longest servicing ever?
11-28-2005, 09:11 AM
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I have just received a phone call from my dealer telling me that my bimmer is officially ready. I dropped my car off 14 days ago :thumbsdown: for a s/w update, oil change, oil filter change, and for some new windshield wiper fluid. I have been without my e60 for two weeks now, and i know that i'm gonna go for quite the drive when I get off of work.
Anyone else's serivicing ever take this long? Am i to expect this everytime or is this some nightmare story that never happens? After I told some others my story they have told me that they don't take their car to BMW of Arlington (Virginia, USA). I'm also in the middle of a letter to BMW of NA telling them the full story. It's bordering on 3 pages now because I have to keep going back an updating it when the dealer messes something else up.
counting down the minutes till i can go pick her up.
Anyone else's serivicing ever take this long? Am i to expect this everytime or is this some nightmare story that never happens? After I told some others my story they have told me that they don't take their car to BMW of Arlington (Virginia, USA). I'm also in the middle of a letter to BMW of NA telling them the full story. It's bordering on 3 pages now because I have to keep going back an updating it when the dealer messes something else up.
counting down the minutes till i can go pick her up.
11-28-2005, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by cory.wingerter' post='204293' date='Nov 28 2005, 01:11 PM
I have just received a phone call from my dealer telling me that my bimmer is officially ready. I dropped my car off 14 days ago :thumbsdown: for a s/w update, oil change, oil filter change, and for some new windshield wiper fluid. I have been without my e60 for two weeks now, and i know that i'm gonna go for quite the drive when I get off of work.
Anyone else's serivicing ever take this long? Am i to expect this everytime or is this some nightmare story that never happens? After I told some others my story they have told me that they don't take their car to BMW of Arlington (Virginia, USA). I'm also in the middle of a letter to BMW of NA telling them the full story. It's bordering on 3 pages now because I have to keep going back an updating it when the dealer messes something else up.
counting down the minutes till i can go pick her up.
Anyone else's serivicing ever take this long? Am i to expect this everytime or is this some nightmare story that never happens? After I told some others my story they have told me that they don't take their car to BMW of Arlington (Virginia, USA). I'm also in the middle of a letter to BMW of NA telling them the full story. It's bordering on 3 pages now because I have to keep going back an updating it when the dealer messes something else up.
counting down the minutes till i can go pick her up.
Wow, that's nuts. I bought my car at Passport BMW - it's not a far drive from Arlington (I live on the orange line). Haven't had the car in for service yet but I hope they are faster than that!!! I work out by Sterling BMW - I might take it there for convenience if all doesn't go well with Passport.
11-28-2005, 09:19 AM
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That is absolutely nonsense, I would check the car all over to see, that under their care the car might have been banged up and it took time time to repair. Thats only a guess, other than that I can see no reason why it would take that long. My 05 e60 has been into the dealer at least 3 times for service, inspection etc.....and never took more than a few hours. I would certainly demand to know exactly what was the problem.
They are not going to book an appointed for regular service and retain the car 2 weeks. ABSOLUTE NONSENCE, FIND OUT THE REASON.
They are not going to book an appointed for regular service and retain the car 2 weeks. ABSOLUTE NONSENCE, FIND OUT THE REASON.
11-28-2005, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by cory.wingerter' post='204293' date='Nov 28 2005, 01:11 PM
I have just received a phone call from my dealer telling me that my bimmer is officially ready. I dropped my car off 14 days ago :thumbsdown: for a s/w update, oil change, oil filter change, and for some new windshield wiper fluid. I have been without my e60 for two weeks now, and i know that i'm gonna go for quite the drive when I get off of work.
Anyone else's serivicing ever take this long? Am i to expect this everytime or is this some nightmare story that never happens? After I told some others my story they have told me that they don't take their car to BMW of Arlington (Virginia, USA). I'm also in the middle of a letter to BMW of NA telling them the full story. It's bordering on 3 pages now because I have to keep going back an updating it when the dealer messes something else up.
counting down the minutes till i can go pick her up.
Anyone else's serivicing ever take this long? Am i to expect this everytime or is this some nightmare story that never happens? After I told some others my story they have told me that they don't take their car to BMW of Arlington (Virginia, USA). I'm also in the middle of a letter to BMW of NA telling them the full story. It's bordering on 3 pages now because I have to keep going back an updating it when the dealer messes something else up.
counting down the minutes till i can go pick her up.
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11-28-2005, 09:32 AM
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i'll be sure to post my letter to BMWNA as soon as i get it finished. I am also not planning on finishing this letter until my car is safely parked in my garage and away from BMW of Arlington. And I had a total of three cars while car was out, first a chevy cobalt, then an X3, then a 325i when I asked them for another car after driving the x3 home for the holidays. The X3 just wasn't that fun.
11-28-2005, 09:45 AM
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That's crazy--time for a new dealer.
11-28-2005, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='204297' date='Nov 28 2005, 01:17 PM
I work out by Sterling BMW - I might take it there for convenience if all doesn't go well with Passport.
