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      11-28-2015, 08:30 AM   #85
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Originally Posted by John_01 View Post
Its simply about the widely held perception that BMWs are not reliable and expensive to maintain. Quite often women don't share the same ego factor / brand alliance and prejudices that men hold in connection to their cars. More likely they are talking about it from practical experience of being stranded without their vehicle and exorbitant costs they were charged to get it fixed.

I would say that BMWs are normally reliable as new cars while in the warranty period. Its when you pick up a reasonably price second hand example that you can come into some expensive problems. Not everyone is knowledgeable about buying second hand cars and related servicing issues.
The antithesis of objective reality.

We are unreliable witnesses and tend to magnify both positive and negative attributes in any situation. Additionally, we tend to treat the exception as the rule. When peeled back with skillful questioning, along with properly collected and interpreted data, perceptions can usually be debunked.

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