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Old 04-04-2009, 06:02 PM
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my local dealership printed out a service history for my vehicle, and i was pretty happy to see the list of repairs done.....

here they are:

at 49k - alternator, water pump, drive belt, ft wiper rubber insert, a/c compressor drive belt

at 46k - sib #12-06-06 recall n52 repgm obd diagnostic

at 36k - engine air filter dirty

at 31k - wiper linkage windscreen stiff to move

at 28k - seat occupancy detection mat front permanent malfunction

at 25k - brake fluid change, ft wiper rubber insert, microfilter replacement,

at 19k - diagnosis module for fuel tank leakage dmtl permanent malfunction

at 14k - rear door window poorly adapted/fitted, ft wiper rubber insert,


now my vehicle has 68k, what do you guys think this little history repair list???

i'm out of warranty as only the first owner can extend. do you think i should be okay without a warranty???

any suggestions on keeping my vehicle in good shape? i'm planning on keeping it for a long time

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Old 04-04-2009, 06:59 PM
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here is a picture of my 5er
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Where are the oil change records?
Old 04-05-2009, 05:53 AM
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i left those out, but that was changed every 15k which is way too long in my opinion, i get my oil changed every 5 - 6k...
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Seems typical - you could change your wipers every other month - poor design leads to streaking after a month or two
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any suggestions on what i should have replaced in the near future to keep my car running smooth for a long time???
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Just had my front control arm bushings and water pump belt, 600USD
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Originally Posted by tk9' post='836579' date='Apr 4 2009, 07:59 PM
here is a picture of my 5er

I have always loved that color, just couldn't find one when I was looking. Looks like you've had a lot done, what was your build date? Mine is 03/05 and it doesn't nearly have either the miles or the repair history (maybe I got lucky?) anyway, you should be okay for a while, but others with more miles may want to chime in - I have 43K so not really equal to yours.
BTW, did you get yours CPO? If so you could've extended the warranty yourself, I did and got everything taken care of until 03/11. That included the maint. extension as well as full CPO warranty (even though I didn't pay for the maint extension)
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You should see my list! I have over $12,000 in warranty work on my car!

Considering this is a BMW with 60k+ miles, this list is tiny


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