Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft have agreed to add ChatGPT to Mercedes-Benz cars in the United States. ChatGPT is Microsoft’s “generative artificial intelligence” software that can engage in realistically human-like dialog.
I loved my bmw wagon, but it was an absolute POS when it came to reliability or maintenance. Blew up with less that 120k miles. Never had a problem with any Honda or Toyota under 250k.
I unfortunately cannot attest to the reliability of BMWs. I have been driving BMWs for the last 6 years now, but these were all company cars, which I swapped every 2 years. So never done more than 130.000 km on any of these cars. What I can attest to is that in these 6 years, I never had any, seriously any, problem with these cars. The only thing I noticed was the maintenance cost, which I luckily didn’t have to pay. For example, the brakes on these cars are awesome, but you must replace them often. Worst case I had was with a Mini, in the two years I drove it (~130.000 km total) I had to replace the front brakes 3x and rear 2x. When I asked the mechanic if this was normal, he said yes.
Interesting how experiences can differ. I’m still driving my first car a BMW 118d (2011) never had any problems. Drives like a charm at 186.000 km right now. Hoping he will do it until 250.000 km so by the time I need to buy my second car the used market for electric cars will be much bigger.
Ya. Except it’s not anecdotal. Japanese cars often get 300k miles(almost 500k km), with little more than an oil change etc. People don’t expect nearly that much I’m or miles from German cars, and they accept that parts will break and need to be replaced along the way. It’s part of the costs of luxury sports. Just looking at the frequency I of rotor replacements on a Honda vs bmw is a few hundred $ extra per year.
I loved my bmw wagon, but it was an absolute POS when it came to reliability or maintenance. Blew up with less that 120k miles. Never had a problem with any Honda or Toyota under 250k.
I unfortunately cannot attest to the reliability of BMWs. I have been driving BMWs for the last 6 years now, but these were all company cars, which I swapped every 2 years. So never done more than 130.000 km on any of these cars. What I can attest to is that in these 6 years, I never had any, seriously any, problem with these cars. The only thing I noticed was the maintenance cost, which I luckily didn’t have to pay. For example, the brakes on these cars are awesome, but you must replace them often. Worst case I had was with a Mini, in the two years I drove it (~130.000 km total) I had to replace the front brakes 3x and rear 2x. When I asked the mechanic if this was normal, he said yes.
Ya the brakes cost alone hit my pocket hard annually. And that’s just one thing.
Interesting how experiences can differ. I’m still driving my first car a BMW 118d (2011) never had any problems. Drives like a charm at 186.000 km right now. Hoping he will do it until 250.000 km so by the time I need to buy my second car the used market for electric cars will be much bigger.
Ya. Except it’s not anecdotal. Japanese cars often get 300k miles(almost 500k km), with little more than an oil change etc. People don’t expect nearly that much I’m or miles from German cars, and they accept that parts will break and need to be replaced along the way. It’s part of the costs of luxury sports. Just looking at the frequency I of rotor replacements on a Honda vs bmw is a few hundred $ extra per year.