update on transmission failure
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Topic: update on transmission failure
Posted By: wetbell
Subject: update on transmission failure
Date Posted: 08-February-2011 at 14:53
 Update from Harry Fairbairns, BMW UK have agreed a 50% discount on the price of the clutch and the Dealers have given me 20% on labour costs so the bill has come down to £1400 give or take so very happy with the outcome BIG CHEERS to Harry Fairbairns Paul McDonald Warranty Manager great customer service ,pick it up tomorrow nunquam non parratus
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Posted By: vpricey
Date Posted: 08-February-2011 at 15:30
Well that's certainly better than the original price that they quoted you, hope all goes well when you get it back!!
------------- Paul - '87 E30 325i Sport - '99 E39 M5 - '05 E53 X5 
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Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 08-February-2011 at 16:02
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yea bit of a result Paul,well happy ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: gary
Date Posted: 08-February-2011 at 18:37
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£1400 is a bit heavy but when you think of the total bill then I suppose it looks like a result ------------- http://www.bmwccscotland.co.uk/cars/e30/sportevo.html" rel="nofollow - E30 M3 Sport Evo III |
Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 08-February-2011 at 20:08
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yea gary spose so but it looks like i've paid for clutch n they got the labour costs n its tax deductable for me ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 09-February-2011 at 08:10
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Good stuff, any pics of the old clutch or has that been returned to BMW for inspection? ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 09-February-2011 at 17:15
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yep got em on the i phone here but tried to upload em n no luck so if anyone wants to give an idiots guide i will post em ,its an exchange unit so they will send it back ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 09-February-2011 at 18:07
up date got it back today so took the long way home  was ever sooooo smooth going through the box didnt lift right foot off at all whilst changing up to check on ease,soooooo nice n smooth, M77 good road for testing ,all within the law of course ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 10-February-2011 at 08:22
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Having a new bit of kit fitted to the car can make such a huge difference in the drive, you don't reliase before. Plus of course there is the Placebo effect. That is some long way home....I wonder if it your M5 I've seen on the M8 near the Airport heading towards Greenock direction, what colour is your machine? ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 10-February-2011 at 10:04
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Andrew its a silverstone 11, private plate on it, handsome guy driving it ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: gary
Date Posted: 10-February-2011 at 17:03
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I saw it recently with this old bed wetter in the driving seat....
Glad you have your toy back all good and new ------------- http://www.bmwccscotland.co.uk/cars/e30/sportevo.html" rel="nofollow - E30 M3 Sport Evo III |
Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 10-February-2011 at 18:37
cheers gary oops need to go to toilet  ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 10-February-2011 at 21:12
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here's some of the problem ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: garrybhoy
Date Posted: 10-February-2011 at 21:18
OOOOOYA!!! thats an epic fail mate, I must confess its the biggest thing putting me off having an M5, its deffo a case of when not if something in the tranny spits the dummy ------------- 2012 F10 M5 2009 E60 550i A M Sport(Sold) 2012 F30 320i A M Sport XDrive 2003 BMW R1150 Rockster(Sold) 2008 SLK350 Edition 10(Sold) 1990 Astra GTE 16V Resto Project 2003 Berlingo Van |
Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 10-February-2011 at 21:27
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yea but im still lookin for wear n tear signs gary ,cant see any ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: stevie53
Date Posted: 10-February-2011 at 21:38
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OMG, it looks like it's been wear n tear caused by a
hammer!! Glad you got it back, unfortunately as you know nothing comes cheap with that M badge. but once you get it back out on the road the grin factor soon makes you forget about your empty wallet, well at least til the next petrol station! ------------- ///2000 E39 M5 Imola Red/// NO MORE una volta lei ha avuto l'italiano lei non andrą mai tedesco di nuovo haha |
Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 10-February-2011 at 22:00
yea stevie thats why i took the long way home  ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 10-February-2011 at 22:14
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stevie explain once you have had Italian,German you will never have again haha dont get it ,is it lost in translation ?? ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: stevie53
Date Posted: 10-February-2011 at 22:30
once you've had italian you'll never go german again haha! ------------- ///2000 E39 M5 Imola Red/// NO MORE una volta lei ha avuto l'italiano lei non andrą mai tedesco di nuovo haha |
wetbell wrote:Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 10-February-2011 at 22:34
pmsl so clear now  ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 12-February-2011 at 08:54
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I've only now been able to see the pictures! FECK! That is one mashed clutch! That's not wear and tear, that's defo a fault with manufacture. That's also some size of exhaust section they had to remove to get the 'box out. No wonder bill was on the largish side. ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 12-February-2011 at 17:17
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yea thats what i say Andrew,well is it the one you seen on the M8 ?? ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 14-February-2011 at 08:30
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No, same colour but different reggie number, although was yours in the same dealer for some work between Christmas and New Year? ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 14-February-2011 at 12:13
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yes Andy it was in for two rear PDC n diagnostic ,i have also seen the other one you spoke about in the dealers shop ------------- Breath out on the way up |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 15-February-2011 at 08:40
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Just out of interest what was the PDC issue? Mine threw a PDC wobbly last week but has been fine since. ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: wetbell
Date Posted: 15-February-2011 at 19:23
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Andy they said it was down to ice ------------- Breath out on the way up |