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#11512 of 12737 Re: Is quailty still an issue? [hpowders] by cmybimmergo

Jun 19, 2006 (7:23 am)

Replying to: hpowders (Jun 19, 2006 4:33 am)
I've had 3 BMW's since 1993- 2 325i's and now a fabulous 545.
Never any problems.
 
OTOH, you've had three in 13 years, which means you don't keep 'em for much longer than four years. You *might* be ditching them before they hit the mileage at which the infamous problems start.
 
Full disclosure: I bought my 02 530i 5 spd spt with 45,000 miles on it, and I intend to keep it for a very long time (provided the crash gods don't decree otherwise). So far, I have replaced, under the extended warranty I bought, the auxiliary fan and the ABS module. These are well-known and expected failures. Other known failures I will have to deal with at some point are the pixels (they've already started disappearing although it's not bad enough to do anything about it yet), and the small matter of popping out of second gear (known mostly in I believe the e36, but not altogether unknown in the e39 [regardless of what the dealer would have me believe]). There is a laundry list of known problems with the e39, most of which escape me at the moment. This doesn't mean it's a guarantee that they'll happen to every e39 out there, but the odds aren't good based on what I have read elsewhere.

#11513 of 12737 Re: Is it a magnet or the law of averages? [cmr530i] by cmybimmergo

Jun 19, 2006 (7:28 am)

Replying to: cmr530i (Jun 18, 2006 10:34 pm)
Uh oh, I remember the last time I got rear ended. It was a week after you had just gotten rear ended. Please don't send your Karma this way!
 
Ouch. I guess I deserve that remark. But if you can hide under a rock until Saturday, you should be fine.

#11514 of 12737 Re: Roundel [erickpl] by div2

Jun 19, 2006 (8:55 am)

Replying to: erickpl (Jun 19, 2006 7:04 am)
Div, when can I expect to read up on some of your articles?
 
I should have one or two published in the last half of the year.

#11515 of 12737 Re: Roundel [erickpl] by bdkinnh

Jun 19, 2006 (5:30 pm)

Replying to: erickpl (Jun 19, 2006 7:04 am)
Do you have to own a BMW to get a subscription, or can anyone sign up?

#11516 of 12737 Re: Still tooling around in 530iA with sport pkg (2001) [manybmws] by dabimmer

Jun 19, 2006 (5:32 pm)

Replying to: manybmws (Jun 17, 2006 5:24 pm)
Absolutely ! The best tire I have ever had.Mind you I thought the Primacys were very good even though conventional wisdom was against them. But the PS2's are great in every respect. I carry 34 F and 37 R and it drives and handles well, no issues like hard riding, squirrly and NO tramlining which for me is a must. It is a pleasure to drive with these tires. Made my 2001 brand new again.

#11517 of 12737 Press request by KarenS HOST

Jun 19, 2006 (5:38 pm)

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#11518 of 12737 Re: Roundel [bdkinnh] by div2

Jun 19, 2006 (6:21 pm)

Replying to: bdkinnh (Jun 19, 2006 5:30 pm)
Do you have to own a BMW to get a subscription, or can anyone sign up?
 
Unlike some other clubs, membership in BMW CCA is open to all. Check out the CCA home page.

#11519 of 12737 Re: Is quailty still an issue? [cmybimmergo] by cmr530i

Jun 19, 2006 (7:28 pm)

Replying to: cmybimmergo (Jun 19, 2006 7:23 am)
So your aux fan had to be replaced? Interesting. I had to replace mine under a recall from BMW within the first year of purchase (2001) due to failure. The new fan has never given me any trouble. I wonder if your car came under a similar recall, or if for your model year the problem was supposed to have been fixed. Do you know if the original aux fan had ever been replaced before you bought it?

#11520 of 12737 Re: Roundel [bdkinnh] by nyccarguy

Jun 19, 2006 (8:21 pm)

Replying to: bdkinnh (Jun 19, 2006 5:30 pm)
I own a Honda and a Mazda and I just paid up for my 3rd year as a BMWCCA member. I'm an aspiring BMW owner ROUNDEL is a fabulous magazine! The BMWCCA membership gets you ROUNDEL (which is worth the $40 per year), discounts off many parts & accessories as well as a rebate when you buy BMWs as long as you're a member for at least a year.

#11521 of 12737 Re: Is quailty still an issue? [cmr530i] by cmybimmergo

Jun 19, 2006 (10:51 pm)

Replying to: cmr530i (Jun 19, 2006 7:28 pm)
Oops. My bad. Yup, I had to have my fan replaced but it was done under the original warranty, not the extended. The other part I had replaced under the extended warranty was the (climate control) blower motor, also a known failure.

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