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08-27-2005, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' date='Aug 24 2005, 11:18 PM

[quote name='gwf545' date='Aug 24 2005, 03:32 PM'][quote name='Knobjockey' date='Aug 24 2005, 10:59 AM'][quote name='Knobjockey' date='Aug 23 2005, 04:47 PM']We have had the car 12 months and it has been off the road with sunroof problems, a broken cd player, antitrap function, rubbing noise from the steering wheel for a total of 3 weeks.
My wife's car is in for it's first service Tuesday and here is the list of problems!

All doors squeak,
Steering wheel still rubbing,
Poor windscreen wipers again,
I/drive lock up,
Nav freezing,
Parcel shelf not retracting, (E61)
Anti trap function, (3rd time)
Seat belt warning,
hesitant start,passenger cup holder has never worked,
brakes squeal.

That's it for now!
13000 miles so far and I guess it will be gone for a few days to a week.

1 month a year lost in the garage seems a bit much to me and if it was not for the massive money I've lost on it I would have got rid by now but I want at least some use for the ?000's I've lost.

Good luck to you and I don't blame you. :thumbsdown:

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Dropped it off this morning and got a 320d Touring that my wife can not get all three kids in. Called this afternoon and said they need it overnight (surprise surprise)
Said they never knew about any problems with door seals so I gave them the part numbers.
A real crap car by all accounts!

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Maybe the problem isn't that the car is crap but that the quality of the service is. Have you tried another dealer? Some of them just seem to be totally incompetent.

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Ohhh what a huge truth! Incompetent dealership/service with some bad luck with the car (especially on trasport cuz i heard stories that frightened me) can result in a bad car but that doesn't mean all bmws out there are the same thing.

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The service is not great granted but I would never have known how bad it was if the car didn't live at the garage. I have managed to find a cheaper dealer to turn the airbag off for ?300 instead of ?400 but please!
I then have to pay again to switch it back on.
All the problems were fixed with the exception of the slip ring behind the steering wheel that makes a grinding noise at slow speed as the parts are on back order. A new problem is that the pro phone won't work from the handset and keeps saying connecting...... connection failed and so on. I tried turning the bluetooth on and off and re scanning but nothing.
Oh well 3 problems solved and 1 new one to fix. Good job I have the service pack and warranty! They replaced the rear brake pads at 13000 miles so they lasted well!
BMW were advertising on the radio during the drive to the garage the service while you wait option so when I arrived I asked them where the on suite accomodation was, the humour was wasted on them until the following day when I picked it up and I said "good job I never waited for the car then! 48 hours is a long time without any sleep"
God bless BMW.

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08-27-2005, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by KenTO' date='Aug 24 2005, 12:58 PM

I keep making excuses for the car, but I shouldn't have to.? And when we say that these issues are the price to pay for performance, then we are just buying into BMW''s corporate line.

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Now why couldn't I have put in such well said words?