Ownership Cost for 2007 BMW 3 Series 335i
Estimated: $41818 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2607 | $1251 | $1095 | $991 | $886 | $6830 |
| Insurance | $1677 | $1736 | $1797 | $1860 | $1925 | $8995 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2088 | $1187 | $1225 | $2291 | $9554 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $855 | $855 | $855 | $855 | $855 | $1266 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10504 | $7985 | $7233 | $7373 | $8723 | $41818 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ON 2003-2004 BMW 3 SERIES E46 SEDANS WITH OEM ZKW MANUFACTURED XENON (HID) HEADLIGHTS, THE REFLECTIVE BOWL FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WILL BECOME DISCOLORED AND NON-REFLECTIVE AFTER NORMAL USE WITH OEM BULBS. OVER TIME, THE HEAT FROM THE OEM BULB WILL SCORCH THE REFLECTIVE BOWL AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCE LIGHT OUTPUT TO UNSAFE LEVELS FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. BMW HAS NOT NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THE DESIGN FLAW, AND NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE OTHER THAN THE ENTIRE EXPENSIVE, NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES THAT WILL SUFFER FROM THE SAME PROBLEM IN TIME. THOUGH BMW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AN ISSUE EXISTS, BMW CHANGED THE XENON HEADLIGHT REFLECTOR DESIGN FOR LATER MODEL YEARS TO A METAL REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY THAT DOES NOT DEGRADE WHEN EXPOSED TO THE NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES OF THE OEM XENON BULBS. THESE NEWER DESIGNED HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES TO NOT SUFFER FROM ANY REDUCTION IN LIGHT OUTPUT WITH USE. UPDATED IVOQ 07/26/11 *TR |
| 2007 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | I DRIVE A 2007 BMW XI AND IT IS LESS THAN 1.5 YEARS. THIS IS ALL ABOUT A WEEK APART FROM EACH INCIDENT. THE HAD BEEN ACTING FUNNY FOR A WEEK OR SO AND I BROUGHT IT INTO BMW AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY GAVE ME BACK THE CAR AND A WEEK LATER, THE CAR STALLED ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DISCOVERED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PICKED UP MY LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IT STALLED AGAIN! MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP. *TR |
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