2006 530xi blown engine, still with in 4 years warranty but has 52,000
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It may be possible to get a goodwill repair given that the car has only just gone out of warranty. Many manufacturers will honor some or all of the cost in cases where the warranty coverage has just expired. If the car shows no other signs of significant abuse (and it is very hard to truly abuse a car with Steptronic) it may be an avenue worth pursuing.
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='860841' date='Apr 27 2009, 06:40 PM
It may be possible to get a goodwill repair given that the car has only just gone out of warranty. Many manufacturers will honor some or all of the cost in cases where the warranty coverage has just expired. If the car shows no other signs of significant abuse (and it is very hard to truly abuse a car with Steptronic) it may be an avenue worth pursuing.
You simply cannot overrev the engine with Steptronic. I know from experience at the meet as I was doing everything I could to extract maximum performance out of my engine trying to keep up with the M5s.
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Originally Posted by sdg1871' post='860844' date='Apr 27 2009, 06:43 PM
You are right. There is no harm in trying.
You simply cannot overrev the engine with Steptronic. I know from experience at the meet as I was doing everything I could to extract maximum performance out of my engine trying to keep up with the M5s.
You simply cannot overrev the engine with Steptronic. I know from experience at the meet as I was doing everything I could to extract maximum performance out of my engine trying to keep up with the M5s.
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R u sure its the same engine u sold it with???
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='860849' date='Apr 27 2009, 06:48 PM
i am sure one day wasnt enough to harm that car. these cars are made to be driven... i presume you were highly unsuccessful keeping up with the M5s
Most of the roads where we were letting it run were twisties. In those, the M5's power advantage over the 550 is not a big deal because you can't fully unleash the power. But get to a staight, where you can unleash all of the bhp and you, in a 550, can't accelerate as fast as they can although the 550 is powerful enough not to not get left behind by a shameful amount.
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