hey everybody welcome back to exotic car play place. welcome back to the vlog
and today we're gonna talk about BMW reliability but specifically I'm gonna
share with you some tips some tricks on buying a brand new BMW to make sure you
get a reliable car as well I'm also going to show you some examples of some
bad versions and some other cars you might want to stay away from for the
time being
welcome back to the channel everybody mark with exotic car play place today so
before I get to sharing some of the models with you that are problematic and
other ones that might be a good buy I'm gonna share with you some basic
fundamentals in buying a new BMW now one of them of course is avoid the first
change of that model year if you've got the newest x5 coming out for examples
2019 this car is just coming out that is a risk as well the new 850i looks like
a spectacular machine and I'm not saying it will be a problem however that's a
new model year car and that has a higher risk of finding problems of course any
first generation of that model no different than the 2006 m5 that came out
they progressively changed made slight improvements along the way but this also
goes for a liability so avoid the first year of any of these models the next
thing you want to do is make sure that you find out what's the general history
of that model that you're looking at what is the type of history what is the
reliability bin to date like maybe this is a mid run of a particular generation
of a model what is that model here what does that model been like check you know
you could check the lemonade guides you can check the JD and associates you can
check a lot of these online third-party groups that share with you a lot of the
breakdowns and failures of some of these cars you want to check all of those
resources online publicized information you want to check all of that out also
don't forget to check out channels like mine on YouTube you're gonna find a lot
of information on stuff like that but you need to follow up and find out where
the problem areas are as well the big part of course the heart of every car is
its engine you want to make sure that engine is not a problem so you you do a
search online for that type of engine do some searches on forums and you'll find
lots of great information on that as well that's another tip and if you'd
like some resources make sure you check out my channel there's a lot more
information on specific BMWs that are bad and specific that ones that are a
lot more reliable as well there's a link in the bottom
down in the description section that is a link to where you can find recalls and
problem areas on any different type of make model and year of vehicle as well
it's a great place to check a VIN for you know outstanding recalls and such
and issues in general so I'll share that link down below make sure you check that
link and copy that into your browser page now we're cruising the lot and
there's lots of new nice new BMWs to look at here as you can see you look all
the way around lots of great BMWs all the way around you've got X models
you've got three Series five series you've got all kinds of different M cars
lots to choose from so it comes down to what is your favorite you've got to
break that down first what is your favorite car you looking for a sporty
car you're looking for a family car are you looking for an SUV those are all
things you have to ask yourself first and foremost we talked about breaking
down what you're looking for let's start over here so this here is an m5
obviously we know that an m5 is not the epitome of reliability even though this
car now has been out for a couple of years I would expect they start hearing
a lot of problems but I haven't in this latest F 90 generation this car
seems to be quite bulletproof so far so so far so good
I haven't heard a lot of bad things on the forums nor have I heard them you
know anywhere else you know in other general publications so you want to make
sure you do your research this car has been out a couple years now so it's
becoming a safer bet as time goes on and then we have the 530 over here this is
the turbocharged four-cylinder now this car is this engine is actually proving
to be quite reliable to be honest you know the only time these 4-cylinder
turbo engines are becoming a problem is where people start modifying them so
general is a rule these cars are actually fairly reliable now there's
addition electronics in here every year BMW seems to add more to their arsenal
of tools so that's always a possibility but generally is a powertrain that
4-cylinder turbo engine as you find in the 530 or the 330s
or 230 s and so on are very reliable so far here we have the x3 m40 eye and you
guys have all seen my review on that quite reliable so far that's got the
b-58 engine so it's got the newer motor that replaced the n55 engine that was
slightly problematic so far this engine seems to be quite good and that's
actually the same engine that they use in this car and if you look around here
this is the m4 TI x3 that is the same engine that they're using in the new
super turbo so so far I would expect great things from that engine and I
would expect great things from you know the b-58 in general so far we haven't
heard a lot on issues I've checked the scoured the forums talked to people and
so far this motor seems to be quite robust there have been some issues where
that engine was mated up to a manual gearbox that have been a problem but the
engine alone on its own and connected to an auto has been actually quite good so
that's a fairly safe bet so far and then over here we have an m4 absolutely
stunning machine for sure no doubt beautiful car m4 Wow I love that but so
far they're finding to be fairly reliable these cars are quite reliable
so far except except some of them now there's what they're finding is this
problem called a crank hub and apparently there's some hardware on
there that backs off and becomes a problem and they can fail
catastrophically now that's not happening in large numbers but that is
something that's been noted on the on that newer generation S55 so the m3
and m4 motors have had that as you know as a possible issue of failure so
generally quite reliable but there have been some problems to consider now if
you look over here we have a couple of 240s there is a 240 in black and that
blue one as well so that's the b-58 engine so quite reliable so far as I can
tell there's a 340 same engine the b-58 engine so again I hold good things so
far for it and now we have a 230 over here so we mentioned about that 30
series as found in that five series as well
that I showed back a few minutes back that's that turbocharged four-cylinder
seems to be quite reliable so far so if anything that you're buying has you know
the thirty series in it that's probably a safe bet that's the small
four-cylinder the 2-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine and they have been
quite reliable generally as a rule as well nice rig another 440 here and now
we have an m5 again of course x330i so that's a good safe engine and
there so here we have an x5 you'll notice it's an X35 I so that isn't
necessarily one of their more reliable versions that is the N 50 v engine in it
and was notorious for a lot of problems although not as bad as the n54 before it
this isn't one of the better versions of that car unfortunately that engine had a
little bit of troubles behind it so there seems to be a common theme here
everybody and I just want to help out with you on this when you're buying a
new BMW if you want reliability and that's really your sole objective is to
get a nice reliable BMW nice German car to drive around in the M cars generally
as a rule are going to be a little more high-strung and you're gonna compromise
some of that reliability for performance now if it's an SUV you're looking for it
doesn't really matter on the you know it's an x3 or next four or an x5 really
they're all so they're all going to increase on its complexity levels as you
go up of course the you know the line of course the x5 being one of the more
complex and the x6 as well the deal with those of course is primarily the engine
and the drivetrain and so far again I would steer away from the M versions and
so far the 40 series is where you probably want to be for reliability that
b-58 engine so far again don't blame me in 10 years from now but so far seems to
be very robust and I think they've learned a lot of things from the n54 and
n55 engines and made those improvements accordingly
so generally I would say if you're looking for an ex model either go with
the ex you know the thirty series are the forty series if you're looking for a
little more pep and for the cars whether you look for a five series or a three
year or two series if you want reliability the plan there is stick with
the thirty series I would say use your best blend between performance and
reliability so yeah you'll notice I've toggled you know the SUVs I've mentioned
the forty series and the cars I've mentioned the thirty series primarily
because the SUVs with the heavier chassis the all-wheel drive systems you
generally want a little more power behind it but it's the thirty series the
turbocharged four-cylinder engines that are inherently going to be your safest
bet and most reliable cars that you're gonna find in the new BMW lineups today
so everybody I really hope you enjoyed that video I just want to make sure that
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models I gave examples of or if you have any other tricks or tips on things that
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