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EDGEMAN
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My general beef with modern BMWs (and several others) is they...

...put too much emphasis on having the latest "tech" in their autos, and not enough on reliability. Even if I hit the lottery, seriously doubt I would buy a new BMW, although the M2 & M4 would seriously temp me...lol Actually if I hit the lottery today, I would order a new Lexus RC-F. ** Edited by EDGEMAN at 6/3/2025, 12:43:39 PM
Posted: 06/03/2025 at 12:43 PM ET
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A bud took his 2015 BMW into a shop to troubleshoot an electrical...
EDGEMAN • 06/03/25 10:07 AM ET
why i moved from BMWs to Mercs 25 years ago
MrBayAreaHokie • 06/03/25 03:57 PM ET
Ford stopped producing them though. My favorite Mercury was the bobcat**
RhinoVT • 06/03/25 04:04 PM ET
I was a big fan of the Cougar
EDGEMAN • 06/03/25 04:11 PM ET
yeah, i love the cougar**
MrBayAreaHokie • 06/03/25 08:49 PM ET
Thought about adding a similar picture...lol**
EDGEMAN • 06/04/25 05:59 AM ET
Saw this in the Homedepot parking lot a couple of months ago (pic)**
nokeneck • 06/03/25 06:02 PM ET
Wow, that is one clean ride!**
EDGEMAN • 06/03/25 06:43 PM ET
I had a '69 XR7 convertible - brought my daughter home from the hospital
Coach McGuirk • 06/03/25 05:37 PM ET
I think I would get a 2nd opinion.
No Clue • 06/03/25 02:17 PM ET
I think he has one failed module that's screwing up the rest of the system.**
EDGEMAN • 06/03/25 03:33 PM ET
Seems like a junkyard visit might be appropriate**
No Clue • 06/03/25 03:52 PM ET
Had a 2012 BMW 528,the moment they quoted 10K as the engine was falling
HokieBrazil • 06/03/25 02:10 PM ET
My general beef with modern BMWs (and several others) is they... ◄
EDGEMAN • 06/03/25 12:43 PM ET
Come pick me up, that def looks fun**
astrohokie • 06/03/25 01:42 PM ET
Car Wizard on youtube hates BMW's. He cites one case where the engine is
HokieDan95 • 06/03/25 10:40 AM ET
I had a 2012 X5M…..Spent almost as much time in shop as on road…..
CrystalCoveHokie • 06/03/25 10:34 AM ET
Daughter has an X1 (small SUV type) Evidently the sun-roof will no longer
Tuckahokie • 06/03/25 10:12 AM ET
I had a cousin that was a big BMW guy...car talk around the picnic table...
JoesterVT • 06/03/25 10:11 AM ET