Recent content by z4peter

Hi, car went back in January, I now have a new Mini JCW and loving every minute!

Ok, the car has gone back but I'm still trying to negotiate a replacement vehicle with them. They have lent me a two week old mini hatchback JCW and wow, it's a very impressive car!

Yes they have experienced the problem. I have it in writing that they will refund me if thats what I want and have until lunchtime tomorrow to decide. I have found a few alternative z4's but am worried about travelling halfway across the country and being unlucky again. I did drive a Mini JCW...

And it's broken! Drove through a small pothole, nothing major, both lights drop straight to the ground then slowly back up over the next mile, now they are pointing too high and everyone is flashing me. :x I'm done with it now.

After nearly 30 years of driving almost every type of car ever made I purchased my first convertible in November. In between the car being back at the dealer for repairs ( see my other thread lol ) I've managed a 5 minute trip with the roof down before the rain returned! Ive never known...

Well the car is performing perfectly and the dealer has offered me additional compensation by way of a service/parts/accessories credit to go with the extra warranty and free mot. So I've decided to stick with the car :D

Another vote here for vredesteins, I've had them on a few cars and are an unbeatable balance of performance and value.

Sorry for the delay in updating. Several conversations with the dealer resulted in them accepting that I could return the car for a refund as I had clearly lost all faith. They left it with me to decide if I wanted to just walk away or try and find a replacement. Shortly afterwards they phoned...

As always, thank you for the support. Yes I now fully believe they do just clean the cars and put them up for sale hoping they can leave problems to the new owner and of course put the bill to the warranty company rather than out of the dealers pocket. The problem I have is that whilst I did...

Well, I arrived at the dealer first thing to confront them about the problems. Unfortunately no one of any importance was available until tomorrow. They asked me to leave the car there as they didn't want me to drive it with the problem as it was dangerous and lent me a 2 series tourer. My...

Thanks again for all the advice. I agree whilst the 2.0 engine is fine, after driving the 3.0 it would be a disappointment. In an ideal world I would like to keep this car especially as I could be jumping out of the frying pan into the fire with a replacement. I'm not sure how I'm going to...

As a side note, has anyone any idea what could be wrong with the lights? The BMW dealer clearly doesn't. I have an agreement that if any of the faults weren't rectified in the final visit they would change the car. I've been on the auc site and 3.0's are rare as. I don't really want to step...

Thanks for your help, gutted to be honest - will update the thread as and when I have some news.

Thanks, I really don't think I can accept them having yet another go at fixing this - 15 days in the workshop and three separate visits. They have experienced the problem themselves so they do know it's there. Initially they said they replaced a sensor (presumably rear) then the last time they...

Arrghh I can't believe it! Finished work early tonight so decided to go for a bit of a drive, car running beautifully. Stop off for a cuppa at my mums, by this time it's dark, set off for home only to watch the lights slowly lower themselves down to the floor, could only see a few feet in...