735i:


Note that I'm now on 217k miles. Got it at almost 200k miles.
This talk about reliability is really for people who do not know how to maintain their vehicles.
I can wake up at 3am and decide to hit Asaba without fears.
Some of your so called reliable cars will not dare.
How many Japanese cars in Nigeria are over 200kmiles without Christmas lights all over their dash?

Conner44:


1st pic : Chai! See beautiful cluster design and lighting As if I should toast your car away from your hand

2nd pic : kai! Ugly, ugly, masquerade cluster design What rubbish . . .

But seriously

Assuming the design was inverted whereby the hideous red type was visible in the daytime and the white was displayed at night I’d give your ride a 90% pass mark

The layout is nice . . . But the light pattern is just meeh

Conner44:


If truly your ride was imported with above 200k miles and it’s been simple maintenance ever since for you then you’re luckily among the 10% of bmw high mileage owners who haven’t been touched by the devil within the beast

Even online reviews about bmw from the ones who use them new before shipping to us down here say the exact same story

9icetoo:

I warned you when you started not to ever do this

Now see

BMW and reliability.....

735i:


Got it at 197k miles. The maintenance history was 95%. Single owner who did a lot of interstate travel.

You should read the reviews from European owners. 350k miles on BMW diesel engines without any major part replacement is very common.

North Americans just don't have the temperament and skills to maintain BMW's .

735i:

One can actually code it to operate that way. But naa... I love this way.

735i:

She's too loyal to agree to follow you. If you are in Lagos, we should arrange a meet up.
You can drive her to Epe and back . Let's see if you tame the animal under the hood.

OfficialDJ:
this is the only post I agree with you.

Truly disgusting interior dashboard styling...


Looks like Shrek if he went near the sun.

OfficialDJ:
this is the only post I agree with you.

Truly disgusting interior dashboard styling...


Looks like Shrek if he went near the sun.

kingreign:
If bmw are truly worth the hype, why don’t commercial vehicle operators and fleet management use them like the way Japanese vehicles are used. Try using a BMW for bolt or Uber for 4months if it survives it, come tell me how much you spent on maintenance and let a bolt or Uber operator using a Corolla bring his own maintenance log book too!

Antihelminth:



How dare you accuse the Germans of making a dash board disgusting ..
I bet you've only been inside an e36

Even at that time .the e36 was an engineering master piece

735i:

She's too loyal to agree to follow you. If you are in Lagos, we should arrange a meet up.
You can drive her to Epe and back. Let's see if you tame the animal under the hood.

Conner44:


lol if what you say about that machine is tru then you’d better join me on the ride oh, if not see my route . . .

Lagos —-> Epe —->Lokoja —-> Abuja —-> Sokoto —-> Ogbeni wey my car ooohh

OfficialDJ:
Das Beste oder nichts

Antihelminth:


Lool ..Toyota fan boys would bring up anything to disparage BMW ..
Baba drive one for a week or two without thinking of what iffs ..just enjoy the drive ...then we can have an honest conversation,on why driving a soulless box is boring

9icetoo:

1. I don't drive a Toyota.
2. I had access to and drove an e90 for an extended period of time. E46 too from same owner.
Something was always broken at one time or another.
3. I don't drive a Toyota currently but I'd still buy one today.
4. I drive an Acura currently and it's more than capable. In it's day, it was head and shoulders above anything the Germans had to offer in the same engine capacity and vehicle class (in terms of handling, speed etc).
5. Reliability ratings on the internet do not lie.
I can get up and go just about anywhere at anytime with my Acura. No one that I know of who owns a BMW can do that without needing major repairs for one or two issues.

BMW make good cars (I'd own one if I had all the time to entertain mechanics) but to praise them to high heavens on reliability is folly.

Like I told you earlier, hype your brand. Leave the useless comparison alone.

Lejeun works on Range Rovers and does so quietly.

Sooperrescue attempted what you are doing now and it didn't end well.

Last response.

9icetoo:

1. I don't drive a Toyota.
2. I had access to and drove an e90 for an extended period of time. E46 too from same owner.
Something was always broken at one time or another.
3. I don't drive a Toyota currently but I'd still buy one today.
4. I drive an Acura currently and it's more than capable. In it's day, it was head and shoulders above anything the Germans had to offer in the same engine capacity and vehicle class (in terms of handling, speed etc).
5. Reliability ratings on the internet do not lie.
I can get up and go just about anywhere at anytime with my Acura. No one that I know of who owns a BMW can do that without needing major repairs for one or two issues.

