Help - Serious Repair Bill
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Id take the car back and get it over to an indy. Hopefully the OPC havent broken stuff when taking it apart and if they have it should be their problem.
I think your big mistake tbh is using an OPC once out of warranty. It can rapidly spiral out of control in cost terms for what could be pretty simple fixes.... mechanics vs fitters and all that. Cant see the OPC soaking the bolt in release oil or using a bit of heat. They just want to replace bits until it works again at your cost. This is the same as every other car brand network. The whole thing is predicated upon being in warranty otherwise it just doesnt work.
I think your big mistake tbh is using an OPC once out of warranty. It can rapidly spiral out of control in cost terms for what could be pretty simple fixes.... mechanics vs fitters and all that. Cant see the OPC soaking the bolt in release oil or using a bit of heat. They just want to replace bits until it works again at your cost. This is the same as every other car brand network. The whole thing is predicated upon being in warranty otherwise it just doesnt work.
I've had 4 BMWs and 2 of them left me stranded at the side of the road. One in a spectacular cloud of smoke and oil producing a £6k bill.
I will say that BMW were fantastic on both occasions collecting the cars immediately and supplying a replacement car within a few hours. In the £6k bill case the car was also 1 month out of warranty (from new) and BMW covered the full cost without even arguing.
I will say that BMW were fantastic on both occasions collecting the cars immediately and supplying a replacement car within a few hours. In the £6k bill case the car was also 1 month out of warranty (from new) and BMW covered the full cost without even arguing.
My M3 CSL was an ex-press car. It had numerous components replaced under the extended warranty, with even the wheel bearings being replaced under warranty despite it being fitted with huge AP brakes front and rear ... 
A dealer kindly once showed me his computer screen and scrolled through the list of warranty jobs undertaken, I kid you not, it ran to over 30 pages
but the car never once let me down, and though it was never abused and always warmed up before being used as it's maker intended, it was used incredibly hard. It was always serviced in accordance with the manufacturer's maintenance schedule.
In the space of three years and 30K miles the replacement parts included :
2 X Vanos units.
Differential assembly.
Front wheel bearings.
2 X Door lock assemblies.
Neutral gear position interlock assembly (that almost left the car stranded in the garage, but after numerous attempts to start it over the space of 20 minutes, it finally burst into life, and I drove it straight to the dealer to establish what the fault was and have it rectified)
Headgasket.
Rear seat mounts locks (to stop the rear seats from creaking/rattling)
Complete boot floor/rear crossmember mount panel.
Rear suspension arms.
Front suspension arms.
Despite the numerous faults with the car, it was always a pleasure dealing with the various BMW dealers, seemingly most of the technicians and service advisors knew the E46 M3 CSL was something "rather special" and it seemed to be held in high esteem back in 2009.
A dealer kindly once showed me his computer screen and scrolled through the list of warranty jobs undertaken, I kid you not, it ran to over 30 pages
but the car never once let me down, and though it was never abused and always warmed up before being used as it's maker intended, it was used incredibly hard. It was always serviced in accordance with the manufacturer's maintenance schedule.In the space of three years and 30K miles the replacement parts included :
2 X Vanos units.
Differential assembly.
Front wheel bearings.
2 X Door lock assemblies.
Neutral gear position interlock assembly (that almost left the car stranded in the garage, but after numerous attempts to start it over the space of 20 minutes, it finally burst into life, and I drove it straight to the dealer to establish what the fault was and have it rectified)
Headgasket.
Rear seat mounts locks (to stop the rear seats from creaking/rattling)
Complete boot floor/rear crossmember mount panel.
Rear suspension arms.
Front suspension arms.
Despite the numerous faults with the car, it was always a pleasure dealing with the various BMW dealers, seemingly most of the technicians and service advisors knew the E46 M3 CSL was something "rather special" and it seemed to be held in high esteem back in 2009.
Nothing as special as Slippy's CSL but my 2015 E63 AMG has to have replacement rear dampers (52,000 miles) because the originals have literally rotted through.
Contrast with my 20 year old 996 that was rolling on dampers that were a bit tired but otherwise fine at a 62,000 miles.
New cars being built from cardboard and string is not unique to (and is probably unfair to) Porsche.
Contrast with my 20 year old 996 that was rolling on dampers that were a bit tired but otherwise fine at a 62,000 miles.
New cars being built from cardboard and string is not unique to (and is probably unfair to) Porsche.
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