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re: BMW to begin using its own patented screw design. Good luck trying to work on one yourself
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:40 am to southpawcock
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:40 am to southpawcock
quote:No better than those redneck hillbillies from Mississippi racing to get back to that hell hole coming through the east
So, the douchebags going 100 MPH on the interstate and merging 4 lanes left to right in a matter of seconds will just switch to Mercedes?
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:41 am to VolsOut4Harambe
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BMW to begin using its own patented screw design. Good luck trying to work on one yourself
A sturdy two prong or snake eyes bit will work for it.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:42 am to VolsOut4Harambe
quote:no one here has any plans to work on their BMW. With or without this screw design.
Good luck trying to work on one yourself
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:43 am to soccerfüt
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BMW initially supplied aeroplane engines in WWI Their logo is a stylized image of a plane prop spinning.
That’s been a myth for a while… True they used a plane prop in their logo as an advertisement back in 1929, but it’s not what the actual logo represents.
quote:
Many people believe the BMW logo is a stylized propeller,” says Fred Jakobs of BMW Group Classic. “But the truth is a little different.”
BMW
This post was edited on 1/8/26 at 8:47 am
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:44 am to VolsOut4Harambe
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purpose-built to keep ordinary owners well away from working on their own cars.
Sick of companies doing this. People can't even afford to be poor anymore & do things for themself.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:44 am to VolsOut4Harambe
And many aspects of the BMW either already have or will move to the subscription model: heated seats, navigation, you name it. You will have to pay for it all.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:45 am to SloaneRanger
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And many aspects of the BMW either already have or will move to the subscription model: heated seats, navigation, you name it. You will have to pay for it all.
Gonna have to pay a subscription for cruise control and automatic door locks on BMW's pretty soon. That subscription model is something they've started to push, and I'm glad consumers are pushing back.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:45 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Nothing will ever be better than torx.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:47 am to VolsOut4Harambe
then I will never purchase another BMW
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:49 am to VolsOut4Harambe
On the other end of the spectrum with our other WWII foe...
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:50 am to VolsOut4Harambe
In the giant universe of fricking over people by making things difficult to repair, a proprietary screw ranks pretty far down my concern totem pole. Let me know when they start welding the screws in, which would be the machining equivalent of the tech world gluing everything together so you can’t take it apart without destroying it 
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:52 am to VolsOut4Harambe
That's an opportunity for someone to build that screw driver and change out the hoity toity BMW screws for more conventional screws. Unless they have a different thread . The illustration shows NO thread
This post was edited on 1/8/26 at 8:54 am
Posted on 1/8/26 at 9:05 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Another douche reason Clarkson can add to the lengthy list of reasons BMWs are for wankers.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 9:09 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Temu knockoff bits incoming..
Posted on 1/8/26 at 9:12 am to VolsOut4Harambe
3d printed titanium for the win.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 9:13 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Harbor Freight will have it in a bit kit for $10. There's 8 empty slots ready and waiting in the current one....
Posted on 1/8/26 at 9:15 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Don't buy pos BMW. Problem solved.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 9:17 am to soccerfüt
quote:fun fact of 2000 when everyone watched Finding Forrester.
Fun Fact
BMW initially supplied aeroplane engines in WWI
Their logo is a stylized image of a plane prop spinning.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 9:18 am to VolsOut4Harambe
they need to redesign those horrific new grills they went to the last few years...
This post was edited on 1/8/26 at 10:32 am
Posted on 1/8/26 at 9:19 am to VolsOut4Harambe
I'd imagine 99.9% of people buying a new BMW have never turned a wrench in their lives. I don't think this will have that much of an impact on their sales
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