Scotty Kilmer Is WRONG About BMWs 

I want to make it clear that I have no hard feelings towards Scotty. With this video I just wanted to point out some inconsistencies from the videos I've shown in a comedic way as well as show that BMW's aren't as complex or expensive as he usually says.

I like Scotty cus he does his part to keep used BMW prices low.

I think I will continue to listen to an actual old mechanic.

He was revving it when cold because he was afraid the plastic would heat up and break lol

I've owned 2 BMWs. I'd never buy another. Never.

Mate scotty as forgotten more about beamers than you'll ever know.

Dude, you're absolutely correct, I've had six or seven BMWs in my lifetime. I'm 65-year-old retired truck driver and I still work on my BMWs. I have Z4 and X5 I do all the work myself. Ironically, people shy away from BMWs because it's German and it must be complex. There's nothing complex about working on BMWs common sense. Will take you a long way. Thank you for these videos because they're absolutely great

He is completely right about BMWs I owned 3 of them in past I gave them too many chances They ride good when they new once they reach 50k miles they fall apart and their parts out of control when it comes to pricing I’m happy with my second Lexus no issues at all

Drove a BMW off the line in Germany during 1992. It was an epic ride. Scotty is right about the newer ones. Sorry to say. There are car guys and fanboys. Some people buy a BMW for status and to flex. Others are smart enough to do the research and have the means to buy one under warranty. It is a mistake to buy one used with multiple owners. Listen to mechanics. Many of the older ones are only trying to help.

The Keyboard and the computer screen on the engine had me rolling hahaha 🤣

Me Too!!!! Back in 2018 I bought a 2006 330i and knew absolutely nothing about cars. Nada!!! Noticed an oil leak, did some research, fast forward till now, i got the knowledge on how every component works on these N52s. I just replaced my water pump/ thermostat last weekend. And BMW has changed my life by giving me a passion again to focus on and opened up new opportunities for me. Cheers 👍

The ear rape segment caught me off guard 😂

The endless money pit argument still stands , I suggest you take a look at the graph named "cost on maintenance 10 years comparison between car brands".

I guess BMW guys are like Tesla guys. The manufacturer can do no wrong and if you say anything bad about their preferred brand, they get butt hurt lol. There’s no such thing as a perfect car but the reason I have money in the bank because I’m a smart business person and I believe in actual success over perceived status. You are correct though, a lot of Toyota people do drive older cars. Example, my 2010 Toyota sequoia fully loaded has 380,000 miles on it and has only had the alternator replaced (other than things like battery, brakes, tires and normal maintenance etc.) That’s good enough for me and I’ll laugh all the way to the bank on that one. It’s a beautiful truck and I’ll keep driving it. By the way, I had it at my shop (I have a dynamometer in my speed shop) and it tested very close to its original 381 horsepower from it’s 5.7 L V8 and is still as smooth as the day I bought it. Everything works right down to the windshield washer. Good luck with that on a German car I’ve had BMWs but I was smart enough to lease them and not purchase them. I would never own a BMW outside of warranty. The 380,000 miles Sequoia, I would put my wife and children in that car because I know it’s gonna work every time and it still looks gorgeous and it’s such an amazing truck/suv. The few BMWs that I have leased were beautiful amazing machines. I would just never own one that has more than about 40 or 50,000 miles on it lol. My doctor friend who is also a pilot has more money than I ever will loves his range rovers, BMWs etc. He feels the same way I do. Especially with his newest seven series that has been nothing but a complete piece of crap from day one. One of the stupid HVAC actuators broke so the A/C would only blow air out of the defroster and not out of the vents. If it wouldn’t have been under warranty it would’ve cost him over $5000 to replace a blend door actuator why? Because again they’re made out of crappy plastic. Just my ( and his) experience with BMW

He has admitted they look good and are sexy and move great 😂. Scotty's channel to me is like a comedy time to hear what he says and read the people commenting.

I used to want a BMW so bad, but after listening to Scotty, I'm going to get a Lexus or Acura now.

