There’s a lot of mechanics in here calling this guy names. Mechanics I definitely wouldn’t let touch your German. A car being expensive to maintain versus being unreliable are too very different things. The issue is people who think they can afford them buy them, run them to the ground, realise the maintenance cost, proceed to shit the bed, call the car unreliable, and then sell it onto some poor bloke who’s not got pay a lot to get it all sorted and now he thinks it’s unreliable.
That still doesn’t explain the cheap plastic parts in the engine bay that will inevitably break no matter how well you take care of the car. Keep justifying paying double the price for half the reliability just to show off though 👍
@@57Nights Hey buddy, if the parts are actually cheap and plastic like (key word being cheap), how exactly is it going to cost me twice as much? I have an 2018 M4, it’s never had any issue with “engine bay plastics”, what’s expensive is new tires when you have as much fun in a car as I do but guess what, I can afford the tires so I don’t actually care. If you want cheap maintenance stick to driving your Toyotas, but I myself will remain in my Germans. If your truly happy about having a cheap maintenance car good for you, but why are you on here saying I’m paying twice as much to show off. It honestly sounds like your pissed off you can’t afford a German and I don’t blame you I was too when I couldn’t afford one but I didn’t put my time and energy into writing negative comments.
@@guccipig2782 nah fr if you’re not a loser who spends 1k+ at the shop it’s quite easy and cheap to maintain a BMW. Most ignorant drivers just run it to shit and by 100k miles when most of your major components are recommended to be replaced, even stated in the manual. Most people who are dumb asf and do no research on their car but accelerate everywhere they go, end up trashing and destroying the car beyond repair. Keep up with it and it will keep up with you.
@Flatoot if there is something wrong with their Toyota, most will brush it off as simple But if there is something wrong with a European car even if it's just electronics, most will freak out and say they're unreliable. Most people have a high tolerance for problems in a Japanese car than a European car just because they are seen as "more reliable"
@@WitchYuki22 everyone overlooks the faults of their favourite brands, the same way they overlook the faults of their partners. If said thing ticks enough boxes the rest can be accepted as a compromise. It doesn't have to be all about reliability, but I was just making a joke about those 2 brands because I like them and they rank number 1 & 2 in the most reliable car brands last time I googled it, but everyone is entitled to their own preference
DIY is the answer man, then you’d be shocked that the oil change for example is in reality 3$ more than the Toyota, and once you replace other parts you’ll see the massive difference in quality and you’ll never want a Japanese economy car again.
@@chockeypucks24 it's not like the oil for BMW is more expensive than the oil for a Toyota bro. But BMW has a lot more sensors and wear and tear parts where the costs add up. The maintenance is also more time consuming. They also have a lot of bad models. If you buy a decent one and learn to fix it yourself it's affordable but is it worth the headache? A well maintained Lexus is easy to service and the parts are cheaper. It won't have quite the luxury of a BMW admittedly. You get what you pay for
@@jeffbezos3633which Lexus? The ones actually worth owning such as the LS460 are not any less expensive to maintain than a similar German sedan. The main problem is mechanics overcharging, irrespective of the brand. You could bring a Ford Escort or a Corolla into a shop for some work and at $150/hr plus marked up parts and it'll get expensive real quick.
As i get older in the automotive industry, the more i realize a lot of care are durable if maintained. Your car will take care of you, if you take care of your car
Here's the way I see it, if a car doesn't have any known major mechanical recall then its reliable. Doesn't matter if its from Hyundai or from Toyota. If you wan't ANY older car to give you at minimum 5 trouble-free years here's what you need to do: Replace every single gasket on the engine Replace all the coolant hoses Replace the plastic coolant bits Replace the belts Replace the engine & transmission mounts And there you go you will not have to open your hood again for a long long time unless a random sensor fails or something. But like I was saying the gaskets are the most important thing, in any older car you get your number one priority should be changing out that old dried out valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, timing cover gasket and any other random little gasket.
@@jeffbezos3633 is there a car out there which needs anything other than oil changes to last 5 years? the services ive listed are usually done on 200k/15 year old vehicles. not on brand new vehicles to make them last
Not to mention cheap soy sugar based coating wires rather than plastic that rate love to chew on and get melt easily than plastic if engine overheats in bmw
Power steering leaks are common in all cars, friend had a rav4 with a never ending power steering leak, and my parents had a Honda crv that leaked power steering fluid onto the belt, and tore it up, but the engine was already just a ticking time bomb. No car is perfect, but just pray God is on your side
oil changes and grandma driven doesnt have anything to do with a power steering fluid leak. its the age of the hose its probably very old they dry out and crack from the heat of the engine bay. just find the bad hose and replace it for $20
You still will have issues on the 335i regardless. Vanos, coil packs, water pump and oil cooler leaks. They are all fairly easy items to address. The turbo wastegate loves to rattle on older models
It absolutely is the car. You can drive a corolla, camry, Lexus, Honda etc., like a “German car” and still have no issues. A car made cheap with crap quality control leads to mechanical issues down the line regardless of if the service is kept up
Yes you can and they will be fine because they are made to be bulletproof if you keep up with maintenance and treat a German car or muscle car right and how it’s supposed to be treated they will be fine he was absolutely right when he said you can’t treat every car like a economic car if you think that you can that is very juvenile and unwise thought 😂
Reliability is the ability of a component or system to work under certain conditions for a certain period of time. Japanese cars are by definition more reliable because they can perform their functions at the same rate German cars can but for a longer period of time or with a wider range of conditions. If I treated an Italian super car like it was meant to for that matter it would be just as reliable.
@@bmw803they last 800,000 kilometers on our roads which are one of the worst roads out of any country. and that is with shit fuel and engine oil. BMWs (or german cars for that matter) can’t even last 20,000 kilometers here with expensive oil and best octane fuel
No? If you constantly red line the engine, constantly neglect the oil service and fluid maintences your car will break down it doesn’t matter if it’s a rolls Royce or a Toyota Hillux.
@@ianhachi i have a 2020 bmw with 300k miles on the clock and get it serviced by BMW every 3 months and never had issues. Only ever had to replace tyres and glow plugs
I’m a mechanic and work at a shop that specializes in German cars , bmw Audi and Mercedes . For the most part the mechanical stuff and drive train is reliable . Biggest issues we run into are electrical . We had an Audi that went into limp mode because the hood sensor went bad and read that the hood was open so it wouldn’t let you drive faster than 10-15 mph . They have tons of sensors and modules . Almost twice as an average car .
@@coredaqqer6197 more sensors =more electrical issues=more problems =more reliability issues , you haven’t wrenched much if you think more tech and sensors don’t cause more problems lol
@@yyhbackagain5013 idk depends on what BMW u have indeed, or just luck. I can say from my personal experience; I owned a bmw 320i and it costed me a fortune, after I let it go I bought a used Nissan Primera with an SR20DE. With this car I rode that car for 100k miles with no issues exept regular maintenance. You tell me
Dude has a point, but there are still some models or engines to stay away from, also the advanced electronics in these cars compared to an economic class segment. All leads to a bad reputation. Also not many people know how to fix these cars, so you need a good mech or take it to a dealer
HA! I bought a brand new BMW Z4 in 2016 and that car was out of service 58 days in the first 10 months of ownership… the clutch master cylinder was leaking, the left rear strut fell apart, the radiator fan quit working, the air conditioner blower motor failed, the center console kept popping up because the clips were broken, the flip up screen quit working… just one thing after another. I traded it in and bought a 2017 Lexus LS460 and besides oil changes, it just works I’m now at 40,000 miles on the LS460.
@@2413-e5e dude what lol 😆. I just said BMW's aren't reliable where the fuck do I ever mention anything about driving experience. Lexus makes reliable cars with amazing driving experiences so don't ever say shit like that. I wouldn't call BMW driving experience that great . I've owned a few BMW's my favourite was my f80 M3. But there are way better cars out there.
