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740Li smoking problem - decision time

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    #32
    renofan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 866 ✭✭✭renofan


    Could you get him to pay for the repair under the Sale of goods act? His "attempt" t fixing the problem was a joke so no way I'd let him near it again and since you have found someone who has done it before I'd go with them.

    Here is hoping you do get it sorted.


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    #33
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Rang the dealer today and he's covering the full cost of the repair at my local garage. He's also supplying a loan car, can't say fairer than that.


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    #34
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users Posts: 11,866 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Rang the dealer today and he's covering the full cost of the repair at my local garage. He's also supplying a loan car, can't say fairer than that.

    Sounds like the best outcome you could hope for. Hope the repair works out, but stories like this would scare the shyte out of you!


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    #35
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Sure does! I still can't get over the price of the repair, it sounds too good to be true as quotes in the States have been $3000-$4000. I suppose the key here is already having done the job and already having the tools.


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    #36
    Seweryn
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Rang the dealer today and he's covering the full cost of the repair at my local garage. He's also supplying a loan car, can't say fairer than that.
    That is a great outcome, could not be better. Good luck with the repair works.
    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Sure does! I still can't get over the price of the repair, it sounds too good to be true as quotes in the States have been $3000-$4000. I suppose the key here is already having done the job and already having the tools.
    I heard of even higher quotes than this, i.e. up to $8k, but that would probably in the main stealer. Funny thing is, this is probably the highes bill you can pay to get replaced the cheapest of the cheapest parts in a car.


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    #37
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Now that would be something to see in the today i did something thread!


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    #38
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Seweryn wrote: »
    I heard of even higher quotes than this, i.e. up to $8k, but that would probably in the main stealer. Funny thing is, this is probably the highes bill you can pay to get replaced the cheapest of the cheapest parts in a car.

    Me too, $7-$9k from the dealer. That's at about 45 hours labour at dealer rates, removing the heads and replacing everything involved in that task alone.
    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Now that would be something to see in the today i did something thread!

    I'll get them to take pics and i'll post them up. :)


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    #39
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    I'll get them to take pics and i'll post them up. :)

    Do, Its something I would love to see :)


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    #40
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Best of luck man, thats a fantastic outcome :)


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    #41
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,975 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Rang the dealer today and he's covering the full cost of the repair at my local garage. He's also supplying a loan car, can't say fairer than that.

    Nice one! I think at this stage it is fair to name & shame praise the dealer :)


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    #42
    Sobanek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭Sobanek


    unkel wrote: »
    Nice one! I think at this stage it is fair to name & shame praise the dealer :)

    It's Beshoff. They're sound to deal with from what I hear.


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    #43
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,975 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Aye. Haven't heard a bad thing about them. Hopefully their handling of this case will bring them back some good luck / sales / karma


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    #44
    Sobanek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭Sobanek


    unkel wrote: »
    Aye. Haven't heard a bad thing about them. Hopefully their handling of this case will bring them back some good luck / sales / karma

    They had a nice 2005 530d for sale not so long ago that I was actually interested in, but it's gone now


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    #45
    Neilw
    Registered Users Posts: 3,779 ✭✭✭Neilw


    Sobanek wrote: »
    They had a nice 2005 530d for sale not so long ago that I was actually interested in, but it's gone now

    They seem to turnover stock fairly quick, a few cars I wanted to see were sold within days.


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    #46
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Sobanek wrote: »
    They had a nice 2005 530d for sale not so long ago that I was actually interested in, but it's gone now

    PM sent.


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    #47
    lomb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭lomb


    Bar the smoking issue whats ownership like of the big 7? What sort of mpg do you get and is it a leap forward over something like a 530d?
    Did you drive or own any of the 7s competitors?


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    #48
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    I do 80-90% town driving and short trips, consumption is sitting around 17MPG. Does 30 on the nose on the motorway. Have only driven a 520D and also a 530D with a blown turbo. No comparison in with the 520D anyways. They are considerably larger than the E60 inside and out, the long wheel base aside.

    Truely streets ahead of the 728i I had before in nearly every way, although the steering is more artificial and I don't feel it handles as well. Power is in a different league to the 2.8l I6 I had as you would expect. Took me a while to warm to this new model though, but I think it's the same when you move from any car you've had for a long time, you only see the bad bits. Overall it's a superior car, reliability and looks are a matter of debate. Time will tell on the reliability.


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    #49
    rocky
    Registered Users Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭rocky


    Is this assumed problem the same that occurs in the 550/750i ?


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    #50
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Yup, right across the N62 range.


