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Just ebay spares / repair it and be as accurate as you can with the "what's wrong with it" piece, photos will help.

If it's cooling system related (and it sounds like it'll just be the rad / hoses/ expansion tank) likelihood is it'll be a doddle to fix so shouldn't be hard to shift.
 
panthro said:
Typical, only had the car for 2 hours and the DSC light and yellow warning light have come on. I need to buy a code reader ASAP. Any recommendations?
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Uh oh, that happened to my E46.......

I ended up getting rid of mine, the indy I took it to initially advised me it was a couple of things (memory a little hazy as it was over 12 months ago) to do with sensors on the speed wheel/and other various components (to do with the with sensors etc on various shafts, as I say sorry it's vague but it was a little while ago) which may have included other parts related to that as well, he quoted me roughly £1,200 to fix incl labour. Upon him having it back again he told me it was the ABS/DSC module that was knackered and needed replacing at another high cost.

He cleared the codes for me and said he couldn't say how long it will say cleared for, needless to say a couple of days later it popped up again, the car had symptoms of very lumpy idle rev speeds and a total lack of speed whilst pulling off, and would also judder a lot at low RPM.

Hope it's not too costly for you to get fixed.
 
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The light has gone now. I am sure it was to do with the hand brake as the previous seller just adjusted it. Going to buy the cable and DL the software. I think a lot of the jobs can be tackled yourself, which is what I'll do.
 
I had the DSC light, handbrake light and ABS light which came back to the rear wheel abs speed sensor. £50 later and 30mins of fitting and it was fine.

Other common reasons can be the steering angle sensor. Go lock to lock a couple of times to recalibrate this. It may work, it may not.

What car did you get BTW?
 
Jez said:
Oh you bought one?
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Yep :) I bought a 330d Sport Touring in silver grey. 2004 facelift, 122k on the clock. FBMWSH, just been serviced and MOT'd, 2 previous owners. Minor rust on the rear arch, which I'll get sorted. Paid £4k for it. Pretty happy with it so far apart from the light incident!
 
Me again, so found a car I like the look of, but it's 148 miles away from myself, and me being me, i'd like to kill two birds with one stone. Basically, i'd like to get that AA car check/road test on the car, now I can either get it done before i've seen the car, then go up there and be happy with it and drive it back that day. Or, go up and see it, come home, get the AA check, then go back up there and get it? Shall I stop being so lazy?
 
Belloni said:
Me again, so found a car I like the look of, but it's 148 miles away from myself, and me being me, i'd like to kill two birds with one stone. Basically, i'd like to get that AA car check/road test on the car, now I can either get it done before i've seen the car, then go up there and be happy with it and drive it back that day. Or, go up and see it, come home, get the AA check, then go back up there and get it? Shall I stop being so lazy?
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What car is it? BMW?
 
Belloni said:
BMW 325i Coupe 2007.
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Personally I'd go up and look at the car first before getting a check done, because a 300 mile round trip is probably cheaper than the cost of the check, and I'd want to see the car in the metal before making any further decisions.
 
Something I've been wondering for when I get myself a BMW in a few years time, if I was going to take out the comprehensive warranty, is there any need to get an AA/RAC check carried out before I buy the car?

If anything is wrong with the car, would the warranty not just fix it? I alway's read how great the BMW warranty is.

Or am I being naive and an AA/RAC check is still worth doing?
 
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Greenja said:
Something I've been wondering for when I get myself a BMW in a few years time, if I was going to take out the comprehensive warranty, is there any need to get an AA/RAC check carried out before I buy the car?

If anything is wrong with the car, would the warranty not just fix it? I alway's read how great the BMW warranty is.

Or am I being naive and an AA/RAC check is still worth doing?
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At the moment, you can opt to get the BMW Emergency service, which is like having the top spec RAC/AA service; plus it covers you in Europe. It depends what is wrong with the car as there is varying levels of cover and excesses. However no warranty will cover any items under wear and tear i.e. worn clutch, brakes etc.

No idea if it will be like that in a few years time though!
 
Thanks for the info

Ordered a 116i sport with comfort package and front rear parking distance control, metallic white, can't wait, I heard the lead time is 6-12 weeks, does that sound reasonable?
 
ElliottJames said:
Thanks for the info

Ordered a 116i sport with comfort package and front rear parking distance control, metallic white, can't wait, I heard the lead time is 6-12 weeks, does that sound reasonable?
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Sounds like a very basic spec.

If the lead time was unreasonable there's probably not much you can do about it!!! Although for such a basic spec you'd hope it was nearer the 6 weeks.
 
panthro said:
Sounds like a very basic spec.

If the lead time was unreasonable there's probably not much you can do about it!!! Although for such a basic spec you'd hope it was nearer the 6 weeks.
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Few other things such as parking sensors and heated seats ect, but yeah in the current time does that build sound like it won't take long? I ordered a a3 saloon and was told 46 weeks
 
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