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07-16-2008, 11:28 AM
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hi all... my friend has a 2008 m5 6 seed. his cluth went at 2300 miles.. then his tranny went at 3000 miles... the dealer is open road and there giving him a very hard time... they want him to pay almost 16g`s to fix... so my question is.. isnt this a warranty issue... shouldnt the dealer cover this???? any help would be great
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07-16-2008, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by 530ISPORT' post='625768' date='Jul 16 2008, 03:28 PM
hi all... my friend has a 2008 m5 6 seed. his cluth went at 2300 miles.. then his tranny went at 3000 miles... the dealer is open road and there giving him a very hard time... they want him to pay almost 16g`s to fix... so my question is.. isnt this a warranty issue... shouldnt the dealer cover this???? any help would be great
thanks all.l....
thanks all.l....
07-16-2008, 12:01 PM
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16g's...................DAYUUUMMM!!! Why wouldn't this be covered under warranty? Was the car abused? I am assuming that is what they will come back and say.
07-16-2008, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 530ISPORT' post='625839' date='Jul 16 2008, 04:16 PM
thanks guys.. but if any one can help it would be great....
07-16-2008, 01:56 PM
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This is a warranty issue that the stealership must honor. Right now the dealership is most likely sticking with the "fact" that your friend drove the living sh*t out of his M and caused the tranny to give out. However, from my experience with the dealerships that I have dealt with for my Z, they have been pretty mod friendly and worked around my mods. With that said, if your friend did really run his M into the ground, there is nothing the dealership will do.
Good luck to your friend and his situation.
Good luck to your friend and his situation.
07-16-2008, 09:08 PM
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Depends how he drove the car... if he beat the crap out of the clutch why would it be covered?
07-17-2008, 02:56 AM
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Doesn't really matter one way or the other...
They would have to prove he drove it in the ground. Ultimately it would come to he said, they said. I think that the service center and BMWNA would have a difficult time saying that it was COMPLETELY due to negligence.
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They would have to prove he drove it in the ground. Ultimately it would come to he said, they said. I think that the service center and BMWNA would have a difficult time saying that it was COMPLETELY due to negligence.
My $.02 anyway....
07-17-2008, 05:01 AM
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Although some dealers will give the ok....
Most will fight to replace a clutch on a performance car under warranty... The tranny should be covered no questions asked...
Most will fight to replace a clutch on a performance car under warranty... The tranny should be covered no questions asked...