Feel divorce imminent
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Car goes back in tomorrow. Will be accompanied by bills for dry cleaning. Have sent across photo of oil on rear parcel shelf and explained that degree to which i see residue seems to depend on amount roof is used and temperature. Warm and roof used oil shows, cold and roof only used once not so noticeable.
Let's see what happens next.
Let's see what happens next.
mason storm
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Really hope this finally gets sorted, this thread is the one i have followed most as I feel you have been pretty badly treated, any idea when you get it back?
I'll let you all know tomorrow. At the moment my feeling is that i don't want the car back from BMW until i have a written assurance that all issues resulting from the faulty roof mechanism are completely dealt with and they can guarantee there will be no more oil residue appearing. As per one post in this thread relating to the seatbelt i am going to question why they feel it is safe/acceptable/prudent to allow the car to be driven with a seatbelt that has been coated in oil and therefore potentially had it's integrity compromised.mason storm said:
And most of all i'm just totally pee'd off with driving around in a stinking car (sorry think i've repeated that one a little too often)
Thanks again for all the positive comments, help and concern from everyone. If i was going to plan to be the author of a well watched thread i would have hoped it would be a more fun topic :wink:
Car went back to BMW yesterday. They put a uv light on the roof mechanism etc and couldn't find any oil residue. Did find some under the flap on the parcel shelf that rest against the roof bar when the roof is up. Some pads have residue on them and the guys at bmw assure me this is the cause of the residue showing on the parcel shelf. Seatbelt, speaker grille and bump stop in boot are replaced. Parts on order from Germany yet again so i am driving round in the new BMW Sneeze for a week it looks like
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=31373
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=31373
mason storm
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roofless said:
Wow that looks prety ugly, first time I have really seen the front of one of these before :thumbsdown:
Handed back the keys to the sneeze today. BMW rang earlier to say work all done. They have replaced all the back parcel shelf and the flaps that the roof frame pushes up. No signs of oil according to them, they have UV'd the interior again to check.
Have to say the car did look good all sparkling clean on the forecourt when i turned up.
No smell of oil in the seatbelt - what a relief. Hopefully i can leave this thread to fade into the dark depths of the archive and pray it won't be resurrected again.
Have to say the car did look good all sparkling clean on the forecourt when i turned up.
No smell of oil in the seatbelt - what a relief. Hopefully i can leave this thread to fade into the dark depths of the archive and pray it won't be resurrected again.
mason storm
Active member
Really hope everything is up to your satisfaction now, fingers crossed the thread will now be closed
I know exactly how you feel.
But dont let it get to you and atleast they will do whatever to make things well.
Im on my 4th z4 and none have been plain sailing, and anyoune in the right mind would think dont get another, but bmw have always fixed them possibly not the first time, but you can work the system. Mine is picked up from work, and dropped back, or a hire one dropped off while its away.
My first one was a 03 2.5 SE got it in 05. Rattles in the roof, leak in the doors seals, sat nav display blowing, rear brak light cracking, It went in countless times. One of the worst was when they were sorting out the rattles, all fine, had a hard top on, when I took it off few months later, seen that they had damaged some of the rear trim and all joints had silicone which had collected dust, it look awful. They sorted it.
Second 06 2.5 si sport, wheel corrosion, engine missfire 3x to sort, fog and side lights misting up all sorted
3rd 08 si sport. wheel corrosion all 4 replaced, wheel corrosion (yes had rears replaced again) new soft top due to rubbing when the hard top was on, corrosion on petrol cap and boot. fogs misting. took a few goes to get these fixed.
4th 10 3.0. both front lights misting, and one rear actually has water in it not just fogging need to get this sorted.
So I must simply be mad, but still keeps my local dealer in a job by claiming on all the rework.
Seriously I have no regrets on any of them. Its not good that the issues arrise but they do get sorted, and for me its been seamless other than a phone call to the dealer, last time when it went into its last service/ pre mot they were picked up and ordered all on wty. it did take 3 months to sort (so out of the origional wty but no cost) and the car was in for 2 weeks, but had a hire car at no extra cost.
But dont let it get to you and atleast they will do whatever to make things well.
