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BMW is putting Spider-Man ads on your dashboard, after promising it never would (www.techspot.com)
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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

The Germans still build the best* ICE drivetrains

Until the lease expires, then they are a nightmare to maintain. Money pits.

AUDI intentionally placed the timing chains backwards in motors so a high mileage timing chain replacement would require a full engine out and cost more than the car is worth. BMW used plastics in their pressurized fuel system with failure rates known after a set number of heat cycles, they are blowing up.