So much for a Nissan Leaf!
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sseelhoff
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Close, a Beemer is a BMW motorcycle, a Bimmer is a BMW car.
But when either needs repairs, it's a Bummer.
SirReal63
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Oh yeah, no doubt. I spent almost 3 years rebuilding an E38 back to perfection.
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Of all the cars I've owned 100% of the Chevy's had an engine failure, and 1 of 2 Toyota's, all the BMW's have been flawless. Currently own a BMW 335d, fantastic car, 425 foot pounds of torque, and under 6 to 60, all that and I've seen 43mpg, mix driving is a steady 33mpg. I basically have a corvette with Prius milage but a sedan. Nothing can touch it for best car in USA. HS
SirReal63
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Scott, did any of those BMW's include a V8? The 6 cylinder's are far more reliable, the timing chain guides on the V8's tend to let go, and being an interference engine, they grenade. I loved my BMW, but a totally reliable car it was not.
FWIW, I bought my first car in 1977, and in all of the years I have never had an engine failure. My current Chevy is at 298k miles, my previous was at almost 200k when I let it go, and I wish I still had it. I suspect my current Chevy will still be kicking when the OP's Leaf has long since passed.
FWIW, I bought my first car in 1977, and in all of the years I have never had an engine failure. My current Chevy is at 298k miles, my previous was at almost 200k when I let it go, and I wish I still had it. I suspect my current Chevy will still be kicking when the OP's Leaf has long since passed.
sseelhoff
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Can you guys not take a joke?
Edited to add: Just realized your post was directed to HS, not me.
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SirReal63
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I did, and still do, life is too short to not have fun. :thumbsup:
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Never owned a V8 BMW, the V8 M3 was reported as one of most reliable V8 engines ever made, hard to believe with just how tuned it was, and how advanced. My Chevys; two had intake gaskets fail and mix coolant into the crank case oil, destroyed, one had cam flaws, and the crate engine replacing it had a rear main seal failure. I own a 2009 suburban, with the 5.3 and it to had a bad lifter, replaced under warranty. My cars that I have owned over a life time that never had one engine problem, VW, BMW, MB, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Ford, ones that failed, Toyota, Chevrolet.
Cars that I have owned that had a engine problem, Ford, Chevrolet, VW and BMW. The VW was in a class by it's self. It was a 1977 VW Scirocco. At 12,000 miles it developed a problem that VW could not fix. It developed a severe miss that limited top speed to 55 mph. Install a new set of spark plugs and it was good for another 1,000 miles. VW would replace the plugs every 1,000 miles. When I demanded the vehicle be fixed or my money returned, Volkswagen of America told me it is your car, you bought it and paid for it. (This was in the days before the (LEMON LAW)
Cars that I have owned that had a transmission problem, Chevrolet.
Cars that I paid $85.00 dollars at the Dealers to have the radio unlocked after the battery was replaced one night, BMW.
One of the best cars I have ever owned. A 1978 Oldsmobile 98 Regency 2 door hardtop with the landau vinyl roof. Drove the vehicle away from the dealers and changed oil every 3500 miles, put gas in it, tires and relined the brakes and drove the vehicle until 1995. That car had an air conditioner in it that was unbelievable.
Cars that I have owned that had a transmission problem, Chevrolet.
Cars that I paid $85.00 dollars at the Dealers to have the radio unlocked after the battery was replaced one night, BMW.
One of the best cars I have ever owned. A 1978 Oldsmobile 98 Regency 2 door hardtop with the landau vinyl roof. Drove the vehicle away from the dealers and changed oil every 3500 miles, put gas in it, tires and relined the brakes and drove the vehicle until 1995. That car had an air conditioner in it that was unbelievable.
bruceha2000
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Maybe the Corvette part but I'd be crying if I EVER got anything like a 33 MPG tank in my Prius, 43 MPG is a bad tank during a COLD winter.
Filled her up in Rutland yesterday, over 57 MPG. Didn't NEED gas since I could only put in 6 gallons. I could have easily made the 100 mile trip back home, less than 2 gallons, and had 200 miles left in the tank. But gas there is 26 cents a gallon cheaper than up here. Can't pass up a deal :thumbsup:Now, as to the topic - well, a Leaf would be a BIG stretch making that trip. And I would be sweating the last couple of miles (assuming there was any electricity left for the last miles) since it is all up hill to the family get together. Nope, would have had to be using the wife's Prius, unless someone wants to give me an 85 KWH Tesla Model S :smile:
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