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The sad part is that these incidents are preventable to an extent had not been for the bean counters at BMW. Absence of protection is not even a styling cue IMHO.
Obviously it is up to us to fend for ourselves, the factory has been successful in placing the onus on the owners, so why would they pivot from that now, there’s no regulatory body forcing them to (look how vigorously the industry fought the airbag recalls where people actually died).
I think the population of G8x’s is rather small, and incidents like this won’t amount to a blip in the statistics. Unless there’s risk in loss of life or enough serious injuries as a result, I doubt the NHTSA would even investigate.
Meanwhile, owners of these vehicles will suffer, besides having to remedy with after-market parts, I would imagine our G’s will get rate adjusted by insurance carriers once they have enough loss experience to look back upon.
Move aside bean counters, I think it’s fair to say that most, if not all, of us would happily fork over a few more bills to BMW for a more “complete” package. We should be able to enjoy the G without thinking how to prevent starving the engine.
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