NHTSA Complaint #10274419 — 2000 BMW 540IA

AFTER A COUPLE TIMES USING MY CUP HOLDERS IN MY 2000 BMW 540 I THEY BROKE. THEY ARE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND ARE VERY POORLY DESIGNED. I HAVE CHECKED OUT OTHER MODELS UP TO THE 2007 YEAR AND BMW HAS FAILED TO COME OUT WITH A QUALITY CUP HOLDER. EVEN A BETTER REPLACEMENT WOULD BE HELPFUL! IT NOW COSTS ME $150.00 JUST IN PARTS TO REPLACE THEM EACH TIME THEY BREAK. I CONSIDER MY CAR TO HAVE NO CUP HOLDERS AND WON'T ALLOW PEOPLE TO USE THEM BECAUSE THEY BREAK SO EASILY. THIS IS A "LUXURY CAR" WITH A CHEAP SHORT CUT IN THE OPTIONS DEPARTMENT. VERY DISSAPPOINTING. SHAME ON BMW! ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES FROM DAY ONE OF BUYING THE CAR. I HADN'T EVEN DRIVEN THE CAR 20 MILES AND THE NEWLY REPLACED UNIT SNAPPED. GARBAGE! *TR