Diesel Hunchback

"PG; the scalpel wielder" (pgr34) 04/07/2018 at 18:54 • Filed to: None

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My 135i is still in the body shop for another week. Have had this replacement car for the past 3 weeks now. Its a 320d GT F34.

The 118i had a few weeks ago got replaced because of a flat tire (I know I’m spoilt)

Pretty amazing to be honest. Unfortunately won’t get many buyers because of the x3 and x5. Not very pretty to look at but it gets amazing gas mileage (600miles per tank in the city I’m getting). Pretty decent pick up around town for such a small engine in a heavy car. A lot of room for passengers and a huge boot.

Active aero on a diesel family car...

It’s making me appreciate just how nice bmw are these days. Everything just works perfectly. The HUD is amazing, the backup cameras are precise. Nothin is half-arsed. It’s definatley ugly, and for my own my money I’d get a wagon. But it goes to show how deep the quality runs in the bimmer line-up. Hopefully the reliability issues of the early 2000s are going away, which I think is likely based on how solid this thing feels.

I think I’m now spoilt by the bimmer life.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > PG; the scalpel wielder 04/07/2018 at 19:05

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I love the 3-Series Gran Turismo.

There. I said it.

Ash78, voting early and often > PG; the scalpel wielder 04/07/2018 at 19:08

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If you’re fat, ugly, and smell bad, you’d better have an amazing personality.

—Confucius, during mentoring session with Chris Bangle in 2001

BeaterGT > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 04/07/2018 at 19:22

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There’s a doctor for that.

404 - User No Longer Available > PG; the scalpel wielder 04/07/2018 at 19:22

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3GT doesn’t look as bad as the 5GT... quirky and weird designs usually look better on smaller forms. Likewise with the X4 vs X6.

With that being said... I still prefer the 4GC to it.

Under_Score > PG; the scalpel wielder 04/07/2018 at 19:49

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How is your BMW in the shop for 1.5 months? My RAV4 was back after nearly three weeks of shop time, and it was banged up; I thought 3 weeks was forever (especially because we didn’t take an extra car).

PG; the scalpel wielder > Under_Score 04/07/2018 at 20:04

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It took a month just for the insurance to get settled. And then a few weeks for parts to arrive. The shop is very thorough and the highest rated in the country. I don’t mind as they give me a replacement vehicle to put a lot of miles in..

Under_Score > PG; the scalpel wielder 04/07/2018 at 20:31

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Why did insurance take so long? I have USAA and we got a collision center as soon as the wreck happened (my car is in the collision center parking lot a couple hours after the wreck in this photo). That evening, I was on the phone with them and explained what happened, and everything was good.

C62030 > Ash78, voting early and often 04/07/2018 at 20:46

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Ah yes, I think I saw this on the Discovery Channel.

PG; the scalpel wielder > Under_Score 04/07/2018 at 20:51

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I’m in Australia. The company was busy and I was slow because of work

PG; the scalpel wielder > BeaterGT 04/07/2018 at 21:49

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not me.

but always happy to cut your gallbladder out

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > PG; the scalpel wielder 04/08/2018 at 00:31

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Hunchback! 

Everything I hear from those in the know in BMW service departments says they’re shittier than ever. Lucky to make it out of lease periods without major issues.

PG; the scalpel wielder > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/08/2018 at 00:49

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sigh. It is really blood annoying that these German cars are so unreliable.

They just feel so solid to drive and live with. Nice materials and use-able infotainment (ahem...Lexus).

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > PG; the scalpel wielder 04/08/2018 at 01:13

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Don’t speak for Benz! Most of our problems are software bugs or bullshit noise complaints because you bought the car with the stiffest suspension, smallest tire sidewalls, and drive over 6 inch deep potholes every ten feet. We don’t have a lot of legitimate mechanical issues.

PG; the scalpel wielder > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/08/2018 at 02:00

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that’s good to hear. I’ve never driven a Benz, so I should try that out. Command seems a bit painful based on videos, and their lack of small manual fun-machines is disappointing. Heavy V8 automatic cars just don’t do it for me personally. That’s why I have a daily Avalon and a manual sports(-ish) car for the weekends.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > PG; the scalpel wielder 04/08/2018 at 10:44

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Commend made perfect sense to me the first time I tried it 

I can understand that, it’s why I have a bike for a small manual fun machine.