I have only even listened to that first video of scotty. Watching it here for the first time and holy shit. The air cabin filter is generally the first thing you learn to take off from most any E90 RU-vid videos.

I agree with both tbh. On my BMW e60 it's a pain in the ass to change the spark plugs. It's not hard, but it takes more time than usual. But I've never owned a car that drives as nice as an BMW, so it's worth the extra time you spend on it.

I'm sorry to say, the only people who watch Scotty are those who haven't learned much about cars yet. His information is very amateur. I don't want to sound rude, but that's what I think.

Scotty Kilmer is fantastic. The uploader is just a fresh face.

I have owned a 2009 335i e92. In 2 or less years I spent 7k fixing it and it had 60k miles. The high pressure fuel pump took a shit, the ac compressor, the cheap plastic kept cracking and had to be replaced, one of the turbo waste gate was bad. I had electrical issues that came and went. I sold it bc I was tired of it I bought a Camry for daily driving that was a 2002 with 200k miles and still driving it now with 250k with 0 issues. And bought a 2017Camaro ss that never gave me an issue with 70k on it not a single problem I been driving it for 5 years and drove it 50k miles. I know the bmw is older but jeez man 60k miles and less then 2 years I spend 7-8k fixing bs problems that never ended. Too much plastic is used especially for a car that’s from that era, everything was made from plastic other then the block it self shit is sad.

Never understood this dude’s appeal.

Old BMW are good !! ( Old like max till 2002) are ok 👌👍..... But everything after like 2005...... Is garbage 🗑️....... And yes I own a BMW 💩..... Still a BMW 520 .... Form 1999 ....is still not cheap to own ... .. like a Toyota .....

Oh so the "mechanic" who works out of his home garage and most prized personal vehicle is a 97 Celica he bought for $350 cant work on BMW's 😂

Fax people be talking shit about bmws but never owned one 😂 fax

DON"T ---> Forget to RING THAT BELL. *bmw chime* REV UP YOUR ENGINES

We have a Honda Accord with 200k miles that always starts when you turn the key. My neighbor has a BMW with half the miles and that POS has been towed to the shop more times than I can count. After seeing her having to borrow cars, being late to work constantly, and paying a fortune in repair bills I will not own one.

If you trade your BMW in every 40K, you're good. After that, you're fuct.

Scotty looks pretty drunk tbh. Kinda sad how prevalent that is amongst mechanics. At least his drunken rants seem to make people feel better about driving an old toyota.

BMWs are crap. Not just Kilmer. Plenty of consumer groups have statistics showing they break down too often

Scotty is not saying any of that. I believe Scotty would prefer to work on other imports such as Japanese imports as well as domestics. Hell even look at David from Omega in Wichita Kansas, the “Car Wizard”. If you know anything about him. He doesn’t even work on BMWs but he’ll work on exotic cars such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, jaguar etc. as well as domestics. Car Wizard will punt BMWs down the road to the “Car Ninja” who specializes in BMWs. By the way Car Ninja is an excellent BMW mechanic so if you’re in that area and have a BMW, you should definitely check him out. Like I stated in a previous post, I have no hate in fact I have love for BMW. I just know that I would never purchase a modern BMW. My first BMW was a 1980s series white with black interior and I loved it. It had an actual sunroof not a moonroof meaning all metal “sunroof” panel, no glass. But even this 1982 or 1983 BMW had a plastic radiator tank back then it was quite pricey to have it repaired when it failed, and fail it did. SMH

Scotty is flat out wrong on a lot of stuff. But he moves his hands a lot and speak in jump clips all the time. So a lot of people watch his videos. I liked a few of them until he started bashing my car brand. Then I started researching the criticism about him and found he is full of it in a lot of his videos.

I lost my shit at “you gotta be very careful”

This is hilarious great job I love BMW Scotty help keep them cheap so it is not all bad!

Yea you really showed him. Two turbo chargers are actually “only” two thousand dollars if you buy them from the internet. Yea that’s really cheap. Like wtf .

