most unreliable car u owned - Page 5 - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

lcrain · 09-07-2012, 11:29 AM

God I hope my N54 doesn't crap out. I plan to keep this car for a while.

sanf · 09-07-2012, 02:51 PM

my 2000 Benz C230k . had it for 7 yrs. traded at 100k miles. fuel pump went out at 80k. thats all. regular maintenance and I beat on that thing daily.

Crimson92 · 09-07-2012, 06:44 PM

94 Toyota Celica

close second

07 335i

Ca$hOnly · 09-07-2012, 09:50 PM

2009 C63 AMG

Had the car for 10 months then lemoned it. It was in the shop 3 months out of the 10 I owned it.

ed-320d · 10-21-2012, 08:39 AM

2007 BMW 320d

leaking gasket
steering column lock
countless central lock issues
external mirror passanger side always face the sky, need to manually adjust when I started engine
suspension bushing
turbo failure at 80Kms

mlifxs · 10-21-2012, 09:44 AM

1994 Dodge Intrepid. what was I thinking?

ptack · 10-22-2012, 11:38 AM

Ha, you guys don't know what unreliable is unless you owned some of Detroits most imfamous products from the 70s. We had a Chevy Monza that - among the ceaseless list of things - once had a door just fall off. The English also set records around the same time for sheer crap which is also why they are largely extinct or foriegn owned. Today's cars are significantly better made than back in those days. For one thing they are much less likely to kill you.

Jsnscot · 10-26-2012, 12:30 PM

2008 BMW 335i

Kielan · 10-26-2012, 12:38 PM

My first E46 323i was pretty reliable, definitely the best car I've owned. Too bad I only had it for 13 days. :/

But my current E46 is by far the most unreliable, the PO didn't care for it all, and I learned that the hard way 3 months after purchasing, it was a heap, I have entirely too much money into it now.

335isGuy · 10-26-2012, 01:25 PM

My 335is for sure! My E36/E46 M3 were 10000000x more reliable.
2001 VW GTi... piece of junk. it loved to blow MAF's on a daily basis.

Porsche GT3 and 930 I had were a dream. Beat the crap out of the GT3 on the track and asked for more. Bmw is going down hill on reliablity now. Makes me sad

blutattoo · 10-26-2012, 09:07 PM

In this order 93 Lebaron Convertible multiple tranny's
98 Ford Windstar multiple head gaskets
99 Ford Contour SVT Rod knock engine replaced twice under warranty

Best 04 Volvo S60R

BMWZ44me · 10-26-2012, 10:08 PM

90 Camaro

fl335i · 10-27-2012, 12:45 AM

2010 VW Jetta TDI (Wagon). 22k catastrophic fuel pump failure on hwy. no warning. BS defect. $7k-$10k of repairs. Traded it that weekdn we got it back for a gas C300. KISS. Keep it simple stupid (VW).

bspears · 10-27-2012, 05:12 PM

This is the most fun I ever had driving a car. I got more compliments on this one by far than any other car I have ever owned but it was the most unreliable piece of $hit ever.

ASAP · 10-27-2012, 05:22 PM

VW Touareg takes the cake... I don't even know where to start. In fact, any VW product... as bad as BMW is, it's still 10 x better than VW>

brusk · 11-05-2012, 11:51 AM

Out of the 30+ used cars I've owned (mostly japanese) never had any I considered unrealiable but have had some bad luck with a few.
87 Toyota MR2 Automatic GT (rare) trans went out at 55K miles a month after I bought it. Had it rebuilt a month later the engine blew up so I swapped it out and it ran with no issues for the next 4 years.
2000 Tundra trans started slipping at 58K miles.
97 Del Sol AC compressor went out at 37K miles dealer wouldn't fix it under warranty so I got pissed and traded it.

Surprisingly out of all the nice cars the most reliable was a 2004 Saturn SC1 with 85HP. Hated the car but beat the living crap out of that car for over 100K miles and other than using oil on a regular basis it was indestructible. Even ran it into several guard rails and 2 trees finally to create enough damage to total it out so I could claim my gap insurance to cover the extra costs of shady used car sales.

Team Plutonium · 11-05-2012, 11:55 AM

'86 Renault R5. Biggest piece of shit on the planet.

Crimson92 · 11-05-2012, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brusk

Out of the 30+ used cars I've owned (mostly japanese) never had any I considered unrealiable but have had some bad luck with a few.
87 Toyota MR2 Automatic GT (rare) trans went out at 55K miles a month after I bought it. Had it rebuilt a month later the engine blew up so I swapped it out and it ran with no issues for the next 4 years.
2000 Tundra trans started slipping at 58K miles.
97 Del Sol AC compressor went out at 37K miles dealer wouldn't fix it under warranty so I got pissed and traded it.

Surprisingly out of all the nice cars the most reliable was a 2004 Saturn SC1 with 85HP. Hated the car but beat the living crap out of that car for over 100K miles and other than using oil on a regular basis it was indestructible. Even ran it into several guard rails and 2 trees finally to create enough damage to total it out so I could claim my gap insurance to cover the extra costs of shady used car sales.

