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Replying to: kominsky (Feb 27, 2008 3:14 am) |
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I posted earlier a few days ago that I took my 2002 325xi wagon in last Thursday for routine service (covered by my extended maintenance contract). I was told that both my rear shocks leaking and needed replacement and the cv boots leaking as well (not covered). When the service advisor told me that they only had one shock in stock and proposed to put one in and ordered the other, I started questioning his honesty and didn't authorize the repair. I brought up the fact shocks should be replaced by pair. He gave me some weak excuse such as to save me time for the next visit. The routine service performed included oil/filter change and front brake pad/rotor replacement (included). I didn't use the car until yesterday and felt the brake didn't seem to stop the car as quickly. I thought that might be due to the need for the new front brakes to "break in". Otherwise the car ran well. Then this morning when I started the car, the lights came on: brake, ABS, EML, service engine soon, and the symbol for stability control malfunction. I called the dealer and talked to the same advisor who previously had wanted to replace one shock at a time to tell him the issue. I thought there might be problem stemming from replacing the brake or flushing the brake fluid. He insisted there wouldn't be any connection between those those indicators which are controlled by computer modules and had nothing to do with the mechanical works of the brakes. I am bring the car in tomorrow and frankly with my recent experience, I had no confidence in this new dealership (they just bought out the old one). Particularly I have concern with its honesty. Can anyone of you come up with some hypotheses of this problem? The car is only at 45000 miles and have been always serviced by the dealership before. I have only driven 45 miles since the services performed. TIA.
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This is my first post. I own a 2007 328i Coupe (love it). Way back, owned 1980 528i. The car is for son. I've test-driven a 2000 323ci at a small used-car dealership. It has 97K miles. Steptronic, Sport and Premium, etc. Very clean inside and out. Tires in good shape. Engine smooth and responsive - compared better than expected. Tested alignment highway taking hands off wheel and car tracked straight. Handling on a fast run around highway exit ramp seemed good. However, going over a patch of rough pavement, the bumps felt harsher than I expected. I've checked enough forum posts to be aware of subframe issues, especially with coupes. The salesman says he does not have ownership / maintenance history on the car. He wants $13K. The KBB is $15,140. Should I pursue purchasing this car, if it checks out OK in an inspection? Is there a way to find out the car's history through the VIN? If I can't discover it's history, and the subframe, etc. checks out ok, are there still enough unknowns to make purchasing an extended warranty a good idea (not normally a fan of these)? In short, am I taking a big maintenance risk here, or should I be ok, if car checks out?
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Replying to: dterrie (Mar 01, 2008 12:54 pm) Were I in your shoes I'd either be looking for a car with a 5-Speed or a 328i/328ci. Best Regards, Shipo
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| hi i have bmw 2002 325i and i get the sensor but i dont not were is it | |
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Replying to: shipo (Mar 01, 2008 2:22 pm) Thanks for responding. The dealer is offering a visual and a laser-based inspection of the subframe at least. As for the manual option, my son only knows automatic. My old 1980 528i was a manual and it sure was blast so drop it into 3rd at 60 and floor it on the highway - woohoo as they say. So the 328 did not have the reverse gear failure problem? Any feeling as to how likely this failure is on a car w 97K that's been checked out by a mechanic - any signs he might spot that are a 'tell' for this? Or am I just rolling the dice? Would this make buying an extended maintenance contract a must? Again, thanks.
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Replying to: dterrie (Mar 01, 2008 6:31 pm) Were I in your shoes, I'd be teaching my son how to drive a stick or looking for either a 2000 328ci or a 2001 (or later) 325ci (I've not heard of any significant level of problems with either of these). Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Mar 01, 2008 6:45 pm) My thirteen year old son will learn to drive my Wrangler stick this summer. Either that or I'll disown him.
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Replying to: roadburner (Mar 01, 2008 8:27 pm)  Best Regards, Shipo |
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