BMW 5 and 6 series

BMW making disposable cars?

A reader sent us a link to an LA Times article letting us in on a very interesting predicament. BMW's rules for front-end body repair are so stringent that insurers don't quite know what to do with the poor cars when they incur damage to the front ends — and insurers subsequently junk the cars.

Evidently, the front-end construction of the BMW 5 and 6 series are so advanced that the building methods have more in common with those of airplanes than with other cars. This makes the vehicle very difficult and costly to repair. Additionally, only collision repair specialists who work at BMW dealerships are certified to repair the damage. These facts lead some critics to accuse automakers of building "throwaway cars," or vehicles that hit the junkyard at a much younger age than past models, prompting folks to revisit their dealerships more often than ever before.

Volvo, a division of Ford Motor Co

Volvo extends warranty on stalling cars

Volvo, a division of Ford Motor Co., has 'quietly' agreed to extend the warranty of defective throttles on 356,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada. The throttle can become corroded and force the car to stall or slow down. The warranty will be bumped to 200,000 miles or 10 years. The current warranty protection covers seven years or 70,000 miles. As part of the agreement, Volvo would also reimburse owners who already had the defective throttles replaced. The cost to replace the throttle can reach up to $1000.

So far this has not turned into a recall situation. If the lawyers suing Volvo have anything to do with it, Volvo may end up replacing the throttles through a recall, which Volvo may end up doing anyways as a matter of course. A Volvo spokesman said up to 94 percent of the throttles could fail before 100,000 miles. Thus far, Volvo has spent $12.5 million on repairing and replacing defective throttles.

BMW PARTS - BMW X3 Parts

BMW X3 Parts
BMW would call it a Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV) although the vehicle is essentially a crossover sport/utility vehicle (SUV) or XUV. But does the name make the BMW X3 something special? What does the BMW X3 have to offer that is not yet present in most conventional SUVs that we have today? And what more can the vehicle do than what BMW sedans and station wagons already do?

The BMW X3 is a Sport Activity Vehicle, the second vehicle of its kind manufactured by BMW after receiving enormous praises and success with the BMW X5. Introduced in 2004, the X3 is basically an offshoot of the BMW X5, although the X3 is a bit larger, lighter, has more interior and cargo space, and offers a whole new range of innovative features that were not available on previous models of the BMW X5 (although most of the features of the new X3 are also available in the new X5). Currently, the vehicle is available with two engine options: a 2.5-liter 195 hp I6 and a 3.0-liter 231 hp I6. A 6-speed manual transmission is standard on both options while a 5-speed automatic transmission is optional.

With all the new and innovative BMW X3 parts and features it is equipped with, the new BMW X3 SAV is capable of doing some things that most other vehicle types can't do. The vehicle's xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive system allows the vehicle to perform capably on the road and off the road, something that most conventional SUVs, sedans and station wagons can't do. Other features that aid the BMW X3 in its functions are the dynamic stability control (DSC) and the Hill Descent Control (HDC) features.

With on-road and off-road capabilities, is there anything more that you can ask for with the BMW X3? Well, probably more of the said capabilities. While it is true that the vehicle can cruise on the road and traverse the off-road track, its performance on either path is acceptable at the most. There are definitely a lot of areas to improve on, especially if BMW want the vehicle to perform like a competitive SUV off the road and a smooth cruising sedan or station wagon on the road.

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