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Was a BMW fan for years, but the reliability /quality has really dropped off . Bought Lexus lc 500 recently it feels much better quality than the BMW 840 that I was also considering.

I totally agree, btw, Lexus is a scam for luxury cars. totally unworthy.

The comparison is totally off!!! Mainstream cars VS high tech real luxury cars!!! And not all are bad and not all get the proper maintenance!!! That’s why people fall for the “luxury” Japanese cars the let’s be honest…… are just rebadged mainstream cars in this case from Toyota,Honda and Nissan!!!! Are more simple cars without all the stuff the germans put in their cars!!! Now the driving and care of the cars makes a big difference….. im not saying the all German cars are good..NO! But some models like the 7 series is known for major issues so why buy 1? Get a 3 series or 5 the some years have better than others or C class or older E class!! Is that simple!!! Driving a Toyota is not the same thing than driving a German car and yall know that! I’m 100% sure if the germans at one point make reliability a priority like they did once…… all the owners of Japanese “premium” cars will buy one and those brands will go quietly!!!! F sport? Everyone knows the those guys want a AMG or M series!!!

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The correct comparison is in between entry luxury German and Japanese cars. Meaning there should've been a direct comparison between Lexus, Acura, Infinity and Mercedes, Audi, BMW. Except some performance and other show off luxury parts, the Japanese win because of a far, far better reliability (Lexus is #1, while BMW is barely #9), low TCO (while the German counterparts have a double, even triple TCO=Total Cost of Ownership), durability. I walk the talk: after using too many entry luxury German cars (with issues even inthe first years of warranty) I switched to only top Japanese cars like a Lexus hybrid (already more than 5 years with ZERO issues). I am never getting back to German or ex-Swedish brands (Volvo is now Chinese), I am only interested in the leaders of the segments covering my needs.

I owned a civic type r fk8, 2 golf r 7.5, Evo 8, 3 sti, 3 c6 z06, 3 6th gen zl1, gr corolla, new Supra 3.0, m240 xdrive g42, m2 g87. I have tracked half of them as well. What I have learned. Gr corolla is great in cold weather but in Arizona in 115 degrees my camry hybrid was more fun to drive. Honda is terrible, It over heats on track and grinds 1-2 at high rpm’s. Chevy is great powertrain but is a hit and miss on reliably sometimes(small things). Golf r garbage reliability. Bmw amazing powertrain and reliability while under warranty or if you’re lucky until 80-100k miles. Anything you treat like a race car is going to break like a race car. And if you are going to buy a race car and drive it like a Prius. Save the money and buy a Prius.

I have a 2022 m240 xdrive with a little over a year left of warranty. I am 100 percent getting rid of it before the warranty expires. I will replace it with a new camry or grand highlander max if I can get one. I also have a 2025 m2 g87 I will keep while under warranty. Great video and I agree with everything you said. Side note all the m performance bmw have switch to an unreliable b58 tu2 engine. So for 2025 the m240 and z40i are the only ones left with the reliable tu(technical update) engine.

Decided to leave out the Japanese cars that can put perform .. very strange video.

Cars nowadays are made to be replaceable. Like my godfather said, that it's not like back in the day when one could buy a car that was meant to be passed on from generation to generation, to kids and grandkids. With nowadays cars you wont be able to do that. They make them to be replaced.

Dude, you have no idea!!! German cars are all going bankrupt because are overall shit!

This is a comparison between economy cars and luxury cars. Of course luxury cars are costlier to maintain.

German cars uglier tho. Supra beats all. Old one. New Supra sucks, essentially just a Z3.

I got a high milage Civic Si 287K miles and and High mileage GTI at 240K miles. The GTI has cost me more though becasue I changed the the timing chain, and its had an oil leak . I just noticed that everything for the GTI is like 50 percent more or twice the price for things outside of oil changes. On the flip side, the VW feels better built, less rattles and more durable paint.

The main problem in my opinion are the buyer expectations, and that goes especially for American car buyers. In my eyes, German luxury brands and Japanese mainstream cars are not even comparable. If you want luxury, you WILL need to be ready to pay for it. Japanese mainstream cars cause less trouble because they use more simple ans also tried and tested technology. Luxury cars offer far more features and cutting edge technology, where especially with bad maintenance there is much more to go wrong. HOWEVER with good maintenance, they can still be very reliable, and most importantly the issues are fixable in a reasonable (for the type of product) way. Just don't let yourself be ripped off by bad workshops (where even official dealers in some cases should be avoided). If you are NOT ready for maintaining a car, especially a luxury product and just care for it with hopes and dreams, then you should not even think about it and definitely resort to a highly reliable and simple car that will forgive you for not treating it well. And for many people who just need a dependable car and think about buying a luxury brand just for the flex, they would be well off with buying a Toyota Camry or something in that class. These cars are definitely good enough for most demands, they offer a lot for the price and are cheap enough to own. Luxury cars really are mainly targeted at people who can afford to fulfill the very highest expectations in a car, and cheap used prices should not fool you. Meanwhile, entry level "premium" brand models are honestly more of a cash grab than a real luxury product, so a double loss on the buyers side. Know what you can afford. Ask yourself if you really want a luxury product or if it is just a facade for you. Mainstream brands make good cars, and especially Japanese models offer a lot for the price and will be dependable for a long ownership period.