Insurance fraud anyone?

Augenbrauezug · 11-05-2012, 03:11 PM

Well, this belongs in this thread and the one above.

W/// · 11-05-2012, 08:58 PM

I don't mind spending the money maintaining my M3 (out of warranty) as its my dream car. Eventually, I want to get a reliable DD that's not as boring as toothpaste.

A truck like the Tundra, which I would have expected to be rock solid, according to at least 2 people here said they aren't.

So with all that said, any ideas? I'm thinking the only way to go nowadays is just going with a car with a warranty

mexicobmw · 11-05-2012, 10:34 PM

2010 b8 s4 and 2010 range rover sport SC, both were in the shop way too many times!! horrible experience!

brusk · 11-16-2012, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crimson92

Insurance fraud anyone?

Unfortunately I'd do it again if I had to. Shady dealer sold my a car for a certain price and payment and 3 days later called me and told me that bank denied me but they had another bank that would approve me. When I got there to sign the papers I noticed the rate was alot worse so I said no and I was notified that my trade in was already take to the auction and sold that I didn't have a choice. With all the extra crap they tacked on if I would have paid it in full it was going to cost me 14K for a 6500 used car. After paying on it for 3 years I found I still owed 7300 left so I decided I wasn't going to pay another dime on a car that had 120K that was starting to have issues.

And yeah I know now I could have taken advantage of that situation but at the time I didn't know any better as it was 15 years ago.

09-07-2012, 09:50 PM	#92
Ca$hOnly Major Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: In ur fridge, eatin ur foodz Posts: 1,063 iTrader: (5)	2009 C63 AMG Had the car for 10 months then lemoned it. It was in the shop 3 months out of the 10 I owned it. __________________

10-21-2012, 08:39 AM	#93
ed-320d Second Lieutenant Drives: Prado 150, CT200h Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 209 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 Lexus [0.00]	2007 BMW 320d leaking gasket steering column lock countless central lock issues external mirror passanger side always face the sky, need to manually adjust when I started engine suspension bushing turbo failure at 80Kms __________________ 320d (E90) Sparkling Graphite, Bi-Xenon, Rear PDC, 17 Alloy 158(athome) 157 (On the car), Climate comfort Wscreen, Sport Steer, Electric Rear Blind, Mirror Package, Lemon interior with poplar trim, Comfort access, Partial Electric Seats, Through Loading and Adjustable Arm Rest

10-22-2012, 11:38 AM	#95
ptack Brigadier General Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 4,066 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135i [3.00]	Ha, you guys don't know what unreliable is unless you owned some of Detroits most imfamous products from the 70s. We had a Chevy Monza that - among the ceaseless list of things - once had a door just fall off. The English also set records around the same time for sheer crap which is also why they are largely extinct or foriegn owned. Today's cars are significantly better made than back in those days. For one thing they are much less likely to kill you. __________________ 135i, SGM, Coral, Sport Package, Auto, Premium Hifi, USB/ipod, Forgestar F14s, PPK Stage II

10-26-2012, 12:38 PM	#97
Kielan Private Drives: Searching for a SGM 135i 6spd Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wilton, CT / State College, PA Posts: 54 iTrader: (0)	My first E46 323i was pretty reliable, definitely the best car I've owned. Too bad I only had it for 13 days. :/ But my current E46 is by far the most unreliable, the PO didn't care for it all, and I learned that the hard way 3 months after purchasing, it was a heap, I have entirely too much money into it now. Last edited by Kielan; 10-26-2012 at 12:47 PM.

10-27-2012, 12:45 AM	#101
fl335i Captain Drives: 335i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: FL Posts: 625 iTrader: (1)	2010 VW Jetta TDI (Wagon). 22k catastrophic fuel pump failure on hwy. no warning. BS defect. $7k-$10k of repairs. Traded it that weekdn we got it back for a gas C300. KISS. Keep it simple stupid (VW). __________________ '07 335i Sedan, base pkg, 6spd Manual, Procede 3 V5 w/NLS, 185's w/Conti DWS's, OS Giken TCD LSD, VAC Street Diff Cover, Akebono Euro Pads, CDV Removed, Black BMW Grilles, Interior & Exterior white LED lighting, LUX Angel Eyes, Debadged, Llumar ATR Tint.

09-07-2012, 11:29 AM	#89
lcrain Captain Drives: BSM 1M Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 739 iTrader: (1)	God I hope my N54 doesn't crap out. I plan to keep this car for a while.

09-07-2012, 02:51 PM	#90
sanf Second Lieutenant Drives: F10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: East Coast Posts: 241 iTrader: (1)	my 2000 Benz C230k . had it for 7 yrs. traded at 100k miles. fuel pump went out at 80k. thats all. regular maintenance and I beat on that thing daily.

10-21-2012, 09:44 AM	#94
mlifxs Diamond Geezer Drives: Jet Black 2007 328i Saloon Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 923 iTrader: (0)	1994 Dodge Intrepid. what was I thinking?

