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Originally Posted by Benjamin_Nicholas
You can swear and still be dead wrong 
Many SA's are good salespeople with questionable mechanic experience. I've learned with BMW to always read between the lines and take what the SA says with a grain of salt, especially when it comes to conjecture.
My brother is an M-certified master mechanic for BMW and he says this is complete and utter bullshit.
I'll take my chances on what bro says. |
I think the undercurrent of what the SA was saying is all about warranty claims. That BMW wouldn't cover a warranty repair for the transfer case (only xDrive models have a transfer case, of course) if they can point a finger at the tires.
I have seen that echoed on the forums a fair bit, but I'm running pure OEM so I can't claim to know how painful the process would be warranty wise. I do know I've had BMW be annoying on warranty claims at various points. BMW does seem to "push back" on claims at times.
Not everyone is worried about warranty repairs though so it may be a complete moot point. Others may have dealerships that insulate them from any flack from BMWNA.
YMMV.