VANOS FAILURE -- Z3M Roadster -- PLEASE HELP

[richlucas]

PLEASE HELP!!

Guys, this is my first posting on this site & I could really do with your help......

Bank in March this year I bought a 1998 BMW Z3M Roadster from Collingham of Harrogate. WOW What a car !

Well it was until the Monday before last when I was driving between Stratford Upon Avon & Cambridge when the VANOS went bang & I had to be flat-bedded back to ELM'S BMW of Cambridge.

The Vehicle is now out of warranty. I have been reading through this Forum & BM3W.com & noticed that this seems to be a known problem with the vehicle. I have also read that BMW UK have been very good and fixed this problem 100% FOC as a goodwill gesture......

Can someone please help and tell me how they approached BMW UK with this problem. Does anyone have any other advice or a good success storey, where BMW UK have paid a big chunk of this bill if not 100% ??? I've just bought a house & can't afford to get it repaired !

Thanks

Rich

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[richlucas]

Hi there Mate,

Well it's got 48,000 miles on and full BMW service history to 15,280 & specialist from there to date!! Things have just got worse though.

The BMW garage has just stripped part of the engine, the camshaft, piston, conrods etc etc are all shot too.