No buddy, Scotty is right on the money. Sorry, but he's right. BMW's are great rental cars, nice when new, but lousy cars to own. I was a German car lover, but not anymore. If you don't mind having regular cash extractions for all the maintenance and the $h!t that goes wrong. We got out of these money-pits along with the other German crap.

You might have some valid points about Scotty, but your tone and swearing don’t add weight to you being very objective in this video. Just a suggestion.

I recently sold my e92 m3 with 75,000 miles on it before the rod bearings exploded the engine. I got $26,000 for it (it was in pristine condition) and now I sleep better at night.

My mechanic recently told me I had a radiator leak, and I'm not sure how much I should save for a rainy day fund towards my 2011 N51 328 xdrive? I bought the vehicle two years ago and the suspension and braking system has always been dangerous, so I spent $1,200 this week to fix my radiator, and brake system for my BMW. What are your maintenance costs for our fellow n51/n51 engines?

I have driven BMWs. They aren't bad, so long as it's new and you're ready to unload them after a few years. My close friend and neighbor has one and kept it long term. His headlight went out and BMW quoted him $2K to fix. $2K for a headlight. The simple fact is Germans over complicate the shit out of everything. I've experienced this first hand having worked with a company owned my MTU (now owned by Rolls Royce). Hey but you know better I guess. I can tell by how you explain everything with "fucking this" and "fucking that". If you want own a BMW and feel elite, by all means.

Lmao 🤣 N52 Gang

BMWs are endless money pits and they're full of cheap plastic components.

Scottie is wrong about so much...man picked a tundra over a frontier... Tundras are trash

I like Scotty. Let him drive the prices for used BMW's down. :)

This is why taking away the dislike button on videos is the worst idea because there are people that probably think that this is a real diy

Really appreciate you making this video; it’s so frustrating listening to Scotty ramble about BMWS. Worst part is, Scotty’s fanboys are literally idiots who believe anything he says.

scottt hasnt experienced bumper intake n52 yet thats why he's so uptight

Scotty is just a shade tree mechanic who gets customers that want to cut corners... Plus, he doesn't have the skills and equipment to fix a car... Just watch his dangerous video's on how to jack up your car or on how to change your brakes...

Yea. Scotty is telling the truth that how BMWs junk. The highest expensive repair and more technologically advanced stuff and that’s how BMWs unreliability especially with a SUVs the X series

I wouldn't even touch a BMW if my life depends on it they're are expensive to fix I know that but you have your opinion but I'm staying with Scotty on this

I think it’s pretty safe to say that Scotty is not a fan of BMW.😅

😂 you're hilarious

Ive owened, driven, and worked on multiple. Theyre garabage buddy sorry. Want a car thatll drive forever? Get a Camry. Want a fun car? Get any Corvette 95 plus.

I agree with Scotty Kilmer 100% BMWs are overpriced and overrated junk just like all German cars are, like my sister's Audi Q5 has over 80,000 miles on it and its starting to fall apart mate.

It’s true how he can spread false info about German cars in general even though he’s never had ownership experience with them. What he says about most German vehicles isn’t true, as for Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes, etc. And I actually have an Audi, BMW and Mercedes and VW sitting in my driveway right now. The BMW has given me a shitload of issues in less than 2 years. It’s problem after problem. Fix one thing, another breaks in a couple weeks driving it as gentle as can be. The Audi, Benz and VW have never given me issues near to what the BMW has and if they do it’s an extremely easier time fixing it. Maybe this is just by chance, but that’s what I have to say about my ownership of a BMW. But I gotta say they are fun cars when they work. I’m just trying to sell my BMW now, I’m too scared to drive it so I just leave it parked on the side of the house until some godsend decides to buy it. I’m sticking with the Audi, Benz, Volkswagen, never again a BMW.

Same company that eliminated the engine oil dipstick on some models. Garbage company with garbage engineers.

