RayK
Active Member
Yeah, and if anyone with a brand new account posted what amounted to a unsolicited commercial for buying a Tesla and why it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, undoubtedly others would flame them for being a Tesla employee.Yes, there's always bias in forums for people to post issues and problems. Very few people will make a post out of the blue that they have had no problems, as that makes zero sense to do. <snip>
As for me, no major problems to report after 5 years and a bit less than 30K miles. I replaced the 12V battery a year ago just because I didn't want any problems in that area while I was on a trip. Numerous reports of the battery dying after 3-4 years without any warning but that seems to have been resolved with a software update (which better monitors the charging) and gives you a notice, along with not letting the car go to sleep and locking you out. Not sure if the newer Li-ion 12ish volt battery will do any better as I still think it's a bit too early to tell. Front upper control arms were re-sealed but I've never had the creak and squeak noise. Cabin air filter replaced by mobile service and used an aftermarket set that I had won in a contest. Had mobile service do one of the first upgrades of the HW2.5 computer to HW3 in my driveway. The only major cost so far has been a pair of rear tires (fronts are still factory originals) caused when one of the back tires had a second puncture too close to the sidewall and both were close to being replaced anyway.
The car that my 2018 3 replaced was a 2000 E46 323i which I ran into the ground. Had my fair share of problems with it, the main one being that the window regulators would break on a regular basis. First couple were fixed under warranty but then I had to pay for several more. Always seemed to have a $1000+ repair bill every year or so after the warranty expired. One expensive thing that was covered was the sunroof cassette. That had problems just after the warranty expired but BMW covered it. The only thing which impressed me about the car was that it still had the original clutch after 160K miles.
So yeah, there's no car which is completely problem-free. But my 3 has been move more dependable (and cheaper to own) than the Bimmer in the same amount of time.
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