If you drive your bmw like you drive your toyota, they are both reliable. Bmw can easily take the abuse that corolla can take. But can the corolla give the same performance that bmw give? I dont think so. People say things like that all the time. BmWs CaNt TaKe ThE AbUse that corolla takes. Nah bullshit, get to 60 in 13 seconds in your corolla man. Bimmers can get there in like 6-7 seconds. It actually takes much more abuse than corolla takes just getting to 60. You get what you pay.
Finally someone who actually speaks the truth. I have had four BMWs. Followed the instructions laid out in the owners manual for warming up, maintenance and any thing else specified. I have never had any issues.
He’s just wrong, bmws are filled with cheap plastic parts and are notoriously unreliable for their price. That’s why I got a Lexus gs400 instead of a 335I
@@markblue6464 are you replying to my comment? I just said I treated them as good as a person could ie. I did every bit a maintenance on the things and way sooner than required...
This is why i never trust mechanics lmao. The only answer you’ll get out of one is either completely positive or completely negative about a brand or model. All growing up with mechanics has taught me was to listen to them about repairs and not about purchases.
True German cars are reliable if you treat your cars like you should, all cars need to be upheld and German Cars are built thinking the owners will use common sense, Japanese cars are the exact opposite they build cars thinking the user wont treat them well, do late oil changes, abuse and bad upkeep. So that's why japanese cars are seen as "reliable" because they can take much more damage, because their parts are engineered to be able to take damage and still run, German cars are built so complicated and the tech making so their parts break easier if not taken care of. German cars are very reliable if you treat it as it should! People will get a German car thinking they can push and abuse it like their old Japanese or US car. Biggest problem with German cars is electronics and them making their cars complicated using twice as many sensors as any other car brand. Complicated can be both good and bad.True German cars are reliable if you treat your cars like you should, all cars need to be upheld and German Cars are built thinking the owners will use common sense, Japanese cars are the exact opposite they build cars thinking the user wont treat the well, do oil changes or upkeep. So that's why japanese cars are seen as "reliable" because they can take much more damage, because their parts are engineered to be able to take damage and still run, German cars are built for efficiency so their parts break easier if not taken care of. German cars are very reliable if you treat it as it should! People will get a German car thinking they can push and abuse it like their old Japanese or US car.
I get what you’re trying to day but its not completely correct. If its expensive to maintain because parts are expensive or parts simply need to get switched out more since its simply a stronger vehicle it doesn’t make it unreliable. If parts keep breaking for no good reason and things stop functioning for no good reason or simply bresk fast for NO GOOD REASON yes you could call it unreliable
@@chimsloyalty3880bmw is pretty unreliable though with cheap parts. Funny how things starts to break after their warrenty ends.😂 Mercedes are though build to last.
@@LegalpiracyAAARRRRGG delusional af lol This is why honda is still having transmission and oil dilution issues in the 10th gen civics because fanboys like you will not criticize them when they cut corners
The problem with social media is that it gives guys like this a platform to babble nonsense. Im a mechanic, german cars are in fact unreliable and a pain the butt to maintain. All theyre good for is driving fast and aggressive in style for a few years and giving off the false image that you have a money tree growing in your yard, because unless you are leasing it, you don’r want to go through the expenses of having to maintain it 5 years down the line. If you must drive luxury drive a Lexus. If’s a Toyota. Ut’s reliable. You can have your cake and eat it too.
I think the guy was tryna say that most German cars are known for there speed so a lot of people would take advantage of that by not taking care of the car like racing it, redlining the engine and things like that
Ever heard of the track, drag events, just plain fun in the city during the night when there's no cars. Don't tell me you're one of those boomers who think powerful cars are useless.
Why is it, Europeans don't face as much problems with German cars, most cars you see that are young timers on the road are Mercedes, BMW and Audi oh and VW of course. Oh Japanese do fine here as well.
Because Europeans fuel up with 95, if it needs 95, and not just cheapest option (86 in America - equivalent to 92). Because they change oil 5k miles/7k km, or every half a year (wow, just like manufacturer recommends). Because if there’s a recall, they comply. And if there’s a common known problem with the engine/transmission they don’t delay fixing it. Another reason is manual transmission (less complicated, and teaches you to actually take care of the car, like parking on the hill). Talking about previous part, good luck finding a single American in 1000 that doesn’t just put car into P on the hill, or ever uses hand brake (if the car is not manual ofc). All in all, cars are just abused and neglected in US, and for that reason anything with 75k mi (or 100k km) is considered too high mileage, and most used cars are sold for very cheap
@@v1adio779 Yeeeeees. This is exactly what they meant and 99% of these comments are too arrogant to realize it 😂 its the little things that make your car run good. They don't know because they probably do these things that you mentioned.
Europeans actually follow a maintenance schedule. Americans are so lazy that we can only manage Hondas and Toyotas, and even with the “reliability” of Japanese brands we can still get them to die. We treat our cars like appliances.
I have owned three BMW's over the years and drove them up to 100,000 miles before selling them on to buy another. I've followed the reccomended service schedule and I only ever had three issues (one fixed under warranty) which were not expensive to resolve. Maybe I've been lucky, or maybe it's because I kept my cars serviced 🤷♂️
Most people ignore check engine lights on their dailies until the issue becomes noticeable. On German cars, you cannot do this. That light comes on, better cancel your plans and break out the OBD-II scanner because you've got work to do.
They are shit even maintaining them. In essence, you have to baby them to be reliable and even then, they break often and cost far more. Don't even mention the electronic issues that previous ownership don't influence as much. This Coming from a former Q5 owner.
My father has a +2017 Q5 zero problems. My 500hp 2009 n54 335i also had zero problems, because I bought it stock and low miles from the first owner who was 40 years old. No shit a +300hp vehicle is gonna have problems if you're buying it used from some 20 year old.
I think you misunderstood ppl who buy germans in general have at least some understanding of what they’re getting into and most of them aside from car guys have money to fix it no brokie is buying a high end top of the line M5 cs thinking “o man this is gonna break down how am i gonna maintain it?” you buy a beamer knowing it’s a beamer and prepare yourself for it
That’s why here in Germany, people buy old Bmws and Mercedes to have a reliable car. We have none of the issues Americans have with their German cars😂😂😂
The Americans just have no clue how to maintain them, or use the right oil. It's ironic because their companies GM and Ford are like the biggest rolling piles of junk on the market right now.
As a European, I’d like to point out that it has nothing to do with the drivers being “American.” It’s the same story in France also, as well as neighboring Euro nations
@@oslotismcboom6733 Im not happy that I saw it I just said that I have 120k on it stop twisting my words I didnt give out judgement I just posted my personal situation
I understand where he is coming from however I wholeheartedly disagree. Modern cars are exactly the same as our modern life, nothing is built to last. Purposely the cars mechanical and electric side use the cheapest parts that WILL break/stop working This is our THROWAWAY society..
If your talking about the question of whether BMWs are reliable you are mistaken. He gave an explanation of why that was even a question first then proceeded to answer said question.
Obviously every brand has a bad engine or two. With BMW they have many reliable vehicles. Two things that come to mind if the M54 based cars and M57 based cars. Some of the best engines they've ever made and they just go.
People like to talk crap about things tbeh can’t afford. I had a m240i that was FBO and tuned and I beat it up every day and it was solid. The b58 is great
For it to work, not necessarily. BMWs might fail sooner if the owners don’t follow scheduled maintenance, but with any car you should know the scheduled maintenance, and what you should expect to replace sooner than later. It’s no surprise if you don’t change the transmission fluid after 100k miles you might see problems with your “reliable” car, and sell it as fast as you can when it could’ve easily been fixed by changing the transmission fluid.