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    #51
    Old diesel
    Registered Users Posts: 5,788 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    I do 80-90% town driving and short trips, consumption is sitting around 17MPG. Does 30 on the nose on the motorway. Have only driven a 520D and also a 530D with a blown turbo. No comparison in with the 520D anyways. They are considerably larger than the E60 inside and out, the long wheel base aside.

    Truely streets ahead of the 728i I had before in nearly every way, although the steering is more artificial and I don't feel it handles as well. Power is in a different league to the 2.8l I6 I had as you would expect. Took me a while to warm to this new model though, but I think it's the same when you move from any car you've had for a long time, you only see the bad bits. Overall it's a superior car, reliability and looks are a matter of debate. Time will tell on the reliability.

    Does ride comfort match up to what one would expect from a luxury car???


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    #52
    lomb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭lomb


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Overall it's a superior car, reliability and looks are a matter of debate. Time will tell on the reliability.

    The interior seems amazing from pictures/ outside whats it like when in it, comfortable, not claustrophobic?


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    #53
    daRobot
    Registered Users Posts: 2,380 ✭✭✭daRobot


    God damn BMW V8's. They can eat up cash on repairs so fast, as I know only too well.

    Really lucky that this happened within the warranty timeframe.

    Hopefully this will be the last hassle you have with it.


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    #54
    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Sobanek wrote: »
    It's Beshoff. They're sound to deal with from what I hear.

    I just bought my new car of them, so this is good to hear.

    Fabulous outcome - win win.

    Btw , 650i there atmo....

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    #55
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    daRobot wrote: »
    God damn BMW's. They can eat up cash on repairs so fast, as I know only too well.

    FYP ;)


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    #56
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,975 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    daRobot wrote: »
    God damn BMW V8's. They can eat up cash on repairs so fast, as I know only too well.

    That's a good bit OTT! I had the M60 V8 in my E34. Perfectly fine engine as long as you don't feed it dirty crap petrol like the Americans did. Also had the M62 V8 in my E38. Perfect engine. Still miss it. And the issue with the N62 V8 is hardly catastrophic if a €1k repair fixes it...


    galwaytt wrote: »
    I just bought my new car of them

    Your 996 came from them? Small world :)

    How is it going?


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    #57
    Old diesel
    Registered Users Posts: 5,788 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    unkel wrote: »
    That's a good bit OTT! I had the M60 V8 in my E34. Perfectly fine engine as long as you don't feed it dirty crap petrol like the Americans did. Also had the M62 V8 in my E38. Perfect engine. Still miss it. And the issue with the N62 V8 is hardly catastrophic if a €1k repair fixes it...





    Your 996 came from them? Small world :)

    How is it going?

    Off topic I know but V8 E34 = very very nice

    back on topic - is 1 grand actually a realistic price for the repair of this issue.

    If so I agree with you - in fact as we know - modern diesels deliver bigger bills to their owners.

    Youd nearly need to lie down for 6 months if you heard the cost of an engine for a modern diesel for example.


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    #58
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Old diesel wrote: »
    Does ride comfort match up to what one would expect from a luxury car???

    It does, but its a little crashy over rough roads with the 20"s. On average to good roads it glides extremely smoothly. Not as refined as the 2010 S-class I drove, but no where as near as disconnected as that felt.

    I think the overall driving experience is summed up in that the E38 felt like a car when driving, the E66 feels like you're commanding a giant machine. Sounds silly, but when you even just pull off from a set of lights, its a different animal altogether.
    lomb wrote: »
    The interior seems amazing from pictures/ outside whats it like when in it, comfortable, not claustrophobic?

    Extremely comfortable with acres of space. It's laughable how much room is in the back with the Li, you kind of step into the car and collapse backwards into the seats they're so far back. Even with the front passenger seat set re-wards giving loads of room in the front, you can still stretch out in the back.
    galwaytt wrote: »
    I just bought my new car of them, so this is good to hear.

    Fabulous outcome - win win.

    Btw , 650i there atmo....

    What did you get yourself?


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    #59
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,975 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    What did you get yourself?

    See my post :D
    Old diesel wrote: »
    Off topic I know but V8 E34 = very very nice

    And my car was originally Irish. Very, very rare! I doubt even 10 E34 V8s were sold here. Remember the M5 only had 6 cylinders!

    The first owner of my car was the Ambassador of Finland to Ireland :)


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    #60
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Was the 996 in the showroom over December/January? Think I saw it, great looking car.


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    #61
    deandean
    Registered Users Posts: 2,229 ✭✭✭deandean


    @OP if you want a flavour for the work required, here's a good post from bimmerboard.com,

    http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/813398

    This guy has a very good pair of hands and did the full job himself. Older engine I know, but essentially the same job. There's a lot of work in it!


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