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Jeff Strickland ) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying : > Good luck with this. You are on your own. > > Your car was manufactured in 1996, so it must be a 1997 model, or I > suppose it could be a late model '96. Given we are in '05 now, this > makes the car 9 years old, give or take a few months. I would expect a > long list of rubber and plastic parts are looking at replacement now > or soon. Oh, do me a favour! Nine years and 65k miles is a LONG way from being ancient. The stuff the OP mentioned - drive belts, wipers etc are service items. Still, what can we expect from a top poster who seems to be allergic to snipping posts? |
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On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:13:52 -0000, "Julian Edge"
> wrote: >Sirs > >I am writing to you to explain the reasons behind my bitter disappointment >with BMW. > >In April 2001, I purchased an 'Approved' 318i from a dealership near High >Wycombe. > >The vehicle was originally manufactured in 1996 and was clearly well cared >for, having a full service history with the dealer and so I thought that it >would be prudent to continue this arrangement. So it's nearly 10 years old and needs £2,000 of work. Isn't that not exactly a shock? Have you tried taking the list of faults elsewhere and seeing how much they charge to fix those faults? >I will continue to drive my beautiful 318i for as long as I can. Sell it, get another car. Just how beautiful can a 9-year old 318 be? andyt |
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Adrian wrote:
> > <LOL!> Bin there! I'd rather have the Beamer ;0 > > Bin there. Two E36s, a 155 and a 75. Sorry, Munich. I'm in Milan. Hmm. The large, international community (for this is also cross-posted to alt.autos.bmw) which will read this may not have a clue what you are referring to - since Alfas are only actually sold in markets where folks develop hopeless attachments to slipshod manufacturing technology and comedy rust-proofing. And as Alfa Romeo has never actually been capable of profitably building a world-class car, I don't see this changing any time soon. Note to everyone else: "155" and "75" are four-door Alfa Romeos. You didn't miss much. |
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Alex Buell > wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:13:52 -0000, "Julian Edge" > > wrote: > > >A 'phone call from the dealer informed me that the inspection had been > >paused, since the engineer had discovered problems requiring immediate > >attention, incurring a cost of approximately £2,000.00! (Please understand > >that all previous services have been carried out at a cost of between > >£300.00 and £500.00.) > > I'm shocked it was that much for a car that's only done 65,000 miles, > and now you're writing it off. I'm due to pay £1,309 for my latest > service plus MOT and repairs on my Audi 2.6 V6 cabriolet, and she's > done 187,000 miles. It's a BMW. HTH. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - VW Passat 1.8T 20V SE - COSOC KOTL BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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"Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
> Good luck with this. You are on your own. Ah, no longer. Thanks, newsnet! > Your car was manufactured in 1996, so it must be a 1997 model, or I > suppose > it could be a late model '96. Given we are in '05 now, this makes the car > 9 > years old, give or take a few months. I would expect a long list of rubber > and plastic parts are looking at replacement now or soon. Indeed, sir. As I said, I love the car, it's just the attitude / staff / je ne sais quoi / whatever / dare I say principle? Besides, most of the rubber and plastic bits have been replaced several times in the last few years, along with the head gasket and the rear suspension arms. I've never been 'shocked' until now. And fair play, the car has *never* let me down, which is more than I can say for my old Alpha. |
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"Screamingwitch©®²°°¾" > wrote in
message Hiya gorgeous! > mejulies out! Strictly a 'one-off', mate. |
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"Alex Buell" > wrote in message
>I'm shocked it was that much for a car that's only done 65,000 m Shocked? 'Shat' springs to mind! > and now you're writing it off. I'm not. They wanted £2K for the service, the man told me the car is worth £2K (with the service) > I'm due to pay £1,309 for my latest Alex, shpx bss mate. You would probably have sex with your Audi if you thought Mike Corley wasn't watching. |
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Julian Edge wrote:
> A 'phone call from the dealer informed me that the inspection had been > paused, since the engineer had discovered problems requiring immediate > attention, incurring a cost of approximately £2,000.00! (Please understand > that all previous services have been carried out at a cost of between > £300.00 and £500.00.) ROFL. You're having a 9 year old base model worth £1500-£2000 tops serviced by a main dealer. Priceless. -- Grunff |
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Andrew Thomas > wrote:
> Adrian wrote: > > > > <LOL!> Bin there! I'd rather have the Beamer ;0 > > > > Bin there. Two E36s, a 155 and a 75. Sorry, Munich. I'm in Milan. > > Hmm. The large, international community (for this is also cross-posted > to alt.autos.bmw) which will read this may not have a clue what you are > referring to - since Alfas are only actually sold in markets where > folks develop hopeless attachments to slipshod manufacturing technology > and comedy rust-proofing. And as Alfa Romeo has never actually been > capable of profitably building a world-class car, I don't see this > changing any time soon. <yawn> World beaters: AlfaSud Bertone GTV Alfetta GTV Spider 156 147 166 Montreal Do I need to go on? Rust problems were solved around 1990, which is why my 75 and 155 are both less rusty than my brother's 1992 3-series. > Note to everyone else: "155" and "75" are four-door Alfa Romeos. You > didn't miss much. > > You just caught sight of a blur as the 75 flew past your Bavarian ****e on a twisty road. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - VW Passat 1.8T 20V SE - COSOC KOTL BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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