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Sedans BMW 3-Series BMW 3-Series Maintenance and Repair
4446 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 12:04 PM
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 15, 2009 8:59 am) BTW - I love the Mann filters.
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I have a bmw 330ci and having aproblem opening the luggage compartment by my remote key and open only manually but sometimes its from my remote key please give advise
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We have an '06 330xi 6-speed manual that we bought w/68k miles on it just over a year ago. Car was a one-owner from our BMW dealer, had a full service history, and looked and drove like it had 5k miles on it. It had the exact color combo (alpine white/terra) and options we were looking at on a new 335xi (6-speed manual, sport w/17s, premium, cold weather, nav, sat radio, ipod/usb, comfort access). After warranty, tax and fees we saved $25k+ off the new 335xi. It was a no-brainer. (The money we saved was put toward an alpine white sport pkg X3 a few months later.) My question ... because this is exactly the car we wanted, we want to keep it a long time. The car is babied. What preventive maintenance should we make sure we do now that the car has 75k miles on it? Should we stick with the 12-15k mile oil change schedule, or do it more often because of the high miles? What wear items (other than the obvious tires/brakes/etc.) should be checked and when? Any input is appreciated!
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Replying to: bmwguys (Jun 16, 2009 5:27 am) It's doubtful that the car was taken care of this way before you got it, but if you start now by replacing all the fluids and essentially zero-timing it, you should get a lot of excellent service from the car. Since BMW made themselves responsible for all service for the first few years, it's interesting how the maintenance schedules got "streamlined." Good luck. |
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Replying to: hgeyer (Jun 15, 2009 9:57 am) |
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I got a notice in the mail today re a class action suit re rear control arms, for the '99-'06 3 Series. It said owners may be eligible to either have the control arms replaced by a dealer, or be reimbursed if they have already done so. Something to look for in the mail if that applies to you.
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Replying to: occir511 (Jun 15, 2009 10:11 pm) |
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Replying to: backy (Jun 16, 2009 2:59 pm) |
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The notice I got was about rear subframe failure... Shock mounts actually tearing away from the body of the car.. So far, it looks like the only payoff is reimbursement for any previous repair work, or inspection to see if you have the problem. Neither of our two E46s had the problem, and we don't have either of them now, so I tossed the notices. |
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Replying to: kyfdx (Jun 21, 2009 9:28 am)
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