I owned an older bmw 5 series E39 523i ., It WAS a bad idea and cost me money every Warrant of Fitness. A new one might be okay. Cant stand Scottys ranting. And dishonesty

My boss only drives bmws because they look nice af but he was always complaining how expensive maintenance is and how he was always fixing something on them you have to be honest with people those cars are good looking but they’re not reliable at all..

Scotty is right BMWs aren't for casual drivers. I own 2 of them and do my own maintenance. I love when friends and family come to me with BMW dealership quotes. Most bimmer heads never go to the stealership, I mean dealership. Most don't even know what the inside of a dealership looks like.

BMW's ARE TRASH. My brother bought 2 of them and both broke down. He had to get rid of both. #trash

At 120,000 miles my wifes poodle BMW had to have a replacement fuse box ,the one behind the glove box and simultaneously the door open/close remote aerial located inside the rear hatch spoiler which is prone to rain water contamination- ( stupid design) Never known such endless expensive defects. I did ,however, do a DIY driveway spark plug replacement and agree with you about Mr Kilmer. - It was a lot easier than he implied. I used a bungee hooked around the ignition coil handles and pulled very hard- only one broke but when put back into the spark plug hole it worked fine.

Scotty is right about BMWs......headlights cost $876, fuel pump replacement 7 years ago cost almost $3000. They suck!

@0:38 The Truth ! Love UltimateBimmerExperience. Scotty is a shade tree. @05:46 10 pounds of keys bangin your headlight, real pro.

My cousin bought an 09 BMW And it didn’t cost a small fortune to fix, it is quite reasonable. She’s now planning to buy another bmw. Yeah they aren’t bad because if they were bad she wouldn’t wanna buy another one smh I’m personally more of a Lexus guy (just prefer their designs, don’t really care too much about going fast don’t hate on me) But I won’t hate on bmw Or Mercedes Or any brand Even Tesla I understand that just because I’m not the target customer of a product but I also understand that it doesn’t mean they’re had

look I get that you're young and BMWs are fun cars. But Scotty isnt the only one that trashes BMWs, take a look at Hoovie and Car Wizard too. And they're right. Im European, BMW's are everywhere but we KNOW they're money pits. Great car for the 1st owner then it starts having stupid issues that other brands would never allow. Like 2005 to 2015 N20/47 has skinny rear engine timing chains that fail after 100.000km and you have to take the engine out. 10 YEARS thats on purpose. It still happens on newer B engines but BMW says its solved. PLASTIC CHAIN GUIDES that fall into the engine. xDrive transfer case has a PLASTIC actuator gear. Seals degrade in just 5y. They dont care. But we buy them anyway because they're cheap used. Mercedes is a MUCH better brand, they overengineer stuff but they fix it on later models

Very similar story. I bought a used s class. So many people said buying an old mercedes is a bad idea. Drove it for 10 years with minimal repairs, someone crashed into me and the insurance check was what i payed for the car 10 years ago lol cheapest car ive ever owned lol

New Subscriber and 2010 BMW Z4 N54 owner here. And I totally agree with you. Scottyosfull of crap. There is tons of info on RU-vid and yes these vehicles require maintenance but what vehicle doesn’t require maintenance. I am a mechanic by trade not aBMW mechanic but in all honesty my Z4 doesn’t require any more maintenance than any othe modern vehicle. And as far as plastic use on the beemers I’ve found that all modern manufacturers widely use plastic under the hood on major components up to and including intake manifolds. I love my Beemer.

Lmao 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 Great video 💯 Good independent shops do solid work and prices are low plus some will allow you as the customer to order, bring your own custom parts into their business.. Scotty must be living under a rock or something lol

Scotty is the living example of viewership is everything these days, as long as you have enough clicks you can make good money with any garbage content you put out there. I remember seeing Scotty buys youtube ad time sometimes when my ad blocker is off, must be paying off for him.

Scotty understands toyotas which is great, but he doesnt know much about other cars. I like the guy, his general advice on maintaining 10-15yr old cars is alright. But he shouldnt give advice on brands he isnt farmiliar with.

