After three years of nothing but problems with the wife's 318 I did something I should have do a long time ago .. traded it in for a Mercedes. I feel so cheated that I wasted so much time on a car with such poor quality components and a dealer network with no interest in sorting anything out. Anyway .. What a difference .. the Mercedes works reliably and the dealer still has an interest in looking after us and the car. I'm getting the feeling that the saying is true that you never actually own a Mercedes .. you just look after it for the next person. With the BMW I was just looking after the dealer bank balance!
I would have through that as the 3 series out sell any other salon in Europe they would have a product and dealer network that matched there advertising claims. If BMW want to keep their reputation then they need to work not only on the quality of their cars but also the manner of their dealers.
That's my moan over so come on BMW not every one of your customers is a company car driver who does not have to worry about how much things cost to fix.