@@michaelh.1262 Scheduled maintenance should be followed yes, but with a BMW you require more than just scheduled maintenance, and even then you can break things easily
It's almost like BMW cars are different from your standard Japanese shitboxes Try to maintain a supra in the same way you do with your corolla and let's see if that supra is still running after 100k.
Yeah have to put a lot of money into it to maintain it, to prevent it from breaking. In the end you would end up breaking even with how much it'd cost to repair them anyways.
@@SL-pg4dh Other than a select few I don't even consider looking into European cars for their high maintenance and often times sub-standard interior quality for the price.
Owner of a 1988 audi. Original engine with 500.000 km . Only problems were a turbo went out at 470.000km 2 radiator hoses . Just regular maintenance and it wont die on you and I push the car to the limit a lot because it is a very fun car to drive and handles really well.
@Justin C Best recommendation bro. If you need replacement parts. Don't buy the ones from Audi themselves. Buy from Skoda cs they have sometimes the exact same parts for a cheaper price. Or just buy some aftermarket ones. You're lucky a lot of people have the A4. So you'll find a lot of support for it.
conti car always got problem event after facelift.. not like japan car, if the old car got problem the new facelift will be good without old problem.. while conti bring they old problem together with facelift..😂😂
Japanese cars: to get you from A to B consistently with a minimum of fuss. BMWs: to cost you in tow trucks and repairs as much as you'd expect them to.
They're both reliable in their owns ways. A toyota will last forever if you let it, a BMW will see the shop at least once a year for something unexpected.
@@oslotismcboom6733They're not both equally as reliable. Japanese products are high quality due to the integrity and high standards of Japanese culture. I have seen that most Japanese made things are among the very best in quality. Cars are one of those things that only time will tell how reliable and we'll built the car is. There are many things that can go wrong with cars because of the many components and the Japanese have so far made the most reliable for the past 35+ years.
totally agree👍👍. My dad owns a 92 316i and literally never had a single engine problem. Plus the fact that hasn’t changed the clutch since then. And the car has 400 km on the dash something like 260 miles
My 5.7 Liter LS1 in my Trans-Am is by far one of the best engines! I've done sooo many 120+mph pulls over the years and the thing has NEVER broken down. 2002 runs like a champ
Finally an explanation for why you hear all the hate on German cars which are far better. They last way longer where I live than a Japanese car if you follow the maintenance manual. We use so much road salt in buffalo your Japanese car will crack in half after 15 years vs a German car with solid rust protection which will still be solid. They’re won’t even have visible rust, but your Toyota or Honda will look like shit and not be safe at all.
He forgot to add in the unnecessary engineering that no one asked for in German cars..... For example what was wrong with an oil dipstick? i.e. BMW making you wait until the car is warmed up to see the oil level. Completely pointless.
Reliable means that you wouldn’t have to take constant care of it for it to function extended periods of time without stalling, repair etc. This guy avoided the question or doesn’t understand the meaning of the word ”reliability”
not entirely the case, every screw .. every part ... every piece on your car (or any other device for that matter, printers are a good example) is meant to be unscrewed and screwed back in a certain number of times (maybe 10 times maybe 1000 times) if a car (or a printer) has a piece that it's only accessible by taking off 5 or 6 otherm pieces, then something is BOUND to break in the process, japanese cars are reliable because their parts are (usually) simpler to access and replace without taking the whole thing apart so statistically there's less chance of something going bad in the process on the other hand, German cars had a reputation of being VERY RELIABLE in the 90s and early 2000s because you could work on them without taking them all apart, unfortunately nowadays MOST CARS (even Toyotas and Mitsubishis and KIAs ...) are becoming complicated to maintain therefore less reliable (some less than others), it's just physics
@@WayToManyAssassins yea bullshit. The same parts are on most is not all of them cars breakdown without expensive upkeep. If you don’t put alot money into maintenance, you’re gonna put a lot of money into the car later. There’s a reason why people advise against buying used BMWs
My 1985 vw gti had 535k miles on the original 1.8 8v engine when I bought it. I also drove it about 2 1/2 hours back to my house in its current state after sitting for years. I’d really love to see any newer car do that without swapping and engine or tranny along the way
Bro my 1.6 petrol Audi A3 gets treated like a Group B rally car, only changing the oil once a year and she's still going strong starting first time every time 😂
That’s what happens when companies cut budget costs to their cars. And this isn’t just specific to German Cars, but every car manufacutre you could think of. They’d rather mass produce 2 tons worth of plastic garbage than to take the time to engineer something that could last a literal lifetime. Sad world we live in, but what can you do🤷
I own a 1982 300d and a 1990 420sel both with over 300k miles and I can confirm german cars from this era were tanks. I took extreme care of my 2018 bmw 328i and it had a water pump failure at 60k and several electrical issues. They simply dont make them like they used too
Youre not an engineer. A car will maybe do 100k miles if you change the filters, but over 1 million is utter bs. The most reliable BMW engine ever is the M57 and this was built between 1998 and 2008.
@derunfassbarebielecki4721 He was talking about the old Mercedes diesels which were far more reliable than any BMW engine and have multiple documented engines/vehicles making over 1 million miles. There were also quite a few documented cases of 9c1 chevy caprices and other American v8s that made it past 1 million miles..
It's expected from any sports car to be abused. I would expect the sporty car I buy to be able to handle the treatment of being a sports car to a good extent.
The are two kinds of people that say German cars are not to reliable. 1- Don’t own a German car. Don’t care if ur brother or ur dad owned it, u didn’t own one so shut ur mouth. 2- who take it to any shop and always looks for the cheapest and most Chinesest part.
The man talking in this video , is talking out of his a.rse, he’s totally clueless. The real reason why German (or any European) car is unreliable is because they are unnecessarily complicated and over engineered, which means more break downs, plus the fact the mechanic (at your expense), will take more time to diagnose and fix the problem. To keep a car reliable, you have to keep it as simple as possible. Japanese cars (especially Toyotas), are very reliable, because they are more simple.
so you are saying you took off all the bmw parts and fitted higher quality parts and tuned the emissions BS from the computer and you now have a reliable car.
I have The same opinion, German cars have bad rep because of the people who own them, most of the owners are rich and have them as their second car, they drive hard, ignore warning, push them to their limit, do u tasteful and warranty voiding mods and sell them as soon as newer model comes.
The biggest issues about these types of cars is their electrical system. Since they came with an abundance of features and cutting edge technologies, these components are the one that tend to be so vulnerable and become an issue.
true to a certain extent. some cars are just going to, for example, get leaks and things will break easier because of materials. i dont have to worry about water pump issues or timing chain issues in my acura tsx but for my vw jetta i do. why? because of the heavy use of plastics in the vw
He is right, I mean of you do regular services every 5000 miles you'll never have an issue with your car but you know there genius out there that don't understand these easy stuff.
This just isn’t true. You can do all the maintenance in the world and take good care of your vehicles, there is nothing you can do that will stop the inevitable electronic failures that happen in expensive European cars. The only issues I have had have all been electronic or sensor related failures and because they are so complex and interconnected it is always a big and expensive job to fix a relatively minor problem.
What's this nonsense, where does it pull that? From is ass? It's built to brake and be a nightmare to fix, every engineering solution say out loud, get me to the stilership or to the crusher. The timing chain smaller than a bicycle one and on the wrong side of the engine, the 10 different sizes of proprietary bolt for one component. If you ever work on a bmw you get an automatic vaccine to never own one
Bro bmw’s especially from 2008 until now has the dumbest engineering in the world and the worse reliability ever , fixing those cars is truly mess and nightmare
They burn oil from day one, it's in the owner's manual. Got a Stage 1 S4 says in the manual it burns 1l every 1000 miles depending on the driving conditions.
I have a bmw 323i e90, owned it for 4 years now, been the most reliable car I've had. One takeaway from owning the car is don't do work on it yourself unless you have experience, it can be costly to fix if you mess up. But if you service it regularly and keep on top of small issues that pop up they last for ages.
