No Official BMW Club?

[Ahbengdriver]

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Actually the 7-series owners seem to be entitled to something similar from PML to the Lexus official club kinda programmes.

Well I am a believer of NO-FREE-LUNCH, what gifts we get has already been factored in when we signed on the dotted line. Whether LEXUS or BMW, they are all in business and no businessman would do profit losing business.

I personally do not think there will be much difference betw an official BMW and non official one like this one here, except maybe in an official site, 99.9% are BMW owners. Here we mix ard with non-BMW owners too....you see we are not ya-ya one. Hopefully we can physcho them to become BMW owners one day :nehnehhh:
Otherthan than that there shld be no other difference except maybe in an official site, you wont find annoying BENGs like yours-truely who is whole-life talking rooster in almost every thread. :screwedu: But then who say BENGs cannot drive BMW [Bengs Most Welcomed]

 

[satinGHOST|r!der]

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Actually the 7-series owners seem to be entitled to something similar from PML to the Lexus official club kinda programmes.

Well I am a believer of NO-FREE-LUNCH, what gifts we get has already been factored in when we signed on the dotted line. Whether LEXUS or BMW, they are all in business and no businessman would do profit losing business.

I personally do not think there will be much difference betw an official BMW and non official one like this one here, except maybe in an official site, 99.9% are BMW owners. Here we mix ard with non-BMW owners too....you see we are not ya-ya one. Hopefully we can physcho them to become BMW owners one day :nehnehhh:
Otherthan than that there shld be no other difference except maybe in an official site, you wont find annoying BENGs like yours-truely who is whole-life talking rooster in almost every thread. :screwedu: But then who say BENGs cannot drive BMW [Bengs Most Welcomed]

ur note in threads to me describes you as a professional. Alwasy the last part u sound beng.

 

[TripleM]

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He's the Professional AhBeng Driver

 

[satinGHOST|r!der]

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:woottt: Chiayo AhBengDriver!

 

[totoseow]

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Whoops.... made my first newbie mistake.... due to my own "jus got out of the well" enthusiasm... what i have said is actually about the "Sprintbooster" that everyone in the forum is already talking about ages ago.... hahahahaha.....
Oh well, I dint get mine at BVO.... dats e only diff i guess..... sorry! jus saw e large amount of posts in the mod section of the forum... cheer!

how much did u pay? pray tell

 

[SFG267]

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$420
If i am not mistaken, the guy at the workshop told me got two types available. The "hiong" one and the "less hiong" one. The former will cause the pedal to be more sensitive, thus the impression of more power and more immediate response. However, the downside is that upshifts and downshifts will be more jerky and the ride will be less smooth.

I opted for the "less hiong" version (both should be the same price) which gives the same impression that the car is faster and more responsive, even though no bhp is gained. For that, I got a smoother overall ride but not as "powerful" a response, yet still totally adequate feeling that my humble 320i has been upgraded to a 325i.

Hope this helps. Cheers.

 

[yky]

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Is there really a 'hiong' and 'not so hiong' type of sprintbooster? So the one we got at BVO is which type ah??anyone knows?

 

[pingman]

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SFG267. i went to one of those freebie movie before organized by lexus club at great world city. it was terribly crowded and disorganized. even saw an argument between a couple with the lexus folks about some missing ticket incident. the man said he lost 1 ticket and wanted to have free entry for his woman but was refused even the man kept showing off his lexus car key. whole incident was stupid and in the end the lexus folks LPPL have to let them in.

there is a PML alphaclub which 7 series owner get to fly into phuket, get on a boat with food and bbq. diving, golf and all that etc all in. compared to movie ticket freebies and classical music gift, its a different lifestyle altogether.

i hope to join some outing organized by this bmw-sg club soon. looking from the past photos, its looks really interesting and fun.

 

[Gombat]

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I have been a BMW owner since the 80's. Here's my 2 cents worth.

First of all, PML haven't the faintest idea of how to run an Owners Club, their CRM sucks. But then to be fair, even without an official owners club, I have been invited for several golf games (free - i felt i desreved it as I have owned a BMW for donkey years and my whole bloody family also have a BMW somewhere), Kah motors never invited me for their golf game and if they did I think I have to pay, so did my farther-in-law with C&C, and of late a private viewing of "Munich" which i think a few of our members here also go invited.

So what i m saying what Lexus owners have to pay(?) and join the club to get the freebees most BMW owners gets (maybe less) without the joining fee. I hope on one from PML is reading this of there goes the free golf games and what have you.

 

[SFG267]

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totally agreed with the crowd control, or the lack thereof, of the Lexus events. Take even the launch of the IS250 at Ritz, its so crowded that its difficult to walk. Yet, it is not so much about the whole idea of what is more fun or less fun.... agreed that the BMW-sg club outings are more fun. Defnitely so, cos its a private arrangement.

But the point here is whether PML do even bother to make the effort, after charging an arm and a leg for their cars, to continue with the overall car owning experience. I mean, not all here are "rich" enuff to own a 7-Series. and even those with cash to burn, wat if they have more excess cash than the average 730i owner, and choose an M5, M3, or 645ci? Is PML trying to send the msg that these owners are less valuable than the average entry level 730 owner? (no offence to the 730 owners here. its still a decent ride and a prudent decision, considering the oil prices haha)

Case in point is that, fun aside, what is PML doing? Why do i not see Xmas gifts from PML sent to my door step, or have gala premier invitation sent to my email? granted, even as the unofficial lexus club owners have more fun at their own private club outings as well.....and the intrinsic value of the freebies are not exactly worth writing home to mum about....

