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Thank you for all the kind words again! 
Ab1, it was the interlagos over at Barons of Hindhead. It was really nice, had just had brakes and tyres ... and inspection 2! However it didn't have heated seats, cruise or folding mirrors. The latter two didn't bother me but the lack of heated seats did considering the asking price which is pretty much fixed. Plus there are enough swirl marks in the paint to make me cry, along with scratches all over the rear bumper - some TLC and money and I'm sure it would be absolutely stunning with two tone blue and anthracite leather.
Ab1, it was the interlagos over at Barons of Hindhead. It was really nice, had just had brakes and tyres ... and inspection 2! However it didn't have heated seats, cruise or folding mirrors. The latter two didn't bother me but the lack of heated seats did considering the asking price which is pretty much fixed. Plus there are enough swirl marks in the paint to make me cry, along with scratches all over the rear bumper - some TLC and money and I'm sure it would be absolutely stunning with two tone blue and anthracite leather.
Cheers BuzyG. I wish , a lot, that I could keep them both but I know the tax man will hunt me down by next year if I don't sell the roadie :'(
James... Do it
!! Those eibachs have been great on my roadster by the way, thanks again!
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James... Do it
!! Those eibachs have been great on my roadster by the way, thanks again! Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
-Tom- said:
you're doing something wrong
just say you've sold it to your holding company for a large loss, wipes out a few years' income..http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2565063/Radio-DJ-Chris-Moyles-claimed-second-hand-CAR-DEALER-save-1-million-celebrity-tax-avoidance-scheme.html
gordongecko500
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It's gorgeous! I like the colour combo. And you won't stop looking at it!
Cheers MrPT. That is my logic really, as I want her to go to a good home.
In won't be all manly pretending all is well at the moment.
On the way home a week ago last Friday I was getting steering wheel judder at around 70mph. I pulled over and called the dealer. I thought it felt like wheel balancing as it had just had new tyres fitted. As I live a way from the closest franchise he said to drop it by to my local , different franchised dealer and they'd transfer the costs.
However I wake up and move the car a week last Saturday and there are groans from under the bonnet and feedback through the wheel. So I went by my local dealer where the service dept had closed for the day, and an ex-tech suggested it might actually be a sticking valve in the steering system - which when he explained it made sense alongside the symptoms on the motorway. Do he booked it in.
So the car went in last Tuesday, my local dealership, different dealership to where I bought it as I'm not close to the original dealer. (I won't mention names)
Anyhow ... I have a brown mini countryman to drive, slightly different to the zed. Had the zed for 3 days and haven't seen it since. Upshot of it is, is the original dealer says it should be covered by AUC. Current servicing dealer is telling original dealer - no - they must pay as it was bought so recently and warranty won't cover yet.
Really gutted actually, kind of sours things. Current garage says the noise under the engine bay was a heat shield ... And yet couldn't explain the juddering. I think it is wheel balancing still tbh but they won't touch the car until "said dealer" agrees to pay them. Meeeeeeeh. So as of yet, I think it could be anything !
Oh also, satnav thinks I am driving around Yorkshire - another reason that they aren't prepared to touch the car until they know the original dealer will pay up. Crazy.
They also mentioned there is a small oil leak somewhere. So I obviously voiced concern ... And they just aren't bothered at the minute. So weird.
Never mind
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In won't be all manly pretending all is well at the moment.
On the way home a week ago last Friday I was getting steering wheel judder at around 70mph. I pulled over and called the dealer. I thought it felt like wheel balancing as it had just had new tyres fitted. As I live a way from the closest franchise he said to drop it by to my local , different franchised dealer and they'd transfer the costs.
However I wake up and move the car a week last Saturday and there are groans from under the bonnet and feedback through the wheel. So I went by my local dealer where the service dept had closed for the day, and an ex-tech suggested it might actually be a sticking valve in the steering system - which when he explained it made sense alongside the symptoms on the motorway. Do he booked it in.
So the car went in last Tuesday, my local dealership, different dealership to where I bought it as I'm not close to the original dealer. (I won't mention names)
Anyhow ... I have a brown mini countryman to drive, slightly different to the zed. Had the zed for 3 days and haven't seen it since. Upshot of it is, is the original dealer says it should be covered by AUC. Current servicing dealer is telling original dealer - no - they must pay as it was bought so recently and warranty won't cover yet.
Really gutted actually, kind of sours things. Current garage says the noise under the engine bay was a heat shield ... And yet couldn't explain the juddering. I think it is wheel balancing still tbh but they won't touch the car until "said dealer" agrees to pay them. Meeeeeeeh. So as of yet, I think it could be anything !
Oh also, satnav thinks I am driving around Yorkshire - another reason that they aren't prepared to touch the car until they know the original dealer will pay up. Crazy.
They also mentioned there is a small oil leak somewhere. So I obviously voiced concern ... And they just aren't bothered at the minute. So weird.
Never mind
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Whoa, that sucks. I bet you are trying pretty hard right now to think rationally! It's not worth getting too panicked at this stage for fear it might be a lemon though - especially if the service history checks out and it's AUC.
Didn't know AUC warranty doesn't kick in straightaway - someone on here might be able to clear that up.
Good think you kept a spare, eh?
Didn't know AUC warranty doesn't kick in straightaway - someone on here might be able to clear that up.
Good think you kept a spare, eh?
MrPT said:Whoa, that sucks. I bet you are trying pretty hard right now to think rationally! It's not worth getting too panicked at this stage for fear it might be a lemon though - especially if the service history checks out and it's AUC.
Didn't know AUC warranty doesn't kick in straightaway - someone on here might be able to clear that up.
Good think you kept a spare, eh?
I keep looking at the SI , which I still really really like and wonder why on earth I've gone and got the M! FFS.
I didn't know about the AUC cooling off period either , the original dealer are claiming that it should cover immediately also - makes me a bit suspicious.
Funny you mention the whole lemon thing - because that's exactly what I'm scared about!!! It could be simply that the wheels need re-balancing and the GPS antenna needs replacing , but who knows. Really smashed my confidence in the car already. Oh, and in dealers. But yes in theory its history all checks out and it did "pass" onto the AUC scheme - which evidently means feck all.
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markz4coupe
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Isn't one of the AUC guarantees that if they don't fix any problem within the first 30 days, money back?
markz4coupe said:
Hmmm I need to look into this , the t+cs. I gave up chasing last week as I just didn't have the time during the day to be calling up and being told I'd be called back. The servicing dealer is having a lot of trouble getting any answers from the selling dealer too... Pretty useless to be honest.
The only goodness is that I've done 400 miles in the last 5-6 days and they've all been on somebody else's car. My daily isn't on the road at the moment.
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Tom
You shouldn't have to be dealing with this - have you considered contacting BMW for support with the dealership AUC issue?
It sounds like the MC has some issues that are sortable so eventually all should be well - the problem concerns liability for costs - not whether it will get done?
So it all sounds a pain and has soured the experience but given time this should be behind you and you can concentrate on the positives of ownership and if all goes pear shaped you're still early enough in the deal to return the car and demand your money back.
Hang on in there - I want to read more write ups and that MC looks fabulous in that colour and spec.
You shouldn't have to be dealing with this - have you considered contacting BMW for support with the dealership AUC issue?
It sounds like the MC has some issues that are sortable so eventually all should be well - the problem concerns liability for costs - not whether it will get done?
So it all sounds a pain and has soured the experience but given time this should be behind you and you can concentrate on the positives of ownership and if all goes pear shaped you're still early enough in the deal to return the car and demand your money back.
Hang on in there - I want to read more write ups and that MC looks fabulous in that colour and spec.