Okay you've owned a BMW for 4 years you don't say new or used I'm going to say no and you're already talking about fixing the small issues that come up that's not reliable then you understand what reliable is. I'll give you a little bit of an example personal example I bought a 2013 Prius 2 years ago he had 160,000 mi on and was used to tow a boat inflatable but still it now has 210 I had to put a water pump in it. I mean that's pretty reliable especially for vehicle that was used to tow an inflatable boat yet is an econo car. And while it doesn't get like raced I cruise 70 80 mph but I'm not trying to have a race from every stoplight this car drives off road there's hills if you want to call them service driveways that I'm unable to drive up forward because the tires spin so I go in reverse foot to the floor bouncing scraping the underside car does this all the time still going things loaded usually as it's used as a service vehicle. 4-year-old BMW small issues that pop up like..... Got a 10-year-old car with 200,000 mi on it many receipts prior to my ownership and nothing's been changed
@Matt Lane I mean like replacing window trims etc when they get brittle. Your ignorance is understandable though, owning a prius and the like. And I haven't had to replace any pumps or anything so arguably it is more reliable than the vehicle you are talking about. I don't know why you would tow a boat with a prius, seems more like a hilux or something would of been more suitable, but you work within your budget, understandable yet somewhat silly.
@@mattlane2282 and no didn't buy it new, bought it an old lady whose floor I replaced, got it for 10k when she bought a new one, a 25k car for 10k, pretty good deal and has proven to be a good investment.
@@mattlane2282 Also, a grown man driving a Toyota Prius is just sad, perhaps it's time to re-evaluate your life choices. You must be getting 0 puss in that man.
I think the problem lies in people overspending their money to afford a BMW and not being able to pay for all the repairs and yearly inspections, thus they ignore those and sell it on and suddenly you have check engine lights lighting up because the previous owner was a donut who never changed the oil or something because it's too expensive... Sure wasn't too expensive getting that credit to buy the damn thing, now was it?
It is absolutely about the car brand. Different brands may use more desirable tolerances in their engines, the over engineering of the lubrication system, quality of the materials used, etc…
Nope he's wrong, they are incredibly unreliable... pretty much all German cars. They're amazing when new but come close to 30k miles and you better sell it
There’s a lot of mechanics in here calling this guy names. Mechanics I definitely wouldn’t let touch your German.
A car being expensive to maintain versus being unreliable are too very different things. The issue is people who think they can afford them buy them, run them to the ground, realise the maintenance cost, proceed to shit the bed, call the car unreliable, and then sell it onto some poor bloke who’s not got pay a lot to get it all sorted and now he thinks it’s unreliable.
That still doesn’t explain the cheap plastic parts in the engine bay that will inevitably break no matter how well you take care of the car. Keep justifying paying double the price for half the reliability just to show off though 👍
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@@57Nights Hey buddy, if the parts are actually cheap and plastic like (key word being cheap), how exactly is it going to cost me twice as much?
I have an 2018 M4, it’s never had any issue with “engine bay plastics”, what’s expensive is new tires when you have as much fun in a car as I do but guess what, I can afford the tires so I don’t actually care.
If you want cheap maintenance stick to driving your Toyotas, but I myself will remain in my Germans.
If your truly happy about having a cheap maintenance car good for you, but why are you on here saying I’m paying twice as much to show off. It honestly sounds like your pissed off you can’t afford a German and I don’t blame you I was too when I couldn’t afford one but I didn’t put my time and energy into writing negative comments.
If you repair everything that breaks on your BMW it's actually quite reliable
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@@guccipig2782 nah fr if you’re not a loser who spends 1k+ at the shop it’s quite easy and cheap to maintain a BMW. Most ignorant drivers just run it to shit and by 100k miles when most of your major components are recommended to be replaced, even stated in the manual. Most people who are dumb asf and do no research on their car but accelerate everywhere they go, end up trashing and destroying the car beyond repair. Keep up with it and it will keep up with you.
@@BMWN52R sounds like you too broke to afford the shops my boi
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@@BMWN52R I mean you can’t go anywhere without accelerating.
People often confuse reliability with indestructible.
Yeah after 2 cars and onto my 3rd one atm, I can say I learned a valuable lesson and will be taking better care of my new one😂😂
Is that like confusing lexus with toyota?
What would reliable mean to you then?
@Flatoot if there is something wrong with their Toyota, most will brush it off as simple
But if there is something wrong with a European car even if it's just electronics, most will freak out and say they're unreliable.
Most people have a high tolerance for problems in a Japanese car than a European car just because they are seen as "more reliable"
@@WitchYuki22 everyone overlooks the faults of their favourite brands, the same way they overlook the faults of their partners. If said thing ticks enough boxes the rest can be accepted as a compromise. It doesn't have to be all about reliability, but I was just making a joke about those 2 brands because I like them and they rank number 1 & 2 in the most reliable car brands last time I googled it, but everyone is entitled to their own preference
Someone once said
"it takes a rich man to buy an expensive car.. and an even richer man go pay for its maintenance. "
DIY is the answer man, then you’d be shocked that the oil change for example is in reality 3$ more than the Toyota, and once you replace other parts you’ll see the massive difference in quality and you’ll never want a Japanese economy car again.
@@chockeypucks24 read my mind 👏
@@chockeypucks24 it's not like the oil for BMW is more expensive than the oil for a Toyota bro. But BMW has a lot more sensors and wear and tear parts where the costs add up. The maintenance is also more time consuming. They also have a lot of bad models. If you buy a decent one and learn to fix it yourself it's affordable but is it worth the headache? A well maintained Lexus is easy to service and the parts are cheaper. It won't have quite the luxury of a BMW admittedly. You get what you pay for
No not me
@@jeffbezos3633which Lexus? The ones actually worth owning such as the LS460 are not any less expensive to maintain than a similar German sedan. The main problem is mechanics overcharging, irrespective of the brand. You could bring a Ford Escort or a Corolla into a shop for some work and at $150/hr plus marked up parts and it'll get expensive real quick.
As i get older in the automotive industry, the more i realize a lot of care are durable if maintained. Your car will take care of you, if you take care of your car
@juanocampo2262land rover for one 😂
@juanocampo2262shit that’s even better💀
Here's the way I see it, if a car doesn't have any known major mechanical recall then its reliable. Doesn't matter if its from Hyundai or from Toyota.
If you wan't ANY older car to give you at minimum 5 trouble-free years here's what you need to do:
Replace every single gasket on the engine
Replace all the coolant hoses
Replace the plastic coolant bits
Replace the belts
Replace the engine & transmission mounts
And there you go you will not have to open your hood again for a long long time unless a random sensor fails or something. But like I was saying the gaskets are the most important thing, in any older car you get your number one priority should be changing out that old dried out valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, timing cover gasket and any other random little gasket.
@@Key-z2x yeah but i dont have to do all that on a mustang or a honda or a toyota and it will last 5 years
@@jeffbezos3633 is there a car out there which needs anything other than oil changes to last 5 years? the services ive listed are usually done on 200k/15 year old vehicles. not on brand new vehicles to make them last
i absolutely abuse my lexuses one with 140k and one with 200k. the only thing they’ve needed was a new battery every couple years
Is your dash melting?
@@SCHMALLZZZ no. i live up north in the forrest
Lexus, great cars ...
when you treat them right you make more power, more reliably.
Still doesn't explain plastic parts in the engine bay
Not to mention cheap soy sugar based coating wires rather than plastic that rate love to chew on and get melt easily than plastic if engine overheats in bmw
dawg that’s build quality the question was about Reliability 🤦♂️
@@riyoszu say it again, but slowly 😅
@@teddy98100 wait… ooooo ye i’m dumb
To make the car lighter?