Bmw is a luxury car so you should expect to pay luxury car prices in repairs and dealerships don't make money from the sale of a car it's mostly from repeat service and luxury Japanese cars are just as expensive to repair and don't think LEXUS and ACURA don't have their share of problems, they don't do recalls they just extend the warranty on defective parts

Me only complaint about BMW is everything is crammed into that small ass engine bay.

Hey man not sure if you still check these or not. I have a 07 328xi I have a crank no start condition the codes are: P0016 P116E P1413 P0456 P0051 And P13B2 I have swapped the cam sensorsback and forth then changed the cam sensors and the crank sensor then I changed the mass sensor. I am alittle stumped on the relay for the secondary air I guess the question i really have is the cam codes are the only one that eoukd cause a no start correct?

Good video. He talks alot if shit about my favorite cars as well. I would like him to do a repair video of him attacking a Porsche lol. He talks shit about my Hyundai as well. That Sonata is a workhorse and hasn't needed anything but regular maintenance. Does he like anything other than Toyota?

Welp if its anything I learned, it’s not to buy a BMW because it can have a simple ignition coil misfire😂 😂😂

Performance side BMW's are cool cars and a pain in the ass, expensive ownership experience. It's not a one-or-the-other, argue about it situation. They're both.

He said good things about the e46 M3. I've never heard him talk about the e90 328i. He hates the 335 lol

BMWs with 6 cylinders, rear wheel drive, a manual transmission, and no turbos are pretty good cars, but they are still passion cars that need attention.

BMWS are money pits, but that doesn't mean they're not repairable... I just rather not spend cash I don't have.

Bmw IS NOT a car for someone that wants a daily driver and knows nothing about cars...

Best advice. FCPeuro and some basic mechanical skills. Never the dealer.

I have owned 3 bimmers and all 3 went for over 350k

that guy doesn't know anything past 1985

5:51 those keys dragging across my headlights would have driven me absolutely insane

I love this channel, someone needed to make this video

I'm still not going to ever get BMW they aren't really my style anyway

It's hard to go wrong with a straight six. Stay away from those 4cyl.turbos.

Our f10 has the owners repair manual in idrive 😂. stupid scotty

I can't stand the way he shouts, and what's with the way he flails his hands around?

So true when you say people who talk trash about BMW never even owned one. If you buy brand new there’s this thing called a warranty for 50,000 and I believe it’s 4 years.

I have been wanting to expand my knowledge of cars and car maintenance. I’m basically starting with no background knowledge truthfully. Scotty Kilmer was the first car guy I found on RU-vid. I did, and still do find him informative and entertaining, but I might have clung on to what he says too tightly. I saw BMWs as “over priced money pits”, but videos like yours are nice because it shows the other side of the story. From what I’ve heard, it sounds like BMWs are enjoyed most by hands on, “active maintenance” people who know everything (or at least a lot) about their cars inside and out. Being that kind of person is where I hope to end up one day. I like your videos a lot, I’ll be looking forward to more Bimmer vids!

I mean its Scotty, he keep saying bs, he never really was a mechanic

great laugh at 11:00 , give him a break hes a older gent whos used to imports to euros hahahah

12:48 Hmm I didnt know this I will check it out Is there something like this for Mercedes Benz ?

i’ve got an e90 bmw 330i it looks like a christmas tree of lights but from doing my research it’s a little electric issue that isn’t gonna be alor of money after i baught a bmw and like looked at the prices of stuff i thaught scotty was crazy there fore i went and baught the most reliable bmw i could find on facebook market place but after learning what i know the reliability hate on bmws needs to calm down obv some are unreliable but not all

I laughed so hard. Amazing and underrated video.

i had many bmw in the past but now i drive lexus and after driving both lexus and bmw lexus better more quality.................

Give Scotty a break. He went to Autozone.

Thank you bro i feel the same way i love bmw

If you take your turbo apart before it breaks down. You can simply change bearings and stuff for a few dollar. Then the expensive parts wont destroy itself later . Spend a weekend for preventive maintenance and put your mind at rest :D