman yung benz mo ha...wawa naman yan, oag yan nagtampo, sige ka.

[airshaq20]

In addition to what i mentioned in the previous page, you can also have your car serviced in any BMW dealer or kahit na warranty job pa, even if you didn't buy the car from them.

Also, warranties are tranferable - kaya kahit na used mo binili, you are still covered by the warranty.

I guess people there should be more cautious kung sino mga congressman ang iboboto nila at wag si Jawo or these actors/actresses ang binoboto dahil wala naman sila alam sa lawmaking (sorry kung may kamag anak sa mga to).

[Hero]

our kapit bahay had their x5 towed from their house dahil something was wrong with it..di na namin inuzi..ehehe

bad trip nga naman yan ano?..sa sobrang high tech din kasi ng mga kotse ngayon naiiwanan na mga mechanics dito..kulang sa seminar ehehe

[KCboy]

mkhang lumalabas na yung problem ng x5, could it be that they can't stand the poor quality of our diesels in the philippines???? are the x5 in question diesel variants?

[silverbx986]

kung ako yan, i'll get rid of this car real quick. trade-in ko na lang sa iba. she just bought hereself a headache.

[KCboy]

true, minsan sobra hi tech yung car, lalo sumasakit ulo ng owner....

[MBizzy]

hens, uhhhmmm gas? wala atang sinabi sa ate ko na ganun hehehe.... is there such a thing?... diesel variant meron kami dito eh.... eh meron kami ditong gas tank, nagdadala company dito ng gas (diesel) para sa generator ginagamit naren namen for our diesel cars (all cars except mine hehe).... di k alam kung saan galing yung diesel gas na ito, but i guess safe naman since sobrang tino pa naman tumakbo ng ibang cars sa bahay namen hehehe......

atleast we got 1 service free out of the warranty. Napa-ayos namen yung failing power windows. hehe.. after that wala na.... try ko makipagusap sa BMW about their warranty and all... i think they should stop billing and start working on the problem of this stupid car... hehehehe.... dahil sa X5 ng ate ko, i'm starting to love my jap car more and more hehehe....

"people told me before that mantaining euro cars are expensive. I thought, they meant the PMS and parts were exepensive.... hindi pala... ito pala reason ng pagiging mahal ng mantainance, sobrang sirain talaga hehe"

[KCboy]

i think its the diesel fuel.....the x5 diesel engine ia a crdi engine, so most crdi engines will not to be able to take the poor quality diesels we have in the philippines that's why most crdi engines regardless of made(jap, Korean or german) will most likely have problems sooner rather than later.

[pissword]

baka nga lemon car yan.. in the first place bakit yan binenta ng 1st owner at below 500KM palang ang takbo?

[KCboy]

baka nga daya pa ang odometer nyan, my guess is its a demo car.

[MBizzy]

I think binenta ng owner to ganito ka-aga kasi bigla lumabas porsche cayenne..... yun ang sabi sa sister ko..... won't blame him, the X5's suspension is as stiff as an SIR.

IMO, good choice to him, bad choice for us....

[KCboy]

how much mo ba nakuha? baka gusto mo benta sa amin? basta ba mura. hehe. diesel ba yan?

[speedy]

As a BMW owner myself, I can easily say that the car is as dependable of a car which is the reason why it is my daily driver. Airshaq is right about the service and care the dealerships here in the US provide to its clients. Wala talaga kayong kakailanganin. Oil change, brakes, light bulbs... talagang bumper to bumper. You also get the same class of BMW to drive if you have to leave your car for service. I am not excluding the chance that the car may be a lemon but I hardly think that it was due to production issues. It may have been "abused" by its previous owner, or damaged by some mechanic, just like some of you guys have said about some filipino mechanics who strive to scheme and cheat people out of their money for services not rendered. Which is the exact reason why I am happy to be in the US, where warranties and service mean something. So not to be bias, but BMWs are good cars in the hands of people who know what they are doing just like any other car. In this situation, you definitely need to sell the car or if you want to save the next poor sucker some grief, burn the car and claim it on your insurance as a loss!

[mazdamazda]

same comment with swapcentral.may nabasa nga akong automotive journalist, tinirik siya ng x5 niya habang tinetest drive sa north...

tinirik sila dahil naubusan sila ng krudo. hehe...

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though, hindi naman ganun na sobrang "lemon" na yung kotse nyo... just because of a window, fuel pump & battery problem.

[RedHorse]

OT:

two years ago, yong pnp spotter, nagtimbre about a possible carnap X5, hinuli yong driver at dinala sa crame...

PGA execs rushed to crame, kasi puting exec nila ang may dala, at hinuli on the basis of "bores" ng plate number.

Yong plate bores kasi, bases sa template ng japanese car!

[RedHorse]

though, hindi naman ganun na sobrang "lemon" na yung kotse nyo... just because of a window, fuel pump & battery problem.

oo nga naman...

while in pagudpud, saw a 316 pina-service sa bmw technician ang sirang window, hanga nga ang wife ko, naka-overall pa yong gumagawa, dala ang service car na bmw din.

[RedHorse]

how much mo ba nakuha? baka gusto mo benta sa amin? basta ba mura. hehe. diesel ba yan?

kcboy, kung diesel man yan, malamang di mo rin magustuhan, dahil common-rail din yan na syang ayaw mo

[BlueBimmer]

hmmm thank the heavens wlang nangyayaring ganyan sa e36 ko considering it is way older than ur x5...

sana lang hindi yan..