As a mechanic I'm going to say I've never heard anything dumber in my life
literally said the same thing to myself lmfaooo😂😂😂😂
Yea this guy talkin is sooo dumb
Wtf, then you a shitty mechanic
Because you are mechanic for japanese cars 😂😂😂
@@mikica75mpower47 I wish
I’ve treated my 335i perfectly, low miles, early oil changes and even grandma driven, and it still leaks power steering fluid😂
Power steering leaks are common in all cars, friend had a rav4 with a never ending power steering leak, and my parents had a Honda crv that leaked power steering fluid onto the belt, and tore it up, but the engine was already just a ticking time bomb.
No car is perfect, but just pray God is on your side
oil changes and grandma driven doesnt have anything to do with a power steering fluid leak. its the age of the hose its probably very old they dry out and crack from the heat of the engine bay. just find the bad hose and replace it for $20
That doesn’t make the car unreliable. A pray everytime you turn the car on is a unreliable car
Grandma driving is not a good thing on any car
You still will have issues on the 335i regardless. Vanos, coil packs, water pump and oil cooler leaks. They are all fairly easy items to address. The turbo wastegate loves to rattle on older models
It absolutely is the car. You can drive a corolla, camry, Lexus, Honda etc., like a “German car” and still have no issues. A car made cheap with crap quality control leads to mechanical issues down the line regardless of if the service is kept up
Yes you can and they will be fine because they are made to be bulletproof if you keep up with maintenance and treat a German car or muscle car right and how it’s supposed to be treated they will be fine he was absolutely right when he said you can’t treat every car like a economic car if you think that you can that is very juvenile and unwise thought 😂
Reliability is the ability of a component or system to work under certain conditions for a certain period of time. Japanese cars are by definition more reliable because they can perform their functions at the same rate German cars can but for a longer period of time or with a wider range of conditions. If I treated an Italian super car like it was meant to for that matter it would be just as reliable.
@@carterdavenport240 wtf is maintenance constantly fixing it
Not sure if a Corolla would last over 200,000 miles if driven at 150 mph on the Autobahn everyday.
@@bmw803they last 800,000 kilometers on our roads which are one of the worst roads out of any country. and that is with shit fuel and engine oil. BMWs (or german cars for that matter) can’t even last 20,000 kilometers here with expensive oil and best octane fuel
If you need to treat a car in a specific way to be reliable, then it is not reliable
No? If you constantly red line the engine, constantly neglect the oil service and fluid maintences your car will break down it doesn’t matter if it’s a rolls Royce or a Toyota Hillux.
@@mincraftisawsome1234 it does though, the Hillux will be fine 😂
So Toyota owners take care of their cars more than a BMW owner? Most Toyota owners dont know anything about maintinence from what Ive seen.
They don’t need to know because Toyota is reliable, there’s nothing to maintain. Bmw owners need to know because their cars break down. Simple.
@@ianhachi wrong. Its more than with bmw you can't put the cheapest oil, cheapest fuel or take it to the cheapest garage. Woth Toyota you can
@@ianhachi i have a 2020 bmw with 300k miles on the clock and get it serviced by BMW every 3 months and never had issues. Only ever had to replace tyres and glow plugs
@@EnglishDrifts69GTxRED 300k in 2 and a half years. That’s insane
@@WarrenF live in UK too but I use it for work and travel all over. Service it regularly because of the high mileage
I’m a mechanic and work at a shop that specializes in German cars , bmw Audi and Mercedes . For the most part the mechanical stuff and drive train is reliable . Biggest issues we run into are electrical . We had an Audi that went into limp mode because the hood sensor went bad and read that the hood was open so it wouldn’t let you drive faster than 10-15 mph . They have tons of sensors and modules . Almost twice as an average car .
More tech= More sensors. Still doesn’t make a car unreliable
@@coredaqqer6197 more sensors =more electrical issues=more problems =more reliability issues , you haven’t wrenched much if you think more tech and sensors don’t cause more problems lol
Sounds like a good first car for a kid you don’t trust driving 😂
@@coredaqqer6197if it has a lot of electrical problems that needs to be fixed then its unreliable. It aint rocket science lmao😂
Koreans laughing in the corner 😂😂
As a bmw owner this is pure bullshit😂
@Rinor ///M 🏳️🏴 Bro are you dense? Cs those plastic parts in your engine bay probably aren't.
@@rinorm7709 imagine having to upgrade your stock parts just so the shit won’t melt when your engine overheats😭 (which BMW engines tend to do)
@@isauwy I drive beamers for ten years never had one overheating. Idk what kind of BMWs you drive
@@isauwy Bro your engine shouldn't be overheating XD
@@yyhbackagain5013 idk depends on what BMW u have indeed, or just luck. I can say from my personal experience; I owned a bmw 320i and it costed me a fortune, after I let it go I bought a used Nissan Primera with an SR20DE. With this car I rode that car for 100k miles with no issues exept regular maintenance. You tell me
Dude has a point, but there are still some models or engines to stay away from, also the advanced electronics in these cars compared to an economic class segment. All leads to a bad reputation. Also not many people know how to fix these cars, so you need a good mech or take it to a dealer
HA! I bought a brand new BMW Z4 in 2016 and that car was out of service 58 days in the first 10 months of ownership… the clutch master cylinder was leaking, the left rear strut fell apart, the radiator fan quit working, the air conditioner blower motor failed, the center console kept popping up because the clips were broken, the flip up screen quit working… just one thing after another. I traded it in and bought a 2017 Lexus LS460 and besides oil changes, it just works I’m now at 40,000 miles on the LS460.
"if you spend a lot of money on the car, and fix it every week, It's very reliable.."
Pfft, what bmws are you talking about?
@@michaelh.1262 their 2.0 diesel in the 320d and 520d is trash timing chain issues out the wahzoo
Such a dumb statement and he thought he looked smart.
What does Pfft mean ?
😂
A toyota can take abuse and still not break while with a bmw you need to fix everything on the car for it to be reliable.
But Toyota is not even close to bmw when you talk about driving experience
@@2413-e5e I didn't mention anything about driving experience ffs . I only spoke about reliability ?
@@rnldmanuel88 you get what you paid for. Bmw gives you great driving experience, which is not comes along with reliability, mostly.
@@2413-e5e dude what lol 😆. I just said BMW's aren't reliable where the fuck do I ever mention anything about driving experience. Lexus makes reliable cars with amazing driving experiences so don't ever say shit like that. I wouldn't call BMW driving experience that great . I've owned a few BMW's my favourite was my f80 M3. But there are way better cars out there.
If you drive your bmw like you drive your toyota, they are both reliable. Bmw can easily take the abuse that corolla can take. But can the corolla give the same performance that bmw give? I dont think so. People say things like that all the time. BmWs CaNt TaKe ThE AbUse that corolla takes. Nah bullshit, get to 60 in 13 seconds in your corolla man. Bimmers can get there in like 6-7 seconds. It actually takes much more abuse than corolla takes just getting to 60. You get what you pay.
Yeah bro my bmw is so reliable and i have no idea why everyone says that its unreliable
Finally someone who actually speaks the truth.
I have had four BMWs. Followed the instructions laid out in the owners manual for warming up, maintenance and any thing else specified. I have never had any issues.
I treated my BMW's as good as a person could, and yet they still broke down constantly.
Exactly proving his point if your going to own a car of such culture you need to maintenance everything of everything
He’s just wrong, bmws are filled with cheap plastic parts and are notoriously unreliable for their price. That’s why I got a Lexus gs400 instead of a 335I
@@markblue6464 are you replying to my comment? I just said I treated them as good as a person could ie. I did every bit a maintenance on the things and way sooner than required...
@Craig Krueger my 5 series has had no problems and I've had it for 3 years
You don’t have a bmw if you say this lol
As a mechanic your BMW starts leaking oil the minute you drive it out of the dealership
Lol
You are just saying stuff
This is why i never trust mechanics lmao. The only answer you’ll get out of one is either completely positive or completely negative about a brand or model. All growing up with mechanics has taught me was to listen to them about repairs and not about purchases.