VW = Victims Wanted AUDI = Always Under Diagnostic Investigation BMW = Broke My Wallet MB = Major Breakdown No the German cars are money pits, lying scamming dealers, and no where close to acceptable reliablity!!!

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LOL! Acura NSX, Lexus LFA, and Nissan GTR left the chat. No BMW can beat any of these 3 JDM legends.

N54 sounds better than b58 and n55 tho imo

the graph you used at 1:20 really doesn't give a good example of the depreciation of lux sports cars. Clearly the market on m3, m4, or any M except the M6 actually hold their values very well. Most of the cars that were listed are regular series bmws and of course maseratis where we all know they depreciate much faster

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most people buy these brands to "feel" rich. My rich neighbor says it the best (he has about 15 to 20 million dollars cash and a whole bunch of millions in assets). Once you become rich, unless you love cars, you don't need to "feel" rich anymore because you "are" rich. And rich people don't want hassels, which is why they would rather have a Toyota that doesn't break down and they don't need to care for it like a baby, than some high luxury brand that they have to "take time" to "take care of it".

For my daily it’s always a Toyota. But if you want performance all around you have to go European if you can afford it. Japanese cars just don’t cut it sports cars wise. If you want a middle ground between performance and sensibility than fine. But if budget isn’t a concern, European is always the answer.

All stupid and obvious reasons. Buy the car you want and can afford, that's all.

bmw mercedes and audi are... weird companies. They really try to sell their cars as "luxury" even tho theyre made out of so much cheap chinese plastic. Also theyre overpriced for what you get and break all the time. People really be having meltdown when 2 toyotas burn but everyone covers their eyes when brand new bwms blows their engine, granades its diff or throws a wheel bearing. Dont even get me started on mercedes that company fell off so hard after the 2000s their cars constantly creek and pop worse then a chinese toy this isnt luxury plus theyre unreliable asf i think its like bottom 10% of reliability, the only thing you get when buying a mercedes is a badge lmao.... dont buy from garbage german brands... just buy a lexus one of a few only real luxury car company in 2024

Brother. 1. Enjoy your life. You will enjoy driving in any German much more than any Toyota. 2. If you maintain your cars well they will not give you any issues. 3. Your m235 will not give you street cred. It is a base model BMW 4. You are a broke geek. No one wants or has asked ride in your Yaris. This sounds like a terrible attempt to cope for your broken ego.

im taking an s55 and n55 over a b58 7 days outta the week

This could have been summed up with just saying "dont buy luxury cars if you are poor". So if you have money then you should deff buy luxury cars because you will enjoy them way more. And if everyone had money, no one would be driving shit like Toyota.

You need a M8 M4, AMG or rs5 rs7. Anything else people don’t say” nice Car” unless they know cars

what about Porsche?

B58 is way more reliable, sounds better even better then the the s58 in my view and it looks better than the n engine

Well too bad then, i just bought an S3 😅

"My Yaris has worn tyres" - perhaps would be a better title.

get all 4 tyres, this car's AWD just like Audi's Haldex, doesn't like different tyres. You will burn the differential and the AWD system itself

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When it comes to tyres, pay the extra and get the best. With a performance car like this, the only thing keeping you on the road is the tyres. Please, dont cheap out on tyres.

The only reason that would make sense is cost

Because you cant afford it.

Is it that shit

And just to add to a previous comment... 4 yr ownership from new and uk. ownership .. see our road surfaces!!!! pot holes and rough surfaces there baaaaad.

for all the experts out there... ive done 50k miles in mine from new ownership.gone through pilot 4s and 5 had wheel alignment done to factory settings. same issue still as youve discussed... handling has its pay offs.

Why did you go for n55 over the b58? Its cheaper thats why

Holy shit I'm dying I love seeing him on edibles so scared 😅

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Mmmmm BMW tick

Is wheel rotation not a thing on that car?

Same thing happened on my STI. You better check the rears too. Mine did that on all 4! Cords were showing on the insides! I wouldn’t have noticed if I didn’t rotate my own tires.

The new tires would still end up with the same issue if you dont fix the alignment.

Those tires actually still have plenty of rubber left which is why they weren't advised at the dealership. The wear has to be 3/4 of the tire or showing cords for it to be considered illegal where I'm from (Check your location) but I wouldn't change them just for the inner edge unless they were dangerously low. If they're an asymmetrical design you can switch the fronts around, but the dealership should have advised wheel alignment and camber in any case or this will definitely happen on your knew tires. Also, I would recommend Eagle F1 Asym 6 or Hankook Ventus over Kumho, and I totally agree about avoiding Dunlop.