10-26-2012, 12:30 PM	#96
Jsnscot First Lieutenant Drives: 2011.5 E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 359 iTrader: (1)	2008 BMW 335i

10-26-2012, 01:25 PM	#98
335isGuy Captain Drives: 2011 335is, E36 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: CYKZ - Toronto Posts: 771 iTrader: (0) Garage List 1997 Bmw M3 [0.00] 2011 Bmw 335is [0.00]	My 335is for sure! My E36/E46 M3 were 10000000x more reliable. 2001 VW GTi... piece of junk. it loved to blow MAF's on a daily basis. Porsche GT3 and 930 I had were a dream. Beat the crap out of the GT3 on the track and asked for more. Bmw is going down hill on reliablity now. Makes me sad

10-26-2012, 09:07 PM	#99
blutattoo First Lieutenant Drives: 2012 135i Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sacramento Posts: 300 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2012 BMW 135i [0.00]	In this order 93 Lebaron Convertible multiple tranny's 98 Ford Windstar multiple head gaskets 99 Ford Contour SVT Rod knock engine replaced twice under warranty Best 04 Volvo S60R

10-26-2012, 10:08 PM	#100
BMWZ44me GySgt USMC Drives: '11 Z4 30i Silver Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: DFW Posts: 152 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW Z4 [0.00] 2009 Chevrolet Aval ... [0.00]	90 Camaro

10-27-2012, 05:12 PM	#102
bspears Private First Class Drives: 2011 M3E93 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bay Area USA Posts: 108 iTrader: (0)	This is the most fun I ever had driving a car. I got more compliments on this one by far than any other car I have ever owned but it was the most unreliable piece of $hit ever. __________________ 2011 E93 M3 SSM Black Carbon loaded

10-27-2012, 05:22 PM	#103
ASAP blah blah blah Drives: 2007 BMW 335i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Mid Atlantic Posts: 248 iTrader: (0)	VW Touareg takes the cake... I don't even know where to start. In fact, any VW product... as bad as BMW is, it's still 10 x better than VW>

11-05-2012, 11:51 AM	#104
brusk First Lieutenant Drives: 2008 135i Coupe Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 362 iTrader: (1)	Out of the 30+ used cars I've owned (mostly japanese) never had any I considered unrealiable but have had some bad luck with a few. 87 Toyota MR2 Automatic GT (rare) trans went out at 55K miles a month after I bought it. Had it rebuilt a month later the engine blew up so I swapped it out and it ran with no issues for the next 4 years. 2000 Tundra trans started slipping at 58K miles. 97 Del Sol AC compressor went out at 37K miles dealer wouldn't fix it under warranty so I got pissed and traded it. Surprisingly out of all the nice cars the most reliable was a 2004 Saturn SC1 with 85HP. Hated the car but beat the living crap out of that car for over 100K miles and other than using oil on a regular basis it was indestructible. Even ran it into several guard rails and 2 trees finally to create enough damage to total it out so I could claim my gap insurance to cover the extra costs of shady used car sales. __________________ 2008 135i - Cobb AP, MS DP's, Berk street exhaust, AMS IC, BMS DCI, CDV delete, Quaife LSD, M3 control arms, M3 rear SF bushings, SS brake lines.

11-05-2012, 11:55 AM	#105
Team Plutonium Major General Drives: 911 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate Posts: 8,519 iTrader: (1)	'86 Renault R5. Biggest piece of shit on the planet. __________________ Gone... ESS VT2-625 \| ESS Tune \| M24 Oil Cooler \| Brembo 380mm BBK \| Dinan 4.10 Diff \| KW Variant 3 Coilovers \| Dinan Camber Plates \| Dinan Strut Tower Braces \| Dinan X-Pipe \| Akrapovic Exhaust \| Vorsteiner GTS3 Bumper \| Varis System One Diffuser \| OEM Performance Spoiler \| Stack Gauges \| GTS Door Sills \| Volk TE37 \| Falken Azenis RT615K 275/315 \| Pulled Fenders \| Turner Stud Kit \| OMP ARS Racing Seats New: 991C2S

11-05-2012, 08:58 PM	#108
W/// Major Drives: E30 Vert & E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SC Posts: 1,296 iTrader: (2)	I don't mind spending the money maintaining my M3 (out of warranty) as its my dream car. Eventually, I want to get a reliable DD that's not as boring as toothpaste. A truck like the Tundra, which I would have expected to be rock solid, according to at least 2 people here said they aren't. So with all that said, any ideas? I'm thinking the only way to go nowadays is just going with a car with a warranty __________________ 2008 E92 M3: Sparkling Graphite \| Bamboo Beige \| 6MT \| CF Roof \| OEM ZCP Wheels \| Fully Catless Borla S-Type \| BPM Stage II Tune & Coding \| RS Technik Spacers (12F/12R)

11-05-2012, 10:34 PM	#109
mexicobmw Second Lieutenant Drives: car Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: mexico city Posts: 227 iTrader: (0)	2010 b8 s4 and 2010 range rover sport SC, both were in the shop way too many times!! horrible experience!

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