Quote:
Originally Posted by Hayek Just amazing how your tyres last so long and the car is so trouble free. Also amazing how much you drive in the US. |
Well, let me tell you another phenomenal story. Prior to this car, I had a Mazda CX-9 (Ownership thread is there on the forum) and had driven that over 50,000 miles and there was zero punctures to that car ownership as well.
Maybe I take good care of the tires (Check air pressure each month) or make sure I park properly (curb rashes are famous in US) /miss potholes.
Eitherways, I have been super lucky to not have a single puncture in nearly 100,000 miles of driving in US (Rental cars included).
I have been working from home since I got the BMW and hardly drive during weekdays. As I love to drive, I crank up miles over weekend and have done many, many long drives.
Here are a few that comes to mind :
1. Drive to Great Smokies National Park
(Travelogue on Forum)
2. Leavenworth Snowy Drive- Craziest drive in Snow Blizzard
(Travelogue on Forum)
3. Couple of trips from Detroit to Boston (2000-miles round trip) from a total of 15 trips that I may have done (rest were all in CX-9)
4. Covered every inch (literally) of state of Michigan which is a pretty large state in US.
5. Multiple Detroit to Chicago Drives (500 mile round trip)
6.
Epic Drive in December 2021 (Seattle to San Diego/Tijuana, Mexico border) of nearly 3500 miles/5500kms round trip (Plan to write a travelogue of this trip in next few weeks)
I love to clock miles and always take the long route to a destination. Call me crazy but, I feel the happiest behind a wheel.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hayek Have run through 2 sets of tyres in a little more than what you have driven (49,000 kms) and have had a few niggles, albeit over 6 years. How long is the BSI pack you have taken? Presume routine services have been done - just covered by BSI. |
That is really sad to know. A lovely car like BMW needs good tarmac to enjoy its real potential. All said and done, while the Indian infrastructure has improved by leaps and bounds, it’s still not conducive for a holistic experience of these type of luxury cars.
I note you are from Mumbai. MH in general has the worst infrastructure in the entire country from developed states (I may be wrong but, that’s my opinion). Other states have really built nice roads but, MH still lacks behind (especially the other parts of MH). Perhaps, that’s one of the reason for your tires taking a beating.
BMW does not offer a BSI package in US for new vehicles.
Every BMW that you buy in US, the regular services (Oil Change, Wheel Alignment, Regular Servicing) is covered for 3 years and/or, 36,000 miles at no cost.
What this means is that maintenance cost is $0 for 36,000 miles (if you don’t encounter any other problems (i.e))