I saw a BMW leak oil on the show room floor.
@@420straightdank5 I honestly wouldn't doubt that man..... Bmw is a very unreliable expensive over-engineered German pile of crap
Bruh, muscle cars are neglectable. That's why Mustangs and Camaros survive under early 20 year old ownership but not German sports sedans
True German cars are reliable if you treat your cars like you should, all cars need to be upheld and German Cars are built thinking the owners will use common sense, Japanese cars are the exact opposite they build cars thinking the user wont treat them well, do late oil changes, abuse and bad upkeep. So that's why japanese cars are seen as "reliable" because they can take much more damage, because their parts are engineered to be able to take damage and still run, German cars are built so complicated and the tech making so their parts break easier if not taken care of. German cars are very reliable if you treat it as it should! People will get a German car thinking they can push and abuse it like their old Japanese or US car. Biggest problem with German cars is electronics and them making their cars complicated using twice as many sensors as any other car brand. Complicated can be both good and bad.True German cars are reliable if you treat your cars like you should, all cars need to be upheld and German Cars are built thinking the owners will use common sense, Japanese cars are the exact opposite they build cars thinking the user wont treat the well, do oil changes or upkeep. So that's why japanese cars are seen as "reliable" because they can take much more damage, because their parts are engineered to be able to take damage and still run, German cars are built for efficiency so their parts break easier if not taken care of. German cars are very reliable if you treat it as it should! People will get a German car thinking they can push and abuse it like their old Japanese or US car.
expensive to maintain = unreliable
It’s expensive to maintain because it’s unreliable.
I get what you’re trying to day but its not completely correct.
If its expensive to maintain because parts are expensive or parts simply need to get switched out more since its simply a stronger vehicle it doesn’t make it unreliable.
If parts keep breaking for no good reason and things stop functioning for no good reason or simply bresk fast for NO GOOD REASON yes you could call it unreliable
@@chimsloyalty3880bmw is pretty unreliable though with cheap parts. Funny how things starts to break after their warrenty ends.😂
Mercedes are though build to last.
@@Slimmshhady and I'm guessing toyota and honda use very high quality parts right?
They don't use plastics at all right?
@@WitchYuki22they know when and where to use the plastic
@@LegalpiracyAAARRRRGG delusional af lol
This is why honda is still having transmission and oil dilution issues in the 10th gen civics because fanboys like you will not criticize them when they cut corners
That’s a lot of cope in one short.
The problem with social media is that it gives guys like this a platform to babble nonsense. Im a mechanic, german cars are in fact unreliable and a pain the butt to maintain. All theyre good for is driving fast and aggressive in style for a few years and giving off the false image that you have a money tree growing in your yard, because unless you are leasing it, you don’r want to go through the expenses of having to maintain it 5 years down the line. If you must drive luxury drive a Lexus. If’s a Toyota. Ut’s reliable. You can have your cake and eat it too.
I think the guy was tryna say that most German cars are known for there speed so a lot of people would take advantage of that by not taking care of the car like racing it, redlining the engine and things like that
Ever heard of the track, drag events, just plain fun in the city during the night when there's no cars. Don't tell me you're one of those boomers who think powerful cars are useless.
Do not everybody in the world wants a boring-ass Toyota
You’re not a mechanic and you know nothing about German cars xD drive a boring Lexus and be proud of it
So
Lexus us luxury to you ? 😂 Lexus is just a hyped up Toyota.
The German auto makers have cornered the market in PERFORMANCE and OIL 🛢 BURNING TECHNOLOGY 🔥 😂🤣😅
Lexus is number 1 most reliable vehicles for 2024, Toyota is 2nd.
Toyota owns Lexus and that makes them both Japanese.
Every car is reliable when you throw 100k of service and parts on it
No Alfa Romeo will still break down
Not Range Rover
Why is it, Europeans don't face as much problems with German cars, most cars you see that are young timers on the road are Mercedes, BMW and Audi oh and VW of course. Oh Japanese do fine here as well.
Because Europeans fuel up with 95, if it needs 95, and not just cheapest option (86 in America - equivalent to 92). Because they change oil 5k miles/7k km, or every half a year (wow, just like manufacturer recommends). Because if there’s a recall, they comply. And if there’s a common known problem with the engine/transmission they don’t delay fixing it. Another reason is manual transmission (less complicated, and teaches you to actually take care of the car, like parking on the hill). Talking about previous part, good luck finding a single American in 1000 that doesn’t just put car into P on the hill, or ever uses hand brake (if the car is not manual ofc). All in all, cars are just abused and neglected in US, and for that reason anything with 75k mi (or 100k km) is considered too high mileage, and most used cars are sold for very cheap
@@v1adio779 Yeeeeees. This is exactly what they meant and 99% of these comments are too arrogant to realize it 😂 its the little things that make your car run good. They don't know because they probably do these things that you mentioned.
Europeans actually follow a maintenance schedule. Americans are so lazy that we can only manage Hondas and Toyotas, and even with the “reliability” of Japanese brands we can still get them to die. We treat our cars like appliances.
I have owned three BMW's over the years and drove them up to 100,000 miles before selling them on to buy another. I've followed the reccomended service schedule and I only ever had three issues (one fixed under warranty) which were not expensive to resolve. Maybe I've been lucky, or maybe it's because I kept my cars serviced 🤷♂️
Most people ignore check engine lights on their dailies until the issue becomes noticeable. On German cars, you cannot do this. That light comes on, better cancel your plans and break out the OBD-II scanner because you've got work to do.
They are shit even maintaining them. In essence, you have to baby them to be reliable and even then, they break often and cost far more. Don't even mention the electronic issues that previous ownership don't influence as much. This Coming from a former Q5 owner.
My father has a +2017 Q5 zero problems. My 500hp 2009 n54 335i also had zero problems, because I bought it stock and low miles from the first owner who was 40 years old. No shit a +300hp vehicle is gonna have problems if you're buying it used from some 20 year old.
@@yuropean_eunion2133 ayyyy I also have a 335i F10 and mines amazing no issues bought it new and I know how to take care of it
I think you misunderstood ppl who buy germans in general have at least some understanding of what they’re getting into and most of them aside from car guys have money to fix it no brokie is buying a high end top of the line M5 cs thinking “o man this is gonna break down how am i gonna maintain it?” you buy a beamer knowing it’s a beamer and prepare yourself for it
That’s why here in Germany, people buy old Bmws and Mercedes to have a reliable car. We have none of the issues Americans have with their German cars😂😂😂
The Americans just have no clue how to maintain them, or use the right oil.
It's ironic because their companies GM and Ford are like the biggest rolling piles of junk on the market right now.
I live in Germany and what this guy said is bullshit. With the exception of old mercedes diesels and m113. Otherwise they are know as unreliable.
As a European, I’d like to point out that it has nothing to do with the drivers being “American.” It’s the same story in France also, as well as neighboring Euro nations
Anything German must always be done perfectly and it’ll be amazing. But once one small thing goes wrong, you’re screwed
Im driving my bmw like a menace and got 120.000 km on it with no issues😂
Probably the reason why I haven traded in my corvette for a 911.
@@IzayaTijisPrincess It says a lot when BMW owners are happy to see 100k😂😂 that's sad bro
@@oslotismcboom6733 Im not happy that I saw it I just said that I have 120k on it stop twisting my words I didnt give out judgement I just posted my personal situation
@@IzayaTijisPrincess120k is nothing tho for a Toyota.
😂🤣😅 The only thing that doesn't break on a BMW is the ENGINE LIGHT 👎👎👎
I understand where he is coming from however I wholeheartedly disagree. Modern cars are exactly the same as our modern life, nothing is built to last. Purposely the cars mechanical and electric side use the cheapest parts that WILL break/stop working
This is our THROWAWAY society..
