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Originally Posted by nicksm3
This is why you wait and never by the car it's first new model year.
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One of the classes I took at Georgia Tech was a seminar on manufacturing, basically a different industry speaker every week. The auto dude had data showing that the peak # of issues is year 1, then year 2, then the last year when the A team is working on the next generation.
That said I bought a new year car because these days the manufacturers are forced to take care of their customers. They have a lot of oversight and legal obligation. My 2013 550i had oil leaks to the point I was eligible for a new engine. For oil leaks that forced me to add a quart of oil 3-4 times a year. I had all 8 injectors replaced ($10K charge) because they came to realize the 10% ethanol in the US was going to be a long term problem.
Anyway I bought this car knowing that it would have issues. If I wanted something bullet proof I would have gotten a Honda. Nothing about this upsets me, because they are taking care of it.
Darrell