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Sirs
I am writing to you to explain the reasons behind my bitter disappointment with BMW. In April 2001, I purchased an 'Approved' 318i from a dealership near High Wycombe. The vehicle was originally manufactured in 1996 and was clearly well cared for, having a full service history with the dealer and so I thought that it would be prudent to continue this arrangement. During my four years of ownership, I have remained faithful to the dealership and ensured that the vehicle has received regular servicing, including a 'full service' of the air conditioning system in 2003. Thankfully, there have been no major problems with the vehicle, with the exception of a blown head gasket, which your staff assured me was due to 'a dodgy gasket - a million to one chance'! Today, my car was presented to the dealer for its '65,000 mile service' (which, I am assured is low mileage for a BMW of this age; to quote your staff again: 'These cars run for ever'). A 'phone call from the dealer informed me that the inspection had been paused, since the engineer had discovered problems requiring immediate attention, incurring a cost of approximately £2,000.00! (Please understand that all previous services have been carried out at a cost of between £300.00 and £500.00.) When I naturally enquired after the nature of the work (expecting the engineer to immediately inform me of some major impending disaster) I was treated to an exhaustive list of trivial issues, beginning with 'The wiper blades need replacing' and including 'The air conditioning belt is about to split'. Apparently, the air conditioning belt is not inspected during a 'full service' of the air conditioning system. I was then informed that it would cost about £1,000.00 to simply repair the car to a roadworthy condition. After establishing that the vehicle is only valued at the cost of the service, we finally agreed that I would pay £340.00 for the 'work carried out so far'. (This included replacing the screenwash; if the engineer had bothered to open the boot, he would have found a full bottle of screenwash to the right.) In short, I paid £340.00 for a piece of paper telling me that my car is a pile of crap. This may sound dramatic, however your staff agreed wholeheartedly with my analysis. At this point, I would like to congratulate you on the impeccable standards that you continually maintain in the manufacture of motor cars! This is my first BMW, after many years of driving vehicles originating from Germany, Japan, USA and the rest of Europe. The unbelieveble experience of comfort, control and freedom that I associate with driving your cars compensates abundantly for the patronising attitude of your sales staff from Windsor to Worthing ("Have you driven a BMW before?") I will continue to drive my beautiful 318i for as long as I can. However, unlike yesterday, I cannot continue to support or recommend your products in any way. Basically, I wouldn't buy a new one if you begged me to; at least not until somebody can adequately explain how such a wonderful machine can become a 'write-off' in the space of twelve months. I am certain that the fact you are opening a new dealership at the end of my street and that the servicing of my 'old' car holds very little profit for you is totally unrelated to the the reasons behind my resentment of your company. With sadness Julian Edge. |
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On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:13:52 -0000, "Julian Edge"
> : cacked this ****in treat out! >Sirs > >I am writing to you to explain the reasons behind my bitter disappointment >with BMW. > >In April 2001, I purchased an 'Approved' 318i from a dealership near High >Wycombe. > >The vehicle was originally manufactured in 1996 and was clearly well cared >for, having a full service history with the dealer and so I thought that it >would be prudent to continue this arrangement. > >During my four years of ownership, I have remained faithful to the >dealership and ensured that the vehicle has received regular servicing, >including a 'full service' of the air conditioning system in 2003. > >Thankfully, there have been no major problems with the vehicle, with the >exception of a blown head gasket, which your staff assured me was due to 'a >dodgy gasket - a million to one chance'! > >Today, my car was presented to the dealer for its '65,000 mile service' >(which, I am assured is low mileage for a BMW of this age; to quote your >staff again: 'These cars run for ever'). > >A 'phone call from the dealer informed me that the inspection had been >paused, since the