Im on my 4th z4 and none have been plain sailing, and anyoune in the right mind would think dont get another, but bmw have always fixed them possibly not the first time, but you can work the system. Mine is picked up from work, and dropped back, or a hire one dropped off while its away.
My first one was a 03 2.5 SE got it in 05. Rattles in the roof, leak in the doors seals, sat nav display blowing, rear brak light cracking, It went in countless times. One of the worst was when they were sorting out the rattles, all fine, had a hard top on, when I took it off few months later, seen that they had damaged some of the rear trim and all joints had silicone which had collected dust, it look awful. They sorted it.
Second 06 2.5 si sport, wheel corrosion, engine missfire 3x to sort, fog and side lights misting up all sorted
3rd 08 si sport. wheel corrosion all 4 replaced, wheel corrosion (yes had rears replaced again) new soft top due to rubbing when the hard top was on, corrosion on petrol cap and boot. fogs misting. took a few goes to get these fixed.
4th 10 3.0. both front lights misting, and one rear actually has water in it not just fogging need to get this sorted.
So I must simply be mad, but still keeps my local dealer in a job by claiming on all the rework.
Seriously I have no regrets on any of them. Its not good that the issues arrise but they do get sorted, and for me its been seamless other than a phone call to the dealer, last time when it went into its last service/ pre mot they were picked up and ordered all on wty. it did take 3 months to sort (so out of the origional wty but no cost) and the car was in for 2 weeks, but had a hire car at no extra cost.
jaz4 think you need a medal for loyalty 
Forgot to mention, the dealership replaced the button panel for me (the roof up button was worn) i didn't realise that it was white plastic with a black coating. Can't imagine why the coating would wear off :wink:
Barely two years old, quality - huh!
Forgot to mention, the dealership replaced the button panel for me (the roof up button was worn) i didn't realise that it was white plastic with a black coating. Can't imagine why the coating would wear off :wink:
Barely two years old, quality - huh!
Thanks for asking. I think a few more counselling sessions are needed unfortunately. Although i am enjoying the car again i can't say i am wholly comfortable. There's nothing wrong with her at the moment, but that's the problem, i keep finding myself thinking, 'there's nothing wrong - at the moment'.
Driving her is fun, i love having the roof down, the sound of the engine, the power etc. Will i have her still this time next year? I very much doubt it i'm afraid.
Driving her is fun, i love having the roof down, the sound of the engine, the power etc. Will i have her still this time next year? I very much doubt it i'm afraid.
I dont blame you. I know that feeling of waiting for something to go wrong, thinking that there is going to be another ordeal any moment. I went through a saga of failures on my old RX8. Even when everything was fixed on it and I got it back, I just had that feeling that something was about to break. I had to get rid of it.
If money were no object and i didn't need it as a daily driver then a porsche 356 convertible. Dream on Roofless.
I think for practicality, for driving pleasure and for convenience i might go and get an old e46 3 series. I had two and loved them both. My only hesitation is that (apart from my landrover) it has been a long time since i last bought a second hand car.
As far as new cars are concerned there really is nothing that floats my boat. I like the new styling on the audi's but my experience with them has been so bad over the years that i just don't think i want to take the gamble. Plus the a5 s line i test drove 2 years ago was insipid to drive.
It's a tough call but unfortunately i do see my zed days numbered.
I think for practicality, for driving pleasure and for convenience i might go and get an old e46 3 series. I had two and loved them both. My only hesitation is that (apart from my landrover) it has been a long time since i last bought a second hand car.
As far as new cars are concerned there really is nothing that floats my boat. I like the new styling on the audi's but my experience with them has been so bad over the years that i just don't think i want to take the gamble. Plus the a5 s line i test drove 2 years ago was insipid to drive.
It's a tough call but unfortunately i do see my zed days numbered.
Pretty much agree with you... nothing really floats my boat for replacing the Zed with, but I'm starting to warm to the new SLK. I have to say my new Audi A1 has been superb in the first 2.5 months of ownership. The MMI interface is miles ahead of iDrive and the overall quality is superb. I could be tempted towards the next generation TT, but that means playing the waiting game...
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