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Replying to: roadburner (Mar 04, 2009 8:21 am) |
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Well, the 1975 '02 has been sitting under its Bavarian Autosport Ultimate Car Cover since early December. Prior to today, the dismal weather and my laziness had kept me from fooling with it, but my son needed it moved as it was blocking his basketball goal, so I stripped off the car cover and prepared to get my jumper cables out of the Jeep. For some reason I decided to go ahead and try to start it and sure enough it turned over. So, I cranked it for  5 seconds, pumped the gas pedal a couple of times, twisted the key again and the old sled fired right up. I ended up driving it around town for a half hour and came back home. That car cover was the ticket, despite snow, ice storms, and heavy rain the car was dry as a bone inside and there was no condensation in the interior or the trunk. I'm even debating whether I should try to install the Recaros today. It looks like I might be driving it to the Pittsburgh Vintage GP after all. Woo-Hoo!
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I broke the 150K milestone on my way to work today. It's not the first time I've put that many miles on a car, but it's the first time I've ever done it without the desire to dump it at the side of the road and get a new one. With the exception of higher than normal oil consumption, suspension that's getting noticably softer, and a seatbelt that doesn't always want to retract, the car is solid and still a joy to drive. If I can find/fix the oil consumption issue at a price that makes sense, I'll follow it up with the shocks and struts and keep it indefinitely... I'll probably just suck it up and deal with the seatbelt. 
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Replying to: kominsky (Mar 10, 2009 9:55 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 10, 2009 6:49 pm) |
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Replying to: roadburner (Feb 27, 2009 8:08 pm) Thanks in advance! |
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Replying to: akv25 (Mar 12, 2009 10:58 am)
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Replying to: akv25 (Mar 12, 2009 10:58 am) In other words, if you happen to know about the TSB while you're under warranty , then you can get your BMW's design defect fixed for free. If you're like us, however, you have problems under warranty and the stealers are clueless, replacing bulb after bulb, carrier after carrier--all of which only defer the problem until you're out of warranty! Then the fun begins because the stealers then find out your wiring is melted and want several hundred dollars (per side) to make your tail lights work. Cute BMW! Hence, the need for the recall. Contact the NHTSA and fill out and MAIL a specific "petition for a formal investigation" (use those words) to this address: U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Defects Investigation (NVS-210) 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 It's not just he money--it's the principle of BMW knowing about a safety-related design defect, and choosing to not do a damn thing about it. More details here: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/recallprocess.cfm ************ TSB here: http://www.bmwtis.com/tsb/bulletins/bulletin_graphic_temp/B630306g.htm or: www.bmwtis.com/tsb/bulletins/bulletin_graphic_temp/B630306g.htm
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