How did he manage to say all Tudor words but not answer the god damn question. Lol
If your talking about the question of whether BMWs are reliable you are mistaken. He gave an explanation of why that was even a question first then proceeded to answer said question.
Bro, my BMW ⚠️ light says otherwise
because it’s probably a 2009 and ur ragging it down the street obviously it’s going to have a check engine light
Mines 2008 no engine lights
Uh think that means you need to fix it bro not post on YT
Well said
Exactly!
Obviously every brand has a bad engine or two.
With BMW they have many reliable vehicles. Two things that come to mind if the M54 based cars and M57 based cars. Some of the best engines they've ever made and they just go.
People like to talk crap about things tbeh can’t afford. I had a m240i that was FBO and tuned and I beat it up every day and it was solid. The b58 is great
so basically you need to pamper your car more than you need to compared to other cars for it to work
For it to work, not necessarily. BMWs might fail sooner if the owners don’t follow scheduled maintenance, but with any car you should know the scheduled maintenance, and what you should expect to replace sooner than later.
It’s no surprise if you don’t change the transmission fluid after 100k miles you might see problems with your “reliable” car, and sell it as fast as you can when it could’ve easily been fixed by changing the transmission fluid.
@@michaelh.1262 Scheduled maintenance should be followed yes, but with a BMW you require more than just scheduled maintenance, and even then you can break things easily
It's almost like BMW cars are different from your standard Japanese shitboxes
Try to maintain a supra in the same way you do with your corolla and let's see if that supra is still running after 100k.
Yeah have to put a lot of money into it to maintain it, to prevent it from breaking. In the end you would end up breaking even with how much it'd cost to repair them anyways.
@@SL-pg4dh Other than a select few I don't even consider looking into European cars for their high maintenance and often times sub-standard interior quality for the price.
Owner of a 1988 audi. Original engine with 500.000 km . Only problems were a turbo went out at 470.000km 2 radiator hoses . Just regular maintenance and it wont die on you and I push the car to the limit a lot because it is a very fun car to drive and handles really well.
Bro it's a 1988 audi. Back when they made it well. Now they're shit. Especially Audi
I bought a second hand Volkswagen golf 2013 in 2015 with 90.000km. I still drive it and it has now 567.000km. Just normal maintance. No crazy problems
I recently bought a 2014 a4 and have only put 3k miles into it. Hopefully I don’t see too many issues with it. It’s at 89k now.
@Justin C Best recommendation bro. If you need replacement parts. Don't buy the ones from Audi themselves. Buy from Skoda cs they have sometimes the exact same parts for a cheaper price. Or just buy some aftermarket ones. You're lucky a lot of people have the A4. So you'll find a lot of support for it.
Bro it's a 1988, everyone knows the older German cars were reliable
conti car always got problem event after facelift.. not like japan car, if the old car got problem the new facelift will be good without old problem.. while conti bring they old problem together with facelift..😂😂
Define reliability
Japanese cars: to get you from A to B consistently with a minimum of fuss.
BMWs: to cost you in tow trucks and repairs as much as you'd expect them to.
They're both reliable in their owns ways. A toyota will last forever if you let it, a BMW will see the shop at least once a year for something unexpected.
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@@oslotismcboom6733They're not both equally as reliable. Japanese products are high quality due to the integrity and high standards of Japanese culture. I have seen that most Japanese made things are among the very best in quality. Cars are one of those things that only time will tell how reliable and we'll built the car is. There are many things that can go wrong with cars because of the many components and the Japanese have so far made the most reliable for the past 35+ years.
totally agree👍👍. My dad owns a 92 316i and literally never had a single engine problem. Plus the fact that hasn’t changed the clutch since then. And the car has 400 km on the dash something like 260 miles
Thats a pretty low milage for such a car(jk)
My 5.7 Liter LS1 in my Trans-Am is by far one of the best engines! I've done sooo many 120+mph pulls over the years and the thing has NEVER broken down. 2002 runs like a champ
My lt1 is 30 years old and still running 😅 next to the ls1 we have powerplants
Finally an explanation for why you hear all the hate on German cars which are far better. They last way longer where I live than a Japanese car if you follow the maintenance manual. We use so much road salt in buffalo your Japanese car will crack in half after 15 years vs a German car with solid rust protection which will still be solid. They’re won’t even have visible rust, but your Toyota or Honda will look like shit and not be safe at all.
He forgot to add in the unnecessary engineering that no one asked for in German cars..... For example what was wrong with an oil dipstick? i.e. BMW making you wait until the car is warmed up to see the oil level. Completely pointless.
Reliable means that you wouldn’t have to take constant care of it for it to function extended periods of time without stalling, repair etc. This guy avoided the question or doesn’t understand the meaning of the word ”reliability”
Shut it Honda fanboy it’s called basic maintenance schedule even your civic has it
Everything in this world is reliable if you look after it… facts❤️
Yea just make sure you replace just a bout evey part in your bmw and it’ll be reliable for the next person
not entirely the case,
every screw .. every part ... every piece on your car (or any other device for that matter, printers are a good example) is meant to be unscrewed and screwed back in a certain number of times (maybe 10 times maybe 1000 times) if a car (or a printer) has a piece that it's only accessible by taking off 5 or 6 otherm pieces, then something is BOUND to break in the process, japanese cars are reliable because their parts are (usually) simpler to access and replace without taking the whole thing apart so statistically there's less chance of something going bad in the process
on the other hand, German cars had a reputation of being VERY RELIABLE in the 90s and early 2000s because you could work on them without taking them all apart, unfortunately nowadays MOST CARS (even Toyotas and Mitsubishis and KIAs ...) are becoming complicated to maintain therefore less reliable (some less than others), it's just physics
@@yxngboypoloNot everyone experience is the same
@@WayToManyAssassins yea bullshit. The same parts are on most is not all of them cars breakdown without expensive upkeep. If you don’t put alot money into maintenance, you’re gonna put a lot of money into the car later. There’s a reason why people advise against buying used BMWs
I struggle to find places to service/repair my volvo that don’t eat my wallet.😊
German vehicles are bulletproof and WILL last forever if you know how to do maintenance on it.
Thia is bullshit. If im spending 50-150k usd on a car, it better not break down
My 1985 vw gti had 535k miles on the original 1.8 8v engine when I bought it. I also drove it about 2 1/2 hours back to my house in its current state after sitting for years. I’d really love to see any newer car do that without swapping and engine or tranny along the way
Bro my 1.6 petrol Audi A3 gets treated like a Group B rally car, only changing the oil once a year and she's still going strong starting first time every time 😂
VWs and Mercedes are different
@@Luis_Alcaide ehm.. who mentioned Mercedes? 💀
Nobody but you has mentioned Mercedes I have no idea why you are telling me something I already know💀
German engineer here. We dont build them like we used to. It's not the drivers that changed since Mercedes diesels ran 1000000 miles on the same oil.
That’s what happens when companies cut budget costs to their cars. And this isn’t just specific to German Cars, but every car manufacutre you could think of. They’d rather mass produce 2 tons worth of plastic garbage than to take the time to engineer something that could last a literal lifetime.
Sad world we live in, but what can you do🤷
I own a 1982 300d and a 1990 420sel both with over 300k miles and I can confirm german cars from this era were tanks. I took extreme care of my 2018 bmw 328i and it had a water pump failure at 60k and several electrical issues. They simply dont make them like they used too
Youre not an engineer.
A car will maybe do 100k miles if you change the filters, but over 1 million is utter bs. The most reliable BMW engine ever is the M57 and this was built between 1998 and 2008.
@@antoniovenegas6237 A M5 from 2002 does 500k miles without issues. Your old BMWs wont achieve the same distance.
