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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1893086" data-attributes="member: 190607">I swear that it seems like BMW has chosen the most difficult path to repair every item, especially common repair items.&nbsp; In this day and age where every car manufacturer uses a spin-on oil filter because they make so much sense, BMW uses a separate filter element that resides in its own housing.&nbsp; It's a huge mess to replace.Instead of using a standard windshield wiper attachment scheme, they use one that no one else uses, which means that you can't just purchase windshield wiper replacements anywhere, like you can for any other car.They even require that you only use BMW-branded synthetic oil, without even telling us how their oil is different (if at all).Extremely consumer-unfriendly.&nbsp;&nbsp; The only car that I've worked on that was worse was a Peugeot. Honda's are wonderful to work on, and a model of reliability.&nbsp; As long as you meticulously change the timing belt every 60,000 miles.&nbsp; If you don't, your engine might one day instantly be ruined when it breaks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1893086, member: 190607"] I swear that it seems like BMW has chosen the most difficult path to repair every item, especially common repair items. In this day and age where every car manufacturer uses a spin-on oil filter because they make so much sense, BMW uses a separate filter element that resides in its own housing. It's a huge mess to replace. Instead of using a standard windshield wiper attachment scheme, they use one that no one else uses, which means that you can't just purchase windshield wiper replacements anywhere, like you can for any other car. They even require that you only use BMW-branded synthetic oil, without even telling us how their oil is different (if at all). Extremely consumer-unfriendly. The only car that I've worked on that was worse was a Peugeot. Honda's are wonderful to work on, and a model of reliability. As long as you meticulously change the timing belt every 60,000 miles. If you don't, your engine might one day instantly be ruined when it breaks. [/QUOTE]

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