Problems all the cars share...

- Susceptible to expensive damage from impacts with other cars and objects.
- Frequent encounters with law enforcement officers may be expensive and time consuming.
- Friends and family may complain from being thrown against windows and doors during transitional maneuvers.
- Attracts interest of drivers of lesser cars that need a learning.
- Hours of life lost in needless worry about parking in a safe spot or maintaining a meticulous level of appearance.
- Smug knowledge that you've saved thousands of $'s by resisting the urge to buy the new BMW 3 series may be a turnoff to some.
- Hours of life wasted online and reading car mags to reassure yourself that the car you bought is as good as the new 3 series.
- Crappy OEM tires. (Whoa, this is sounding real.)
- Crappy Clarion head unit with non-scrolling XM radio integration.
- Easily scratched real (and artificial) aluminum interior trim.
- Poorly lit clock.
- Inadequate trailer hitch and roof rack solutions.
- When seen from rear 03/04 sedans might be confused for (swallowing hard) new Toyota Avalon.
- Squeaks and rattles.

I've probably missed a few. But that sums up the issues I think we all face.

 

These don't apply to the '05, the aluminum is real, not the painted look titanium of the previous models. Crappy OEM tires..............?

 

The most user-unfriendly oil dipstick I have ever seen.

 

hahahaahaha when i saw that i couldnt believe it ^ by the time i get the oil dipstick out all the oil was shaken off the stick and i couldnt see if it was full or empty

 

I don't know if I believe this, I have an '05, and get almost zero brake dust!

 

Im with you, my 05 6mt, 1200 miles, has no brake dust either

 

05 Automatic. 2500 miles. No brake dust either. However, my brakes did start Squeaking today. I have to take it in so I will have them look at it.

 

Nothing inherent in the G other than poor(er) gas mileage than we'd like.
The ride is difficult to drive at legal speed limits due to fun factor, and in general is very addictive.

Welcome, enjoy your G, and be wary of unwanted attention by the 'man'.

C.

P.S.- the brakes on our rides are some of the best stoppers on the market. Don't sweat the rotor size.

 

+1

What were they thinking?

 

Is the unfriendly oil dipstick a pre-05 thing? The one on my 05 is not difficult to take out or put back in.

I also do not have any brake dust problems in my 05 but I have not logged too many miles yet.

What I do have, is the rear windows creaking on bumps and during turns.

Oh yeah, I also have the speed limit problem and it's just getting worse the more I drive it.

 

The dipstick is the same on my '05 as it was on my '04. The brake dust issue on my '04 showed up immediately!

 

Maybe im just **** about keepin my chromies shinny n think there is a lot of brake dust on my rims.. heheh !!!!

 

How much dust are you seeing? I don't know if you have seen previous models, '03-'04, but they were like coal black, little piles of dust on the inside of the wheels too. LOL, I used to use a Swiffer Duster on my '04, after driving it for a few days after a wash!

 

My problem is I can't stop wiping down the car and waxing it constantly! Someone help me

 

I think that the odometer may be a bit off; it accrues miles more quickly then any other vehicle I've owned

Heh. Try 10k on our 04 that we got on March 29th, and 6500 on my 05 that is 8 weeks old.