engineer had discovered problems requiring immediate >attention, incurring a cost of approximately £2,000.00! (Please understand >that all previous services have been carried out at a cost of between >£300.00 and £500.00.) > >When I naturally enquired after the nature of the work (expecting the >engineer to immediately inform me of some major impending disaster) I was >treated to an exhaustive list of trivial issues, beginning with 'The wiper >blades need replacing' and including 'The air conditioning belt is about to >split'. Apparently, the air conditioning belt is not inspected during a >'full service' of the air conditioning system. > >I was then informed that it would cost about £1,000.00 to simply repair the >car to a roadworthy condition. After establishing that the vehicle is only >valued at the cost of the service, we finally agreed that I would pay >£340.00 for the 'work carried out so far'. (This included replacing the >screenwash; if the engineer had bothered to open the boot, he would have >found a full bottle of screenwash to the right.) In short, I paid £340.00 >for a piece of paper telling me that my car is a pile of crap. This may >sound dramatic, however your staff agreed wholeheartedly with my analysis. > >At this point, I would like to congratulate you on the impeccable standards >that you continually maintain in the manufacture of motor cars! > >This is my first BMW, after many years of driving vehicles originating from >Germany, Japan, USA and the rest of Europe. The unbelieveble experience of >comfort, control and freedom that I associate with driving your cars >compensates abundantly for the patronising attitude of your sales staff from >Windsor to Worthing ("Have you driven a BMW before?") > >I will continue to drive my beautiful 318i for as long as I can. However, >unlike yesterday, I cannot continue to support or recommend your products in >any way. Basically, I wouldn't buy a new one if you begged me to; at least >not until somebody can adequately explain how such a wonderful machine can >become a 'write-off' in the space of twelve months. > >I am certain that the fact you are opening a new dealership at the end of my >street and that the servicing of my 'old' car holds very little profit for >you is totally unrelated to the the reasons behind my resentment of your >company. > > >With sadness > >Julian Edge. > mejulies out! - SCREAMINGWITCH! SHEFFIELD FORUM UNMODERATED http://freeuktalksheffield.hyperboards.com/ http://www.geocities.com/screamingwitch2000/FUKTS.html When you post peoples personal info, It's show that you have nothing left and have been spanked real good. To bad you fell for that phony # and addy.=(PMD.alt.talk.******** PI revealer) This is what happened. I was riding home on my mule holding my rooster and hen. My mule stopped on me. Now my mule won't move until I scratch him behind the ears. Well the pastor's wife was walking by. I only said "Pardon me Mrs. Hillbunker but would you hold my cock and pullet while I scratch my ass", and the next thing I know is that the police have me on the ground, handcuffed, and beating me with billy clubs. Tavish "You have a woman's hand, milord! I'll wager these dainty pinkies never weighed anchor in a storm." "Your skin milord. I'll wager it ne'er felt the lash of a cat ['o' nine tails], been rubbed with salt, and then flayed off by a pirate chief to make fine stockings for his best cabin boy." "Ha. -Aah! You have a woman's purse! I'll wager that purse has never been used as a rowing-boat. I'll wager it's never had sixteen shipwrecked mariners tossing in it." "Oh! You have a woman's mouth, milord! I'll wager that mouth never had to chew through the side of a ship to escape the dreadful spindly killer fish. " - Mad Captain Rum PROMOTE YOOSNET.....X-POST! Look into my eyes and it's easy to see One and one make two, two and one make three, It was destiny. Once every hundred-thousand years or so, When the sun doth shine and the moon doth glow And the grass doth grow... Needless to say, the beast was stunned. Whip-crack went his schwumpy tail, And the beast was done. He asked us: "(snort) Be you angels?" And we said, "Nay. We are but men." Rock! alt.pmd.spank.my.arse.please alt.pmd.spank.my.big.arse.please alt.pmd.spank.my.big.red.arse.please alt.pmd.biggest.spanked.looser.on.usenet SUBSCRIBE! Breaker, breaker, lookout, watch your back Be afraid there's a Frisbee-like cat who's a mighty sharp blade. So the feared and revered reputation was made of..... Sailcat "You're a very empty person. If I were of a superstitious bent, I would seriously pray for you. Being of a more rational mien, I realise you are simply irredeemable. Whoever turned you into the person you are has a lot to answer for, one way or another."