What's the book value of a 150k mile Z4MC...
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4 months so far.Marlon said:
Really hope they've fixed the issues as I have a set of discs & pads, a new tyre and a couple of new wheels I need to put on before my Ring trip in early May. Can't afford any more delay.
They claim a lot of the delay is due to having to wait for parts, and that they'd wait for one part, fit it, and then find they needed another, so the waiting would start again.
My main issue in my complaint was the lack of communication, and this time was no different, as it's required me to do the chasing, until I got a call back this morning. They didn't want to call me back until they knew they had the final piece (the correct tyre) available to fit.
I'm going to request one of the engineers come out to check over the car with me, including a test drive, so that if there are any issues he can relay the information accurately and see how pissed off I am first hand.
Well, after almost 5 months, it's back 
Not taken it for a long drive yet, so don't know if it handles/feels the same, but the major issues have been rectified/answered.
According to the gearbox place it was taken to, there was no issue with the gearbox, but the clutch was a bit 'grabby' so may have been causing the stiff 1st/2nd (although it seems to have gone back to normal, despite them saying they've not done anything to it); the noise from the rear is possibly due to a bearing, but they'd have to strip it to see - did notice some metal particles in the oil (had diff oil done a couple of weeks before the accident) :?
EML is off, just needed a reset, and possibly caused by battery being off
Handbrake has been adjusted and is back to its 2-3 clicks for full on
OS sill is now sitting correctly and doesn't wobble
New/correct OSF tyre fitted - but they did point out that they wouldn't normally have bothered matching a specific tyre as long as the speed/load rating of the new tyre matched (does that mean they'd be happy to put a max performance Linglong on?)
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Will also need to get a detailer onto the paintwork once I have my bumper & bonnet resprayed, as the bodyshop polishers/valeters have left the offside paintwork in almost the same, poor condition as the 100,000 mile near side paintwork. No 'betterment' there then
Just got to arrange for a new rear tyre and swap of front tyre onto my new wheels and then Mr Wilks can have my old wheels.
Not taken it for a long drive yet, so don't know if it handles/feels the same, but the major issues have been rectified/answered.
According to the gearbox place it was taken to, there was no issue with the gearbox, but the clutch was a bit 'grabby' so may have been causing the stiff 1st/2nd (although it seems to have gone back to normal, despite them saying they've not done anything to it); the noise from the rear is possibly due to a bearing, but they'd have to strip it to see - did notice some metal particles in the oil (had diff oil done a couple of weeks before the accident) :?
EML is off, just needed a reset, and possibly caused by battery being off
Handbrake has been adjusted and is back to its 2-3 clicks for full on
OS sill is now sitting correctly and doesn't wobble
New/correct OSF tyre fitted - but they did point out that they wouldn't normally have bothered matching a specific tyre as long as the speed/load rating of the new tyre matched (does that mean they'd be happy to put a max performance Linglong on?)
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Will also need to get a detailer onto the paintwork once I have my bumper & bonnet resprayed, as the bodyshop polishers/valeters have left the offside paintwork in almost the same, poor condition as the 100,000 mile near side paintwork. No 'betterment' there then
Just got to arrange for a new rear tyre and swap of front tyre onto my new wheels and then Mr Wilks can have my old wheels.
south yorkshire
:worthless: seriously though Tony glad to hear it's home again! 
It wasn't BMW, but not an 'indy' either - it was part of the 'VIZION' accident repair centres (mine went to Lookers Speke).craig3.2 said:
From past experiences I didn't think the BMW bodyshop would be any better really, and the labour costs (parts used were genuine BMW anyway) would be more expensive and thus increase the risk of writing it off.
BMW would probably been stumped by the aftermarket suspension too.
It's because most people either don't know or don't care, and they're mostly competing on cost. If people get the car back looking roughly the same as it did before then they're normally happy, so there's no incentive for them to spend the extra time getting everything right. To me, you can see issues with most insurance repairs a mile off, but the owners have obviously accepted it.craig3.2 said:
I had a nightmare a few years back when my Audi A6 was hit when parked, I had it repaired through the Leeds main dealer and in the end they had the car for around 25 weeks. Each time they brought the car back, I could point to obvious issues with what they'd done as if they'd not even done a quick walk around before deciding to bring it. In the end they'd just ruined the car for me, so when it got to 95% I just accepted it back and traded it in for something else.
The window rubber seems to have settled down.
The error codes are all to do with 'air leaks' or 'fuel mixture'. 2 stored codes for each of the below:
1st/2nd gear change/selection issues are down to 'misaligned/dragging' clutch according to their gearbox specialist and 'nothing to do with the accident'. Purely coincidental then?
The error codes are all to do with 'air leaks' or 'fuel mixture'. 2 stored codes for each of the below:
- P1424 - secondary air injection system, bank 1, leak detected
- P0175 - system too rich, bank 1
- P0172 - system too rich, bank 2
1st/2nd gear change/selection issues are down to 'misaligned/dragging' clutch according to their gearbox specialist and 'nothing to do with the accident'. Purely coincidental then?
I've got the vibratechnics mounts already - but I suppose it could be damaged. Don't feel any rocking/movement when revving, braking, or accelerating.Z4M-2006 said:
Got a Gruppe-M airbox, so it's effectively open, and the intake boot was changed last year.
It sounds like it's blowing from a hole in the front of the exhaust. Can only hear it when I'm stationary, with the door/window open, as the engine/intake/exhaust drowns it out the rest of the time.Z4M-2006 said:
If it's not going to cause any issues, then I'll just keep resetting it, but I'm sure it's not going to heal itself and then I'll have to cough up for something caused by the accident.
Considering it had an Inspection 2 about 2 weeks prior to the accident, and an MOT the week before, I think I have a strong case/proof to show there were no faults on the car at the time of the accident.
I'm assuming the garage will do everything they can to wriggle out of it as they've probably put their 'final bill' into the insurance company after my 2nd visit - although both times I've picked the car up I've said I wasn't going to complete their customer satisfaction form until I was happy that the car was back to it's pre-accident condition.
I'm not expecting them to give me a 'better' car than I had beforehand, as I know the bonnet & bumper need respraying, but that's expected on a 150,000 mile car. I just want it in the same, safe, predictable, known condition as before the accident.
I'm assuming the garage will do everything they can to wriggle out of it as they've probably put their 'final bill' into the insurance company after my 2nd visit - although both times I've picked the car up I've said I wasn't going to complete their customer satisfaction form until I was happy that the car was back to it's pre-accident condition.
I'm not expecting them to give me a 'better' car than I had beforehand, as I know the bonnet & bumper need respraying, but that's expected on a 150,000 mile car. I just want it in the same, safe, predictable, known condition as before the accident.