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#56 of 67
No Reverse - Trade In by dede43
Dec 02, 2008 (2:34 pm)
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I've read all the posted messages regarding 2000 BMW reverse failure. It happened to me last week. Was in the market to purchase a Mini Cooper now the is worthless. Do you have any information on this problem being recalled or any suggestion on what I should do?
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Re: No Reverse - Trade In [dede43] by shipo
Dec 02, 2008 (2:44 pm)
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Replying to: dede43 (Dec 02, 2008 2:34 pm)

Your best bet is to have the transmission replaced and either keep the car or trade it in then. The good news here is that aftermarket rebuilt units are now becoming available at a relatively reasonable cost (the link below shows an automatic unit for a 2000 323i for $2,220).
 
http://market.autopartsfair.com/bmw-transmissions/find_product.html?make=bmw&mod- - - el=323i&year=2000
 
Best regards,
Shipo
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Going in Reverse by dede43
Dec 15, 2008 (8:57 am)
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Thank you for the response. Now my 328CI is going into reverse. It drives the same as if nothing happened. I have not taking it to the shop as of yet want to sell it or tade in. Going to a Honda no more BMWs for me.
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Re: Going in Reverse [dede43] by shipo
Dec 15, 2008 (9:47 am)
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Replying to: dede43 (Dec 15, 2008 8:57 am)

Going to a Honda no more BMWs for me.
 
Kind of an interesting comment, especially so given that Honda has had WAY-WAY more problems with their automatic transmissions over the last ten years compared to BMW. Before you make the jump, you might want to do a little research on their transmission problems (which are allegedly fixed, yet problems are still cropping up).
 
Best regards,
Shipo
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Re: Going in Reverse [dede43] by bmwannabe1
Dec 04, 2009 (11:58 am)
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Replying to: dede43 (Dec 15, 2008 8:57 am)

that is a very interesting comment. i have been researching bmw's for a little bit, comparing them to many other cars. Honda's are very reliable, but when they do run in to a couple of problems here and there. then again, im not a complete "know it all". if i'm wrong, please let me know, still learning here.
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Re: Going in Reverse [bmwannabe1] by shipo
Dec 04, 2009 (12:16 pm)
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Replying to: bmwannabe1 (Dec 04, 2009 11:58 am)

Specific to the comments that I was responding to last year, BMW had a problem with the 1999 and 2000 vintage 323i (GM produced) automatic transmissions not going into reverse after roughly 50,000 miles. Honda on the other hand has had an ongoing problem with the automatic transmissions used with their V6 engines, especially those on the Odyssey and larger Acura models. There are (or were) four Honda vehicles in our neighborhood so affected, our immediate neighbors being the worst hit in that their V6 Accord needed one transmission (covered under warranty) and their Odyssey needed two (neither of which was covered and each of which cost about $5,000. Ouch!
 
The above said, the easiest way to avoid automatic transmission problems is to buy a car with a stick shift.
 
Best regards,
Shipo
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Re: Going in Reverse [shipo] by bmwannabe1
Dec 04, 2009 (1:03 pm)
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 04, 2009 12:16 pm)

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;jsessionid=Jct0o0yiyUpV2djctNa-XKo?tab=- summary&paId=325931110&recnum=&actLog=&listingId=31660905&paId=325931110&listing- RecNum=50&criteria=sf1Dir%3dDESC%26alMdId%3d21392%26mkId%3d20005%26stkTyp%3dU%26- mdId%3d21392%26rd%3d250%26crSrtFlds%3dstkTypId-feedSegId-mkId-mdId%26zc%3d75019%- 26rn%3d50%26PMmt%3d1-1-0%26stkTypId%3d28881%26sf1Nm%3dprice%26alMkId%3d20005%26r- pp%3d50%26feedSegId%3d28705&tracktype=usedcc&pageNumber=&numResultsPerPage=50&la- rgeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE&certifiedOnly=false&- aff=national
 
This is the BMW I'm currently looking at. Do you think this is a good deal, based off what you see from the site.
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The Way to Avoid. . . by cdnpinhead
Dec 04, 2009 (5:26 pm)
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many of these issues is to only drive manual transmission-equipped cars.
 
Both BMW and Honda make excellent cars with manual transmissions. They almost never fail and are much more fun to drive.
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Re: Going in Reverse [bmwannabe1] by shipo
Dec 04, 2009 (7:02 pm)
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Replying to: bmwannabe1 (Dec 04, 2009 1:03 pm)

Talk about "from the sublime to the ridiculous", an M3 is a much more highly strung car than a typical BMW, and while the E46 version is relatively reliable compared to Ms of old, they do require more care and feeding than say a 330i of the same model year.
 
Personally I'd avoid a second hand M3 unless I had tons of documentation in its maintenance history, better still if I knew the previous owner and how it was driven.
 
Best regards,
Shipo
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Re: The Way to Avoid. . . [cdnpinhead] by shipo
Dec 04, 2009 (7:03 pm)
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Dec 04, 2009 5:26 pm)

Agreed!

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