---JAF:uk.misc i change my sig everree now and then.its no big deal... like an insect that needs attention with a can of aerosol and a lighter,, they are both short lived "No one takes any notice of trolls posting through alt.net.news or whatever anonymous server you idiots use." -- Mike Clayton mhm35x29 OFM#20 Frater V.V.L Hierophant Temple of Anubis No.2 Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega. PMD: is a rancid, deviant, corpse-popping mucus goblin PMD: is a pungent, runny, cornhole-fixated crotch Jedi PMD: is a cocksucking, cancerous, colon-pulling pickle champion PMD: is a crummy, insane, mucus-abusing fudge champion PMD: is a semi-retarded, foul-smelling, cow-****ting dog merchant PMD: is a foul, monstrous, cornhole-absorbing corpse yanker PMD: is a filthy, putrid, butt-humping crap champion PMD: is a idiotic, moronic, whore-drinking fudge merchant PMD: is a ignorant, aromatic, diarrhea-yanking asshole excavator def leppard....that is all |
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"Screamingwitch©®²°°¾" > wrote in
message Hiya gorgeous! > mejulies out! Strictly a 'one-off', mate. |
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On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 21:45:24 -0000, "Julian Edge"
> : cacked this ****in treat out! >"Screamingwitch©®²°°¾" > wrote in >message > >Hiya gorgeous! > >> mejulies out! > >Strictly a 'one-off', mate. send us an email ya slag! > - SCREAMINGWITCH! SHEFFIELD FORUM UNMODERATED http://freeuktalksheffield.hyperboards.com/ http://www.geocities.com/screamingwitch2000/FUKTS.html When you post peoples personal info, It's show that you have nothing left and have been spanked real good. To bad you fell for that phony # and addy.=(PMD.alt.talk.******** PI revealer) This is what happened. I was riding home on my mule holding my rooster and hen. My mule stopped on me. Now my mule won't move until I scratch him behind the ears. Well the pastor's wife was walking by. I only said "Pardon me Mrs. Hillbunker but would you hold my cock and pullet while I scratch my ass", and the next thing I know is that the police have me on the ground, handcuffed, and beating me with billy clubs. Tavish "You have a woman's hand, milord! I'll wager these dainty pinkies never weighed anchor in a storm." "Your skin milord. I'll wager it ne'er felt the lash of a cat ['o' nine tails], been rubbed with salt, and then flayed off by a pirate chief to make fine stockings for his best cabin boy." "Ha. -Aah! You have a woman's purse! I'll wager that purse has never been used as a rowing-boat. I'll wager it's never had sixteen shipwrecked mariners tossing in it." "Oh! You have a woman's mouth, milord! I'll wager that mouth never had to chew through the side of a ship to escape the dreadful spindly killer fish. " - Mad Captain Rum PROMOTE YOOSNET.....X-POST! Look into my eyes and it's easy to see One and one make two, two and one make three, It was destiny. Once every hundred-thousand years or so, When the sun doth shine and the moon doth glow And the grass doth grow... Needless to say, the beast was stunned. Whip-crack went his schwumpy tail, And the beast was done. He asked us: "(snort) Be you angels?" And we said, "Nay. We are but men." Rock! alt.pmd.spank.my.arse.please alt.pmd.spank.my.big.arse.please alt.pmd.spank.my.big.red.arse.please alt.pmd.biggest.spanked.looser.on.usenet SUBSCRIBE! Breaker, breaker, lookout, watch your back Be afraid there's a Frisbee-like cat who's a mighty sharp blade. So the feared and revered reputation was made of..... Sailcat "You're a very empty person. If I were of a superstitious bent, I would seriously pray for you. Being of a more rational mien, I realise you are simply irredeemable. Whoever turned you into the person you are has a lot to answer for, one way or another."---JAF:uk.misc i change my sig everree now and then.its no big deal... like an insect that needs attention with a can of aerosol and a lighter,, they are both short lived "No one takes any notice of trolls posting through alt.net.news or whatever anonymous server you idiots use." -- Mike Clayton mhm35x29 OFM#20 Frater V.V.L Hierophant Temple of Anubis No.2 Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega. PMD: is a rancid, deviant, corpse-popping mucus goblin PMD: is a pungent, runny, cornhole-fixated crotch Jedi PMD: is a cocksucking, cancerous, colon-pulling pickle champion PMD: is a crummy, insane, mucus-abusing fudge champion PMD: is a semi-retarded, foul-smelling, cow-****ting dog merchant PMD: is a foul, monstrous, cornhole-absorbing corpse yanker PMD: is a filthy, putrid, butt-humping crap champion PMD: is a idiotic, moronic, whore-drinking fudge merchant PMD: is a ignorant, aromatic, diarrhea-yanking asshole excavator def leppard....that is all |