BMW make good cars (I'd own one if I had all the time to entertain mechanics) but to praise them to high heavens on reliability is folly.

Like I told you earlier, hype your brand. Leave the useless comparison alone.

Lejeun works on Range Rovers and does so quietly.

Sooperrescue attempted what you are doing now and it didn't end well.

Last response.

9icetoo:

1. I don't drive a Toyota.
2. I had access to and drove an e90 for an extended period of time. E46 too from same owner.
Something was always broken at one time or another.
3. I don't drive a Toyota currently but I'd still buy one today.
4. I drive an Acura currently and it's more than capable. In it's day, it was head and shoulders above anything the Germans had to offer in the same engine capacity and vehicle class (in terms of handling, speed etc).
5. Reliability ratings on the internet do not lie.
I can get up and go just about anywhere at anytime with my Acura. No one that I know of who owns a BMW can do that without needing major repairs for one or two issues.

BMW make good cars (I'd own one if I had all the time to entertain mechanics) but to praise them to high heavens on reliability is folly.

Like I told you earlier, hype your brand. Leave the useless comparison alone.

Lejeun works on Range Rovers and does so quietly.

Sooperrescue attempted what you are doing now and it didn't end well.

Last response.

Siberia01:

Just say you're driving a Honda... Wetin be Acura....
You guys shout reliability up and down... Yet I still most European cars from the 80's and 70's still flying on the highway....and the Japanese cars of their ages are no where to be found

9icetoo:
Just saying

Antihelminth:


You don't need those ...just concentrate on the road and sheer power under the hood that's the only way you can truly enjoy the drive

sexyto:

Just educate people on the awesome experience of owning a BMW, or have you ran out of ideas, ignore the nay Sayers.

sooperrescue:

This one still dey road o

Antihelminth:


It's not some sort of advertisement .
The points I've listed is enough .
I've got shits to do ogbeni

sexyto:

Ogbeni, so I thought you will talk about things like,how to maintain the car, how to source parts, the best engine to buy etc
Well it's OK do your stuff man must wak.

Antihelminth:

Driven by frustrated taxi drivers ..
Ask them questions they'll defiantly tel you they hate the shit box but it just gets the bills paid

sooperrescue:

Wrong assumption. The owner owns a Range Rover and he is fixing it because of Lagos traffic robbers so that they will not focus on him in traffic. The car is full options except for AC. It is going to cost over 200k to put back on the road. As for the BMW, it is a good car. My first ownership was 25 years ago, a 320 series and it was a gift but bringing it to Nigeria was not advisable then and still is. I had the privilege to service the BMW 5 series of the top echelon of the Nigerian Customs in Abuja years ago and it was not funny. Unfortunately for the brand, they have been forced out of the roads, no matter the performance. I only know Dr Ben of Automedics and the late Madmike who knows the car in and out. BMW, Audi, VW, Acura are building permanent structures in Mechanic workshops and Owode, Mercedes is following suit. Just move to Range Rovers. Nice too says lejeun is fixing the brand quietly without looking for tees garage on Nairaland, Instagram and Facebook. Fuel is the major problem of the BMW and nothing else

sooperrescue:

Wrong assumption. The owner owns a Range Rover and he is fixing it because of Lagos traffic robbers so that they will not focus on him in traffic. The car is full options except for AC. It is going to cost over 200k to put back on the road. As for the BMW, it is a good car. My first ownership was 25 years ago, a 320 series and it was a gift but bringing it to Nigeria was not advisable then and still is. I had the privilege to service the BMW 5 series of the top echelon of the Nigerian Customs in Abuja years ago and it was not funny. Unfortunately for the brand, they have been forced out of the roads, no matter the performance. I only know Dr Ben of Automedics and the late Madmike who knows the car in and out. BMW, Audi, VW, Acura are building permanent structures in Mechanic workshops and Owode, Mercedes is following suit. Just move to Range Rovers. Nice too says lejeun is fixing the brand quietly without looking for tees garage on Nairaland, Instagram and Facebook. Fuel is the major problem of the BMW and nothing else

kingreign:


With all due respect sir, pls, do you take time to proof read and try to understand what you type before posting it for public consumption?

No offense sir, your post makes no sense. Absolutely no sense!

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