Is That Dipstick back?
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Originally Posted by melimel' post='881847' date='May 18 2009, 07:38 AM
show off.. im typing this as i sit in the stealership.. brakes still squeaking and frankly an embarrassment, back seat just folded foward and wont stay back(must be all the bodies i hide in it) and sunroof seal is popping up a little.. and no loaner 
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That's why I plan to start 6qt next time. I want to see the point that I got less one green bar in the level display. So in real world when I got warning, I know how much oil I missed.
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='882468' date='May 18 2009, 05:02 PM
That's assuming the system is functioning properly...I'm all for technological progress, etc. [see my rants about SMG] but a simple dipstick is pretty darn trustworty and not prone to failure. It seems like a no-brainer for BMW to put them back.
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Originally Posted by MiamiPhill' post='882033' date='May 18 2009, 11:20 AM
You have found the electronic oil level sensor 'to be quite accurate' .......really? how can you tell, what are you using as a comparison. 
MiamiPhil makes one of the best arguments on this topic, and that is without the dipstick you have no reference point in which to accurately read oil levels or to compare readings. Nice catch Phil.
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I do not have a dipstick in my LCI. Two big disappointments with this car for me are the lack of simple but important items like the dipstick and a temperature gauge. I guess I shouldn't worry so much about the dipstick issue because I don't usually keep cars long enough for the warranties to expire, but still, I don't trust sensors alone. I can't count the number of times I've had cars and trucks serviced for cheap sensors that have gone bad.
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Originally Posted by juris335' post='882472' date='May 18 2009, 08:04 PM
It is obvious the stealership doesn't know who they are dealing with, Mel! Hope you get everything fixed. Let us know how they stopped the brake squeal. Once it starts it seem like it is very difficult to completely cure. A terrible disease to contract and at such a young age...
juris thanks. yea! tthey dont know.. lol..
seriously though they replaced sunroof seal again. (retards) cleaned pads.. i barely hear it now when i tap them slightly. annoys me still, but im dealing with it. he tells me "they may always squeak slightly" probably so i wont be back to see him and complain..lol. he did get my car back to me in about an hour and half.. which is pretty good.. i played around in this.haha
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Originally Posted by melimel' post='882954' date='May 19 2009, 08:27 AM
sorry to hijack this thread a little
juris thanks. yea! tthey dont know.. lol..
seriously though they replaced sunroof seal again. (retards) cleaned pads.. i barely hear it now when i tap them slightly. annoys me still, but im dealing with it. he tells me "they may always squeak slightly" probably so i wont be back to see him and complain..lol. he did get my car back to me in about an hour and half.. which is pretty good.. i played around in this.haha
juris thanks. yea! tthey dont know.. lol..
seriously though they replaced sunroof seal again. (retards) cleaned pads.. i barely hear it now when i tap them slightly. annoys me still, but im dealing with it. he tells me "they may always squeak slightly" probably so i wont be back to see him and complain..lol. he did get my car back to me in about an hour and half.. which is pretty good.. i played around in this.haha
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Originally Posted by juris335' post='884621' date='May 20 2009, 03:49 PM
Looks like a good service but it chaps me to hear what he said about your brakes. There is absolutely no reason why your brakes must make a noice. Period.
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If those are the two "big disappointments" you have with your car...I'd say BMW has done a mighty fine job, seeing as how they have us quibbling over inconsequential details instead of complaining about major items. 
Originally Posted by ENstig8or' post='882894' date='May 19 2009, 01:52 AM
I do not have a dipstick in my LCI. Two big disappointments with this car for me are the lack of simple but important items like the dipstick and a temperature gauge. I guess I shouldn't worry so much about the dipstick issue because I don't usually keep cars long enough for the warranties to expire, but still, I don't trust sensors alone. I can't count the number of times I've had cars and trucks serviced for cheap sensors that have gone bad.
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