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Hi all,
Just bought a 440i in Tanzanite Blue with the M Sport package and very keen to get driving it.
Purchased the car from a Lotus garage who just dropped it off with MOT done, 12 month warranty, breakdown cover, oil service done, etc.
Having just received the new MOT though I've noticed this advisory - "Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)".
Does anyone have any insight into this? Is it likely to be the tie rod inner joint, or could it be a sign of a rack issue? The car does have a 12 month warranty so I'm considering asking Lotus why they didn't fix this when they MOT'd it, although it is only an advisory. The biggest concern would be that it's not in fact an inner tie rod but a rack issue.
Not ideal to have the car dropped off with this report as I'm taking it down to Spain soon.
Thanks in advance!
Just bought a 440i in Tanzanite Blue with the M Sport package and very keen to get driving it.
Purchased the car from a Lotus garage who just dropped it off with MOT done, 12 month warranty, breakdown cover, oil service done, etc.
Having just received the new MOT though I've noticed this advisory - "Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)".
Does anyone have any insight into this? Is it likely to be the tie rod inner joint, or could it be a sign of a rack issue? The car does have a 12 month warranty so I'm considering asking Lotus why they didn't fix this when they MOT'd it, although it is only an advisory. The biggest concern would be that it's not in fact an inner tie rod but a rack issue.
Not ideal to have the car dropped off with this report as I'm taking it down to Spain soon.
Thanks in advance!
That's great information, thanks for taking the time to collate all that.
The car has just been delivered to the family home but I'm away with work for 3 weeks unfortunately, so I won't be able to get my hands on till I return.
I've emailed the Lotus garage regarding the advisory and why they didn't mention it before delivery but I'll likely have to ring them tomorrow.
The salesman indicated that the warranty wasn't with them but with a BMW endorsed outfit, or something to this effect, and to the entire value of the car, no matter if the gearbox and engine fell out. I'll have to get all the information tomorrow but it did sound comprehensive. If it's not as shiny as hoped I'll take a look at BMW warranty.
I went for a good hour long test drive without any radio interference but didn't notice any vagueness, clunking, clicking or anything, even over bumpy Nottinghamshire roads.
Ideally if I could I'd raise the vehicle, disconnect the outer tie rod end and see how tight the inner rod is under its own weight, but that's out of the picture at the moment.
The car has just been delivered to the family home but I'm away with work for 3 weeks unfortunately, so I won't be able to get my hands on till I return.
I've emailed the Lotus garage regarding the advisory and why they didn't mention it before delivery but I'll likely have to ring them tomorrow.
The salesman indicated that the warranty wasn't with them but with a BMW endorsed outfit, or something to this effect, and to the entire value of the car, no matter if the gearbox and engine fell out. I'll have to get all the information tomorrow but it did sound comprehensive. If it's not as shiny as hoped I'll take a look at BMW warranty.
I went for a good hour long test drive without any radio interference but didn't notice any vagueness, clunking, clicking or anything, even over bumpy Nottinghamshire roads.
Ideally if I could I'd raise the vehicle, disconnect the outer tie rod end and see how tight the inner rod is under its own weight, but that's out of the picture at the moment.
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