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My G82 M4
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Yash2468
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mileage sitting around 9.5k...and not sure what the long term plan is...guess will wait and see whats to come...
Salt
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The front of these is just something else...I mean it's like a combat machine from another galaxy šš„
jayaynikkal
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Yasus 
Nishcat_M140i
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A BSM G8X Hits different
TurboLlew
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Not to derail, but between the 30K question and this one I have to ask?
1. What exactly do you think happens to cars at 30000km?
2. In 18 months he has done 9500km (at current prices 1500L of fuel is about 41K). The delta you're talking about in that mileage is less than R3500 over 18 months.
I say this as someone who has done that in a similar period of time as well (with probably a 45-50K fuel bill?). It really isn't even something at the back of your mind.
This is why I never understand the fixation over fuel prices. It is something you have literally no control over on one hand but at the same time if you have a R2M car, why on earth would R2300 per year weigh heavily on your thought processes to keep the car?
TBP88
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Didn't you know about the small plastique explosive BMW installs in con-rods that has a detonator linked to mileage which goes off at 30 000km???
Agreed on the fuel price thing, honestly, for a weekender/fun car, the petrol cost literally is a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the ownership cost, relative to depreciation/tyres/insurace/finance. It's a rounding error. Fuel cost matters only when you're doing mileage/a daily driver.
Yash2468
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Personally, I donāt think mileage should be the main consideration if you bought the car to actually enjoy it. These cars werenāt built to sit under covers in garages waiting for the next owner ā they were built to be driven. Really wish I had the time to drive mine more often.
Of course mileage matters to a degree, but Iād look at the overall condition, maintenance history, and how the car was treated long before I obsessed over the odometer reading. Iād much rather buy a well-maintained 50,000km car owned by someone mature who respected and cared for it, than a 25,000km car that spent every weekend bouncing off the limiter, doing launches and being abused cold.
A low mileage number doesnāt automatically mean a better car.
As for fuel consumption, nobody buys a high-performance car because itās economical. Thatās like buying a beachfront house and complaining about the sound of the ocean, or ordering a steak and being upset it isnāt a salad. Fuel is part of the experience that comes with owning and enjoying these cars.
At the end of the day, memories, road trips, rallies, and smiles per drive matter more to some of us than keeping mileage artificially low for the next owner.
jayaynikkal
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Yashsus*Yasus
Quick///M
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Failure rate is low, and its in bmw technical bulletins. Motorplan will cover. If you an owner I suggest more regular oil change intervals are required than what Mototplan Enforce as their "Standards" Coz word going around they dont even change spark plugs during service.
Another suggestion tell them to put your old spark plugs in a bag you will take it home and frame it
TurboLlew
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The world has been uncertain since 2008 (some would say 2001). You can either surf it, tread water or sink. Worrying about everything will make you sink.
If you want to channel your energy into something, complain about the profiteering about to happen with groceries and staples that hit actual poor people who have nothing and can't eat or just complain and throw another R1000 at the problem.
Either way anyone unable to eat because the petrol bill on your 2 bar car is too high or you can't afford the payments because you financed 100% of it and can't deal with a 1.5% rate increase, you're just poor at decsion making, not actually poor.
Worth checking on any car: the number of dealerships that skip spark plugs is nuts. my first M5 they had very obviously never changed the spark plugs the first time they were supposed to. The plugs last such an absurdly long time already so they take chances, especially when servicing by time and not by miles. I even wondered if the coil failures on a lot of brands are related to them skipping the spark plug services in putting undue stress on the rest of the system. It is the strange problems I don't personally experience but which I read about that make me wonder about whether workshops just see it isn't misfiring and send it out the door for most clients, but they don't want to take chances if you're going to check/test.
What is especially suspicious is when some of these places (eg: Kia/Hyundai) can get a car out the door in half a morning. I had an 'experience' in the days of our Elantra where the dealer charged for a Cambelt on a car with a timing chain and had it done in like 2 hours - as in car ready to collect/tested/washed
That led to quite an interesting exchange. Another time Kia had fitted pirate parts to the car on plan (and according to the dealer they were allowed to do it but HQ took a dim view LOL). I say pirate but they were still 'branded' I guess - just not manufacturer branded parts.
320d
New member
And that is exactly why i service all my car/bikes myself when i get it, regardless the service history. almal skelms.The world has been uncertain since 2008 (some would say 2001). You can either surf it, tread water or sink. Worrying about everything will make you sink.
If you want to channel your energy into something, complain about the profiteering about to happen with groceries and staples that hit actual poor people who have nothing and can't eat or just complain and throw another R1000 at the problem.
Either way anyone unable to eat because the petrol bill on your 2 bar car is too high or you can't afford the payments because you financed 100% of it and can't deal with a 1.5% rate increase, you're just poor at decsion making, not actually poor.
Worth checking on any car: the number of dealerships that skip spark plugs is nuts. my first M5 they had very obviously never changed the spark plugs the first time they were supposed to. The plugs last such an absurdly long time already so they take chances, especially when servicing by time and not by miles. I even wondered if the coil failures on a lot of brands are related to them skipping the spark plug services in putting undue stress on the rest of the system. It is the strange problems I don't personally experience but which I read about that make me wonder about whether workshops just see it isn't misfiring and send it out the door for most clients, but they don't want to take chances if you're going to check/test.
What is especially suspicious is when some of these places (eg: Kia/Hyundai) can get a car out the door in half a morning. I had an 'experience' in the days of our Elantra where the dealer charged for a Cambelt on a car with a timing chain and had it done in like 2 hours - as in car ready to collect/tested/washed
Motorplan wont allow you to take the old parts...not sure how true this is, but bmwsa has to "Justify" what was replaced by providing physical evidence.
However, one could simply ask for photographic evidence if the Service Manager agree's
