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4446 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 12:04 PM
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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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Replying to: dterrie (Mar 01, 2008 12:54 pm) If no, you are within a year of a $5000 or more problem Reverse WILL fail on that car, and mine failed at 102,000 miles. Good Luck Gerry |
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I am getting to the end of the warranty period on my 2006 325xi and, like Shipo, I don't believe in extended warranties. You rarely get your money's worth. I am having it picked up (my dealer does this for free since I live 100 miles away) and having the control arms and bushings checked. Is there anything else I should have them look at while it is in the shop? Thanks for any help. Regards, Kirk |
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Hi, My 2002 BMW 325CI has not started 5 different times in the last three months. In three of those cases the car started 10 to 15 minutes later. Once it would not start for 2 days. After the second incident, I took it to the dealer and they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle, nor was there a code indicating a problem. Unfortunately it has happened a few times since. The power seems to work as radio and lights come on. When we we raised the front hood, the engine seemed to make a hiss when we tried to start it, but did not start to turn over at all. My car has 53,000 miles and I live in the upper midwest. Any ideas?
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Help! I purchased a 2006 BMW 330i and today I encountered a "Remote Control Not In Ignition" message on the navigation screen. The ke will not go in (just kicks it out), however, If I hold it in the car will start. I am very careful about removing the key properly (push in and then pull out). This is the first I have encountered this problem. Is this a computer issue, does it need to be reset  ??? Thanks for your help in advance.
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Replying to: zico97 (Mar 07, 2008 4:48 pm) Take it to your local BMW dealer. Regards, OW
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Replying to: circlew (Mar 08, 2008 9:05 am) Thank you, Zico97 |
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