Steering! Stop vehicle carefully
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My Ride: 2005 545i | Black Sapphire Metallic | Black Dakota Leather | Anthracite Maple | 6 Speed Manual | Sport Package | Logic 7 | Sirius Satellite Radio
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I am just curious. What year was that car? How many miles? What was the asking price? BMW usually will not CPO a vehicle if it has a lot of miles or in poor condition.
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My Ride: 05 545i Sport, Man, Cold WX Pkg, Black Sapphire Met on Black
I wish I could say that all dealers carry out the same care in their CPO process....but I can't. My dealer CPO'd a car and cut many corners. Nothing too eggregious, but enough to make it a real pain in the arse. BMWUSA website only takes what the dealer gives them. There is no guarantee that the particular dealership (CPO division) does or does not cut corners in their own particular CPO process. The two techs that "CPO'd" my car, along with the salesman that sold it to me were fired shortly after I bought the car. Huh.
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Originally Posted by heezy545i' post='445516' date='Jul 10 2007, 12:23 AM
I use to get this from time to time, but turning off and restarting the car always remedied the problem.
I found that driving the car quickly or somewhat aggressively right after start up somewhat coincided with this warning light.
I found that driving the car quickly or somewhat aggressively right after start up somewhat coincided with this warning light.
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My Ride: 2004 525i M Sport Automatic, M Sports Package, Bi-Xenons, Sunroof, Hot Climate Version, Navigation+TV, 18" Double Spoke 135M Alloys with Runflats, Anthracite Headliner, M Leather Steering Wheel. Through Load System, Hifi Loudspeaker System, Alu Cube Pure Interior Trim, Flashlight Cloth/Nappa Leather Sports Seats, M Sports Suspension
Mine showed the same thing after changing a new battery. To solve this problem, I turned the steering full to the left and right and the warning disappeared.
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Originally Posted by Deano' post='445522' date='Jul 10 2007, 12:41 AM
Well I checked out the car (Herb Chambers of Boston). When I get there they inform me that the car is NOT a CPO vehicle. (ph@ck!) This car was stated as a CPO car in both autotrader.com, cars.com as well as being listed as a CPO on the bmwusa.com site. What a waste of time.
This car was filthy inside and out. The wheels looked like crap, it needed brakes and it had a scraped headlight with a broken frame. The right front quarter panel and the hood were repainted. All of the tires had uneven wear, which leads me to think that the suspension is extremely worn.
Obviously this dealer had never touched the car, yet bmwusa.com has it listed as a CPO. I'll definately avoid this dealer in the future.
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Dean
This car was filthy inside and out. The wheels looked like crap, it needed brakes and it had a scraped headlight with a broken frame. The right front quarter panel and the hood were repainted. All of the tires had uneven wear, which leads me to think that the suspension is extremely worn.
Obviously this dealer had never touched the car, yet bmwusa.com has it listed as a CPO. I'll definately avoid this dealer in the future.
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Dean
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