BMW and M Power Owners

SpeedFreak said:
Had my F11 Touring brakes done this week and BMW have reported that the air suspension has a tear on one side. It is under warranty (with excess) so I will get it done but have two reservations:

1. What if I fork out and excess and the other side goes in 4/5 months? It seems odd that only once side would be worn. There was a recall in the US so this does seem to be a quality control issue.

2. Given the low quality OEM part , the third party equivalent seem much better. Should I take the £250 excess, pay £300 for better parts and £100 to my independent to fit? BMW are quoting £490 for one side which seems insane for the little work involved. Would having this done outside of BMW affect the warranty on any other rear suspension components?
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It's only one side that goes really, it's a known issue. My Dad's went at 3 years old!

I think what this story does is highlight that the 250 quid excess is false economy and makes you question whether to claim. Go for £100 at renewal :p
 
wesley said:
define a proper screen?
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Pretty sure I did - the screen you get with Professional Media. This is the screen the system is designed around - the functionality is then cut down to fit the smaller screen and provide an upsell opportunity to the larger one. In an ideal world they wouldn't do this and you'd just get the big screen but sadly they do.

ive been driving for 20 years, owned 9 cars. and the bmw 320d i got now is the first car with a 'proper' sat nav. In the past i used sat nav app on my phone. So having a proper sat nav in the car is big jump from phone.

will pro sat nav get me to places quicker than standard sat nav?
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Obviously, Pro Nav comes with a free helicopter :rolleyes:

It isn't just a 'satnav' - its your interface with the car and it's functions and it's the centrepiece of the interior. It completes the product.

On a new car it's almost free - it enhances the residual of every single one because there is a notable proportion of buyers of used ones who simply discount any model without Pro Nav. You'd probably get about 500 quid back after 3 years meaning its only really cost you 400.

in fact, often i turn the screen off because i keep looking at the screen unnecessarily.
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:confused:
 
Jonnycoupe said:
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Silly spec though, bet you love that Fox! In reality that would be a 6 cylinder customer car.
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Ha, that is absolutely incredible. Presumably the rationale here is that the absolute maximum spec example of certain powertrain configurations is selected for competitor comparison purposes?

How does it feel getting back into an XF after that ;) I appreciate if you decline to answer :D
 
[TW]Fox;30419327 said:
I think what this story does is highlight that the 250 quid excess is false economy and makes you question whether to claim. Go for £100 at renewal :p
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Almost word for word what I was going to say.

If I were you, I'd just get BMW to do the one side and then renew it with £100 excess next time.
 
[TW]Fox;30419327 said:
It's only one side that goes really, it's a known issue. My Dad's went at 3 years old!

I think what this story does is highlight that the 250 quid excess is false economy and makes you question whether to claim. Go for £100 at renewal :p
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I know, I really was in two minds when I did it! Mine is 3 1/2 years old but has reasonable milage.

I have ticked over 60k now, when I renew will I get to change the excess without going to the elevated premium?
 
My X3 has come up with a warning twice that the engine coolant level is low and to top up and the soonest opportunity to avoid engine damage. The message has not returned on subsequent restarts, should I ignore it or do I need to get it checked out? I've not looked under the bonnet yet, is the engine coolant level easy enough to check and top up?
 
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MoRT489 said:
My X3 has come up with a warning twice that the engine coolant level is low and to top up and the soonest opportunity to avoid engine damage. The message has not returned on subsequent restarts, should I ignore it or do I need to get it checked out? I've not looked under the bonnet yet, is the engine coolant level easy enough to check and top up?
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If you've bothered to read the manual, you'll find it's pretty easy to check the coolant level, I assume you haven't and don't check things like oil level either?

Pretty basic things to monitor and things that you should really check occasionally at least.

As Fox says, it shouldn't need a top up unless it's leaking - which it shouldn't do - get it checked asap, I'd make an at least monthly routine of checking your oil & coolant levels as a bare minimum.
 
MoRT489 said:
My X3 has come up with a warning twice that the engine coolant level is low and to top up and the soonest opportunity to avoid engine damage. The message has not returned on subsequent restarts, should I ignore it or do I need to get it checked out? I've not looked under the bonnet yet, is the engine coolant level easy enough to check and top up?
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Ignore it. Don't even look under the bonnet - it's probably nothing.
 
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