My
younger brother the successful entrepreneur called me 3 weeks ago to tell
me on his cell phone that, after signing a lease a month earlier, he had to return his 2009 BMW, a white M3 with tan leather, because BMW headquarters called him demanding MORE money. I said I never heard of such a thing and my brother said that in the contract's fine print BMW has the right to request more money. So my brother returned it with 8,000 miles on the odometer.
The story takes another twist. A few weeks after making him return the car, BMW called my brother and begged him to come back and lease the car again, but this time for LESS MONEY THAN HIS ORIGINAL LEASE. My brother surmises that a weak economy and 8,000 miles on a "new" car aren't helping it sell. My brother wants to lease the car, but I'm sure he'll make BMW sweat for a while.
BMW customer service is 3rd rate, the BMW dealers lie, high maintenance, and now there's car bubble, just like there was a housing bubble, so tell them to go pound sand.
If you take the car in for repairs, BMW dealers often force you to sign a nondisclosure agreement.
Posted by: Tom Welch | May 22, 2008 at 04:03 PM
Tom, I'm not a BMW man, for many of the reasons you've mentioned. If I had bucks, I'd be happy with an Infiniti G37 coupe in slate.
Posted by: herculodge | May 22, 2008 at 04:06 PM