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Post by Argyll Andy » Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:47 am

sars wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:43 am
Russ Z4 wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:18 am
Schaef wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:00 am It is a premium brand so I think they let them act accordingly.
* biting my tongue *
It's not the brand per se, it's the dealer, finding a good one always helps with the experience, unfortunately for Rus Z4, he found a particularly inept one. Let's be honest if you had your car and it broke down on Friday, you'd still be waiting for the low loader :poke:
And when they did arrive it’d be at the wrong location :tumbleweed:, poor Russ

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    Post by ori » Tue Jul 26, 2022 12:34 pm

    Update.

    Not good news.

    It appears wires were chewed by rodents or cut on both sides of my front. These rodents must be very precise with their cuts and avoid all the cats around my car park.

    I’m so upset as this is going to cost me big. :(

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    Post by Russ Z4 » Tue Jul 26, 2022 12:55 pm

    Oh man. So sorry to read this.

    Where are these cables, I can’t make out where abouts in the engine bay this is?

    Do you reckon this is the work of some malicious cretin?

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    Post by Schaef » Tue Jul 26, 2022 1:01 pm

    Russ Z4 wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:18 am
    Schaef wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:00 am It is a premium brand so I think they let them act accordingly.
    * biting my tongue *
    I meant that in order of the brand you may expect that the dealers are also at that level. But often it isn't.
    Yes for you it's very very terrible. Hopefully it will be solved soon.
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    Post by Schaef » Tue Jul 26, 2022 1:05 pm

    ori wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 12:34 pm Update.

    Not good news.

    It appears wires were chewed by rodents or cut on both sides of my front. These rodents must be very precise with their cuts and avoid all the cats around my car park.

    I’m so upset as this is going to cost me big. :(

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    Oh that pretty f..ktup, is some part of the Netherlands we have them also. But with a ultrasound device they stay away.
    Unfortunately for this comes to late.
    Hope that the cost are not to high and maybe the dealer can help you to reduce the costs.

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    Post by Russ Z4 » Tue Jul 26, 2022 1:33 pm

    Argyll Andy wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:47 am And when they did arrive it’d be at the wrong location :tumbleweed:, poor Russ
    Missed this! But yeah, knowing my luck! Although Ori seems to be having his fair share now!

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    Post by ori » Tue Jul 26, 2022 3:00 pm

    Guys, I was being a bit tongue in cheek accusing rodents.

    It was a clean cut on both sides so obviously deliberate. Maybe someone was trying to cut my brake lines but doesn’t have a clue.

    I’ll be collecting my dash cam from bmw and hopefully it will show up who the culprit is.
    This is a low car and someone had to really struggle to get behind the wheels to cut these wires.

    Long and long of it. £650 down the drain.

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    Post by Schaef » Tue Jul 26, 2022 3:04 pm

    ori wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 3:00 pm Guys, I was being a bit tongue in cheek accusing rodents.

    It was a clean cut on both sides so obviously deliberate. Maybe someone was trying to cut my brake lines but doesn’t have a clue.

    I’ll be collecting my dash cam from bmw and hopefully it will show up who the culprit is.
    This is a low car and someone had to really struggle to get behind the wheels to cut these wires.

    Long and long of it. £650 down the drain.

    No way is this for real???
    I hope for you that you can identify the person how did this.

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    Post by N4LLY » Tue Jul 26, 2022 3:12 pm

    ori wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 3:00 pm Guys, I was being a bit tongue in cheek accusing rodents.

    It was a clean cut on both sides so obviously deliberate. Maybe someone was trying to cut my brake lines but doesn’t have a clue.

    I’ll be collecting my dash cam from bmw and hopefully it will show up who the culprit is.
    This is a low car and someone had to really struggle to get behind the wheels to cut these wires.

    Long and long of it. £650 down the drain.
    WTF ! :o
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    Post by ori » Tue Jul 26, 2022 4:12 pm

    Yup. For real.

    Someone went into my back car park and cut cables behind the front wheels of my car.

    It is so messed up.

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    Post by Chris_D » Tue Jul 26, 2022 4:49 pm

    I have a watertight alibi, so you can all stop givin me the evils.
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    Post by Russ Z4 » Tue Jul 26, 2022 4:52 pm

    That’s what I was reading into it. I was looking at those pics thinking that’s pretty low down on the car and the clean cuts look pretty malicious.

    This could get interesting if you can get an identity. I suspect you won’t - but a good lawyer would be gearing up for attempted murder.

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    Post by Zed Baron » Tue Jul 26, 2022 5:19 pm

    Sorry to hear this, that's really shocking. Hope you can identify the culprit from the cam.
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    Post by Pondrew » Tue Jul 26, 2022 5:26 pm

    Ori, sorry to hear this. All a bit strange.

    Could it be someone thinking they were cutting alarm cables, or immobiliser?

    Any CCTV covering where it was parked?
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    Post by Argyll Andy » Tue Jul 26, 2022 6:08 pm

    Pondrew wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 5:26 pm
    Could it be someone thinking they were cutting alarm cables, or immobiliser?
    That would be odd cutting what feels like the same cable both sides for alarm. Already discussed with Ori earlier, to me, old school thinking cutting brake pipes without the knowledge that these are electrical cables :thumbsdown: All IMO

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