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Julian Edge > wrote:
> Sirs > > I am writing to you to explain the reasons behind my bitter disappointment > with BMW. > > In April 2001, I purchased an 'Approved' 318i from a dealership near High > Wycombe. That's what you get for buying an E36 I'm afraid. They're the biggest heap of ****e ever to wear the BMW badge. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - VW Passat 1.8T 20V SE - COSOC KOTL BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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"SteveH" > wrote in message
> That's what you get for buying an E36 I'm afraid. > > They're the biggest heap of ****e ever to wear the BMW badge. Arguable. Don't forget the 'Compact', not to mention the stuff they're pushing out since. > Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' <LOL!> Bin there! I'd rather have the Beamer ;0 |
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IT'S A EURO-ROVER, OLD MAN! > wrote:
> "SteveH" > wrote in message > > > That's what you get for buying an E36 I'm afraid. > > > > They're the biggest heap of ****e ever to wear the BMW badge. > > Arguable. Don't forget the 'Compact', not to mention the stuff they're > pushing out since. Well, the Compact took the worst bits of the E30 and the E36 and put them in a very expensive, ugly package. The new stuff may be ugly, but the E36 and Compact was an all-time low for BMW, certainly in terms of build quality anyway. > > Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' > > <LOL!> Bin there! I'd rather have the Beamer ;0 More reliable and durable than an E36. My brother has an E36 and it's in worse condition than my 3 years older Alfa 75. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - VW Passat 1.8T 20V SE - COSOC KOTL BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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IT'S A EURO-ROVER, OLD MAN! ) gurgled happily,
sounding much like they were saying : >> That's what you get for buying an E36 I'm afraid. >> >> They're the biggest heap of ****e ever to wear the BMW badge. > Arguable. Don't forget the 'Compact', not to mention the stuff they're > pushing out since. Who said "X3" and "1-series"? >> Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' > <LOL!> Bin there! I'd rather have the Beamer ;0 Bin there. Two E36s, a 155 and a 75. Sorry, Munich. I'm in Milan. |
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Adrian wrote:
> > <LOL!> Bin there! I'd rather have the Beamer ;0 > > Bin there. Two E36s, a 155 and a 75. Sorry, Munich. I'm in Milan. Hmm. The large, international community (for this is also cross-posted to alt.autos.bmw) which will read this may not have a clue what you are referring to - since Alfas are only actually sold in markets where folks develop hopeless attachments to slipshod manufacturing technology and comedy rust-proofing. And as Alfa Romeo has never actually been capable of profitably building a world-class car, I don't see this changing any time soon. Note to everyone else: "155" and "75" are four-door Alfa Romeos. You didn't miss much. |
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Andrew Thomas > wrote:
> Adrian wrote: > > > > <LOL!> Bin there! I'd rather have the Beamer ;0 > > > > Bin there. Two E36s, a 155 and a 75. Sorry, Munich. I'm in Milan. > > Hmm. The large, international community (for this is also cross-posted > to alt.autos.bmw) which will read this may not have a clue what you are > referring to - since Alfas are only actually sold in markets where > folks develop hopeless attachments to slipshod manufacturing technology > and comedy rust-proofing. And as Alfa Romeo has never actually been > capable of profitably building a world-class car, I don't see this > changing any time soon. <yawn> World beaters: AlfaSud Bertone GTV Alfetta GTV Spider 156 147 166 Montreal Do I need to go on? Rust problems were solved around 1990, which is why my 75 and 155 are both less rusty than my brother's 1992 3-series. > Note to everyone else: "155" and "75" are four-door Alfa Romeos. You > didn't miss much. > > You just caught sight of a blur as the 75 flew past your Bavarian ****e on a twisty road. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - VW Passat 1.8T 20V SE - COSOC KOTL BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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