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[Crazycarzowner]

Well BMW have had our 530D now for about a month with its knackered timing chain, I've been wondering where it is. So I phoned our garages to be told its STILL in a million pieces in BMW main dealers awaiting parts!!!!  HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?!?!?!?

Wouldn't like to think I'd paid £40k for a car and had to wait so long for the repairs under warranty, when it went bang! It going bang in the first place with 50k is bad enough.

Now we have no cars left as BMW no. 2 has AGAIN got the dreaded 'DPF' fault for the 5th time, and BMW no. 3 has a brake fault and is also off road!

If BMW no 1 ain't back soon I'm gonna report it as stolen   

[Sir Tigger KC]

Hasn't someone here got a marked up Omega you could borrow?   

[Crazycarzowner]

The thought had crossed my mind Sir Tigger! 

We can't even use the old pool Volvo because some bright spark wrote it off 3 weeks ago 

[cam2502]

Excuse my ignorance... What's the dreaded DPF?

[Andy B]

Excuse my ignorance... What's the dreaded DPF?

Diesel Particulate Filter ....... a 'cat' for a diseasal 

[05omegav6]

Hasn't someone here got a marked up Omega you could borrow?   

I'm sure we could rustle up 3 marked Traffic RPU estates in time for Christmas...

[Webby the Bear]

theres a noticeable amount of people with new to newish bimmers having major probs like this.

I started to notice when my mate told me about his company car (thus brand new) 1 series where the gearbox went kaput. then there've been others on here. and now jasonm.

really thought they were the ultimate driving machine  they got a new chief exec who's in to cost cutting or something? 

[AndyRoid]

really thought they were the ultimate driving machine

The older ones are, it's the new stuff that's shite

[05omegav6]

The real issue is that cars are built to emissions standards, not designed for the jobs the actually do...

Plod cars being a case in point... always fully loaded and either idling or flat out. Emission control systems simply can't deal with the randomness. And in a degree of abuse and the cars soon prove what they're made of...V70s and Omegas/Senators being granite, BMWs being toffee

[Del Boy]

The real issue is that cars are built to emissions standards, not designed for the jobs the actually do...

Plod cars being a case in point... always fully loaded and either idling or flat out. Emission control systems simply can't deal with the randomness. And in a degree of abuse and the cars soon prove what they're made of...V70s and Omegas/Senators being granite, BMWs being toffee

Thats a very true statement haha!

[Mr.OmegaMan]

BMW ..... The Untimate Driving Machine! ... Hmmm.. Sounds legit.
 

[Crazycarzowner]

OH For Gods sake!!!!!!!

Managed to steal borrow another BMW from another nick until at least one of ours comes back from the dead! Had it 2 days & it goes off road with ABS, Traction control, Electronic Stability, and Battery warning lights!!!!!!! Now won't bloody start!   

What are these damn cars made of? Cheese?

Santa please can we have 3 NEW cars for Christmas......? Pleeeeeeeeeeease!!! 

[biggriffin]

Phone svo at luton and ask if they still have the 4 holden estate's (3. and could you use them for some infield evaluation...

[Nick W]

BMW ..... The Ultimate Driving Marketing Machine!

Corrected that for you!

[Andy H]

OH For Gods sake!!!!!!!

Managed to steal borrow another BMW from another nick until at least one of ours comes back from the dead! Had it 2 days & it goes off road with ABS, Traction control, Electronic Stability, and Battery warning lights!!!!!!! Now won't bloody start!   

What are these damn cars made of? Cheese?

Santa please can we have 3 NEW cars for Christmas......? Pleeeeeeeeeeease!!! 

Sounds like they were glad to see the back of it 

and made sure it failed on someone else watch cost centre.........