Aurelius, believe it or not, I'm not running out of money anytime soon.... not that it is important.

When I turn the wheel when the car is stationary, the vibration gets much worse, so I think it definitely could be the power steering pump.

I'm on a first name basis with pretty much every BMW indy in the San Diego area, no one has been able to solve this problem. Just like on this board, this is something that has eluded everyone, forever.

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Mark
2001 3.0 Original Owner, still going
2012 E70 xDrive 35i Pre-Owned -- sold because no one could figure out the transmission problem