Repairing your smartphone or installing a ROM will now be a crime in Mexico

Re:Repairing your smartphone or installing a ROM will now be... by tmh88j on Sunday July 05, 2020 @04:16PM (#23741555)

If you want to cherry pick isolated issues in an attempt to downplay how much better performing modern BMW's are overall I can make a huge list of performance cars that have notable issues

* E36 M3 upper shock tower cracking

* E46 M3 subframe cracking

* C6 Z06 valve guides

* 996 and 997 Porsche IMS bearings

* GT-R transmission failures (had to have mine replaced)

* W204 C63 AMG head bolts

Happy to provide more examples.

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Re:Repairing your smartphone or installing a ROM will now be... by jacquesm on Sunday July 05, 2020 @05:28PM (#23742187)

Breaking aluminum bolts is another one that is surprisingly common in some brands. They also tend to live just long enough for the warranty to expire.

https://rennlist.com/forums/porsche-macan/1085919-cautionary...

IMS bearings are an issue until 2009, engines produced after that point starting with the 9A1 no longer have an IMS.

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Re:Repairing your smartphone or installing a ROM will now be... by neuralRiot on Monday July 06, 2020 @04:49PM (#23752585)

I work in automotive repairs and i can assure you that all makes are in a fast race to the bottom. Is the conditions they created by brainwashing the consumers over a long time now they have to figure out what is the next “bankruptcy-saving” innovation all while keeping the price point, they choose to go the consumer electronics way but with >$30K “gadgets” so no wonder why you can call yourself lucky if your shiny machine lasts more than 5 years.

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Re:Repairing your smartphone or installing a ROM will now be... by switch007 on Sunday July 05, 2020 @06:04PM (#23742486)

E46 subframe issue affected more than just the M3... ;(

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