@derunfassbarebielecki4721 He was talking about the old Mercedes diesels which were far more reliable than any BMW engine and have multiple documented engines/vehicles making over 1 million miles. There were also quite a few documented cases of 9c1 chevy caprices and other American v8s that made it past 1 million miles..
Americans just probably don’t know how to operate on the German cars and they just let it sit there
It’s not what the car can handle, it’s what your wallet can handle after you abuse the car.
Exactly these people out here don’t realize if u buy a used sports car the previous person probably abused it
It's expected from any sports car to be abused.
I would expect the sporty car I buy to be able to handle the treatment of being a sports car to a good extent.
The are two kinds of people that say German cars are not to reliable.
1- Don’t own a German car. Don’t care if ur brother or ur dad owned it, u didn’t own one so shut ur mouth.
2- who take it to any shop and always looks for the cheapest and most Chinesest part.
The man talking in this video , is talking out of his a.rse, he’s totally clueless.
The real reason why German (or any European) car is unreliable is because they are unnecessarily complicated and over engineered, which means more break downs, plus the fact the mechanic (at your expense), will take more time to diagnose and fix the problem. To keep a car reliable, you have to keep it as simple as possible.
Japanese cars (especially Toyotas), are very reliable, because they are more simple.
that is so true boss
F30 328i 438K Full bolt ons since new Stage 1 , 10 year old vehicle 😊
so you are saying you took off all the bmw parts and fitted higher quality parts and tuned the emissions BS from the computer and you now have a reliable car.
People will believe anything if said with confidence, this dude doesn't know wtf he's talking about
I have The same opinion, German cars have bad rep because of the people who own them, most of the owners are rich and have them as their second car, they drive hard, ignore warning, push them to their limit, do u tasteful and warranty voiding mods and sell them as soon as newer model comes.
The biggest issues about these types of cars is their electrical system. Since they came with an abundance of features and cutting edge technologies, these components are the one that tend to be so vulnerable and become an issue.
Tell that to the head gasket that blows after the 1st 5000 miles of slowly breaking the car in properly😂
true to a certain extent. some cars are just going to, for example, get leaks and things will break easier because of materials. i dont have to worry about water pump issues or timing chain issues in my acura tsx but for my vw jetta i do. why? because of the heavy use of plastics in the vw
Buy a Tesla. Faster and no maintenance. The maintenance on German cars is absolutely ridiculous!!
BS...they are reliable up to 100k km, after that God help you
He is right, I mean of you do regular services every 5000 miles you'll never have an issue with your car but you know there genius out there that don't understand these easy stuff.
This just isn’t true. You can do all the maintenance in the world and take good care of your vehicles, there is nothing you can do that will stop the inevitable electronic failures that happen in expensive European cars. The only issues I have had have all been electronic or sensor related failures and because they are so complex and interconnected it is always a big and expensive job to fix a relatively minor problem.
bullshit
Even Toyotas, do an oil change every 5000 miles, if you neglect the maintenance on even a Toyota, it will be unreliable as an Italian car
This dude nailed it pay attention to your dealer recommended services ppl
Still you will get fucked , I did in my bmw x3 , it was nightmare
You not buy quality, you especially maintain it.
What's this nonsense, where does it pull that? From is ass?
It's built to brake and be a nightmare to fix, every engineering solution say out loud, get me to the stilership or to the crusher.
The timing chain smaller than a bicycle one and on the wrong side of the engine, the 10 different sizes of proprietary bolt for one component.
If you ever work on a bmw you get an automatic vaccine to never own one
Well it objectively is unreliable then because you have to pay more to take care of it to make it reliable 😂😂
Bro bmw’s especially from 2008 until now has the dumbest engineering in the world and the worse reliability ever , fixing those cars is truly mess and nightmare
if your definition of maintenance includes rebuilding the engine every car is reliable 2.0tfsi will start to burn oil no matter what you do
They burn oil from day one, it's in the owner's manual. Got a Stage 1 S4 says in the manual it burns 1l every 1000 miles depending on the driving conditions.
I have a bmw 323i e90, owned it for 4 years now, been the most reliable car I've had. One takeaway from owning the car is don't do work on it yourself unless you have experience, it can be costly to fix if you mess up. But if you service it regularly and keep on top of small issues that pop up they last for ages.
Okay you've owned a BMW for 4 years you don't say new or used I'm going to say no and you're already talking about fixing the small issues that come up that's not reliable then you understand what reliable is.
I'll give you a little bit of an example personal example I bought a 2013 Prius 2 years ago he had 160,000 mi on and was used to tow a boat inflatable but still it now has 210 I had to put a water pump in it.
I mean that's pretty reliable especially for vehicle that was used to tow an inflatable boat yet is an econo car.
And while it doesn't get like raced I cruise 70 80 mph but I'm not trying to have a race from every stoplight this car drives off road there's hills if you want to call them service driveways that I'm unable to drive up forward because the tires spin so I go in reverse foot to the floor bouncing scraping the underside car does this all the time still going things loaded usually as it's used as a service vehicle.
4-year-old BMW small issues that pop up like..... Got a 10-year-old car with 200,000 mi on it many receipts prior to my ownership and nothing's been changed
@Matt Lane I mean like replacing window trims etc when they get brittle. Your ignorance is understandable though, owning a prius and the like. And I haven't had to replace any pumps or anything so arguably it is more reliable than the vehicle you are talking about.
I don't know why you would tow a boat with a prius, seems more like a hilux or something would of been more suitable, but you work within your budget, understandable yet somewhat silly.
@@mattlane2282 and no didn't buy it new, bought it an old lady whose floor I replaced, got it for 10k when she bought a new one, a 25k car for 10k, pretty good deal and has proven to be a good investment.
@Matt Lane definitely didn't have 160 miles on it haha, that is considered clapped out where I'm from.
@@mattlane2282 Also, a grown man driving a Toyota Prius is just sad, perhaps it's time to re-evaluate your life choices. You must be getting 0 puss in that man.
Yeah, BS. Has this guy ever heard of Lexus F cars?
No, BMW are not extremely reliable. They are average.
Is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard the VW is not a economic car?
Meanwhile Toyota Corolla being passed on to the next generation as Great Great Grandfather’s legacy lol 😂
Bro Japanese muscle cars can be pushed hard with simple maintenance
Well that’s why that era was different,,, no cap when they say “they don’t make em like they used to “ trust me I know , same in England
Exactly, you have to spend money to make money.
Arab horses are less reliable than donkeys😊
I think the problem lies in people overspending their money to afford a BMW and not being able to pay for all the repairs and yearly inspections, thus they ignore those and sell it on and suddenly you have check engine lights lighting up because the previous owner was a donut who never changed the oil or something because it's too expensive... Sure wasn't too expensive getting that credit to buy the damn thing, now was it?
It is absolutely about the car brand. Different brands may use more desirable tolerances in their engines, the over engineering of the lubrication system, quality of the materials used, etc…
I own a BMW thats babied and well maintained by a BMW specialist. All that plastic crap breaks.
Planned obsolescence and overengineering.
Bottom line - Japanese cars are the most reliable.
Remember that if you ever feel like an idiot, there’s always the guy in the video that existed before you.
Well Japanese cars, if done right or wrong they will still outlast German cars done right.
Nope he's wrong, they are incredibly unreliable... pretty much all German cars. They're amazing when new but come close to 30k miles and you better sell it
Facts. Really easy to prove too. Just look at used prices and the depreciation of German cars vs Toyotas and Hondas. Money don’t lie
Keep coping with your Toyota 😂
30k??😂 you know nothing. Anyways you should only buy German if you got money
Cap, I took care of my e92 extremely well and it still was a nightmare.
Tell that to the crashed bmw I nearly died in
basically if you have unlimited money for repairs they're reliable
178k miles on my 335i and still runs strong
That’s not what reliability means but ok