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Sedans BMW 5-Series BMW 5-Series Maintenance and Repair
2418 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 8:06 AM
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Replying to: kyfdx (Sep 12, 2006 6:59 am) oil changes Wind wiper blades brakes, including rotors,pads scheduled service inspections belts engine air filters brake fluid service. Infact I would be keeping this vehicale for another 8k miles only. How is warrantydirect.com?
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Replying to: viz (Sep 12, 2006 8:36 am) If I were only keeping the car for 8K more miles, I would take my chances.
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Replying to: kyfdx (Sep 12, 2006 8:37 am) Hmmm....I am also leaning towards taking chances but what are the components that are usually replaced between 50k and 60k miles? I am curious so that I can think about return on investment. So scared of these BMW repairs! |
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Replying to: viz (Sep 12, 2006 8:46 am) Ideally, nothing should fail during that time frame. |
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I suspect bad weatherstipping around the right rear door. Does anybody know where I can get the weatherstripping other than the dealer? The car has 50,151 miles just out of warranty. Thanks
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Replying to: viz (Sep 12, 2006 8:46 am) At most you may be looking at a water pump- at which time you might as well fit a new thermostat and housing. The job is a fairly simple DIY procedure,but a good independent BMW tech using OEM parts shouldn't charge over $300. So scared of these BMW repairs! Relax! Most of the "horribly expensive BMW repair" stories are spread by people who heard that his best friend's sister's college roommate knew a guy who had a dentist who told him that it cost him $3000 to change the oil on his 318i. And there ARE some dealers and independents who grossly overcharge their customers. Having said all that, there are good dealers and independents out there who charge fair prices and offer a CCA discount. Finally, I ran a 1997 528iA to over 130K miles and my service and repair costs averaged  $90 per month. We only sold it was because my wife wanted an X3. I needed to keep my US built Wrangler for political reasons- otherwise I would have claimed the 5er for my commuter sled  . The good news is that I no longer need to keep the Jeep so I'm looking at a 1999 540i six speed 
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Replying to: tuckpana (Sep 12, 2006 11:15 am) How did you verify that? Does anybody know where I can get the weatherstripping other than the dealer? Why? With a CCA discount the OEM weatherstrip isn't THAT expensive. The car has 50,151 miles just out of warranty. Have you asked the dealer if they would address the problem? Good dealers will often cover an out of warranty repair as a goodwill item. |
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Replying to: div2 (Sep 12, 2006 12:45 pm)
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These guys have nice 540i/6s> link
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