Cheers.

 

[pingman]

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if you think PML is not doing enough, you can consider writing to them about how you think.

you must come to the meetup this 28 may with your 320 or what have you. you will have the opportunity to show off all your nice xmas gift from lexus club.

btw, do you need a Q number?

 

[gadaffi]

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hahaha, good one there...

 

[SFG267]

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Thank you everyone for your comments and kind introduction to the forum. This is my last post.
This thread has been rather constructive up till recently and things has started to get sarcastic and personal. Time to bug out!
I started this thread for the purpose of discussion and perhaps gauge the level of satisfaction or unsatisfaction with PML's Customer Experience.
Perhaps some might see the use of the Lexus Club examples as gian peng or cheapskate. Thus the need for sarcasm. But at the end of the day, the examples were used simply to show the attention paid to customers. Like I said.... the INTRINSIC value of the freebies are nothing to write home about but isnt the tot that counts? they are... definitely not in the same as PML alphaclub which 7 series owner get to fly into phuket, get on a boat with food and bbq. diving, golf and all that etc all in.

On the other hand.... a poor bloke like me driving a 320 or whatever the car is..... could actually be super hard up for free xmas gifts......
Eh eh ryan..... BMW-sg got free gift for joining or not ah?? if have put me first in Q k? thanks... btw, go to the monthly meet ups got door gift for people driving 3-series???

Really.....at e end of the day, everyone come in forum for discussion and even good natured argument. Mabbe my previous posts might have been deemed as offensive. Sorry for that.
one of these days... hope to see everyone in person one day.... Mabbe can even buy me FREE KOPI.... and then mabbe have a discussion on door gifts, free gift, vouchers, discount cards, lucky draw coupons and after that can go Mcdonalds or KFC ask for free water together.

pingman, pray tell everyone here wat model u driving. perhaps then we can understand why the need to be sarcastic towards someone driving a humble 320 or watever it is. If indeed it is a 7, then after I show you my door gifts, free gift, vouchers, discount cards, lucky draw coupons, can you fetch me to Mcdonalds or KFC to ask for free water together?? I scared my car cant make the journey to Mcdonalds.

 

[rex7_vtec]

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pingman: be nice.....

 

[saifywaify]

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haha eh.. all chill la.

albert:

relakkk jack. just a discussion. i know you've had many problems with your lexus before, but i think this guy is honestly concerned about this aftersales issue. at first i thought he was another MT.. apparently he isn't. so that's good.

sfg:

you seem like a nice fella, don't take things too seriously. albert is a very nice person and i'm sure you'll like him if you met him. do post more and let us know what we're missing out on at other distributors. pml guys surf this forum too.. maybe they'll get ideas from here.

cheers,
saify.

 

[rodders]

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BMW-SG door gift for you will be the club's car decal. Small as it may seem but it came out of Ryan's own pocket. If you want, I can perphaps buy you ice lemon tea from Macs. Swee boh? Just come down fro the meet up. We're al nice people here. My ride is even more humble than yours so no worries about your 320.

 

[morphisis]

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SFG, everyone here is friendly and some posting maybe not what they actually meant to aim at anyone...

Just come down to the meet up.. As for door gifts, i think rodders is correct, the car decal is the best gift to anyone...

FYI, Ryan actually mailed the decal and placards to me when he could have pass me during the meet up this month.. which i think is really really nice of him to waste even a 50cents on the postage to get something so small yet meaning to me...

anyway, i believe this thread is just a small issue, there is no argument involve or anything...

P.S. I am driving a small 320 also... and i also get no door gifts, no vouchers or anything that you mentioned... but i also dont mind having those if given.. hahaha..

 

[jason3s]

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haha er i just had to kapo...
my ride's a more humble e36 and a 316 at tt...

but as for free stuff etc from BMW-Sg, come on, surely friendship from a bunch of great pple and the wealth of knowledge on tap from all here is more than one can ask for, is it not??
tt my friend is smth that i'm sure neither PML or Borneo M can offer....

so take some time, get to know the peeps here,
i'm sure u'd change ur mind bout this forum....
welcome and and enjoy ur stay...

 

[Mark_Twain]

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Hi SFG267,

Relax... all the brudders here are nice & friendly...
... as long as you are not another MT or IS250...

Think your 1st thread sound too much like the
sum-seng Lexus salesman who tried to wack everyone
here... as long as you drive down your 320 (any model)
as long as not IS or GS, that probably mean that you
are not MT... and I trust that you will not just get free
coffee but a beer... "Get that man a tiger!"

Hope that you will carry on in the forum and drive down
to join the meetup... or you would still probably be
Mr MT...

Enjoy your 320! It's a damn solid car! Definitely not like MT's car!

 

[jawzsg]

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Relax relax.. I can also attest that Pingman is really a nice fella. Also don't worry about how humble your car is, mine's like Jason03, E36 COE car and have no problem feeling at home here.