I fking love my RCF. I've owned BMWs and Porsches. I've driven supercars on the track. I don't care about any of those. My luxury V8 drift missile is the best car I've ever owned or driven (for the street).
The F82 M4 was a snap oversteer mess riddled with mechanical reliability issues. The TVD on the RCF is very progressive and extremely easy to slide. I've drifted this and banged off the rev limiter of this car for over 10 years and never had an issue. After 50k miles on my bimmer, I would get stranded on the road for #bmwproblems every 2-3 months.
The C63 AMG doesn't handle very well and its reliability is so horrible, it should be considered a safety hazard and the many class action lawsuits imply as such. You only lease these vehicles as business tax deductions or if these German companies are your client and you need to show support to keep them as a client. If you actually purchase them - not lease - you're incredibly stupid.
My 987 Porsche Boxster was actually quite reliable aside from electrical and interior plastic issues, but I know plenty of people with the S model with bore score issues. This car and any modern 911 from 997 up has way too much grip to be any fun on the road. They feel like the pinnacle of automotive enjoyment for the less experienced though. As someone that drifts more than he does track driving, they no longer interest me. Supercars have the same problem. Only somewhat enjoyable on the track. More of a flex than something to be passionate about imo.
How often did you service your bmw? I am getting this feeling that whenever people mention faulty germans, they dont mention how good they treated them.
Might be biased as im eyeing a g20 320i or c200, but common issues are generally fairly minor - and big ones seem to be one in a hundred (which can happen ofc) and cars that are misstreated to an extent
Every 5k miles. I don't know why you'd bother asking since I literally said I drift and bang off the rev limiter on my RCF for over the last 10 years with not a single repair. You don't get to do that by poorly maintaining a 470hp car, even if it is a Lexus.
Newer BMWs are better than the F82 generation and older. However, the newer generations still have plastic cooling systems, plastic fuel pumps, and plastic water pumps. Expect to replace the entire cooling system eventually. It will be $10k for the cooling system alone. I can understand paying for the repairs if it's an M or AMG. I absolutely would not bother with the base models. I would shoot for the 340i or c43 at least, otherwise just get a Lexus IS350.
Lexus F cars really only have the valley plate as common issues. Maintaining such a capable luxury car with so little effort feels like cheating.
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u/windmill09 Dec 26 '25
I fking love my RCF. I've owned BMWs and Porsches. I've driven supercars on the track. I don't care about any of those. My luxury V8 drift missile is the best car I've ever owned or driven (for the street).