Let me break it down....
My vehicle is showing early signs of an extremely well known and documented design flaw which may, in my case, in all likelihood lead to some degree of engine damage right up to and including catastrophic failure.
It is well documented as affecting vehicles that were manufactured in the exact time frame that my vehicle was manufactured.
To add to the facts, my vehicle driving habits put me squarely in the small percentage of the owners who are extremely likley to have this concern.
My only choices are :
1. Wait till the engine fails and get towed in from 250 miles away and deal with all the issues surrounding a replacement or potentially remanufactured engine
2. Drop $522 in parts myself plus any labor costs at $110 /hr to avoid 1. even though I have a 100,000 mile CPO warranty AND this is a well documented concern.
3.Advise BMW of the issue and think that at some level, notwithstanding many customers who cry wolf at every creak or groan , someone may be able to make a reasonable decision that performing this simple repair procedure will save BMW in at least $ 10000 at current engine/labor estimates.
In short, I drive it till to fails or drop something north of $750 to address a concern that BMW knows about. That is the trouble with being an engineer and and informed consumer... it just does not sit right that I am using my vehcile in a manner that may lead to premature engine failure and I am going to do nothing about it.
If you don't see why that is a an akward issue then I guess we are not speaking the same language.
I am not married but for those of you that are, try having that conversation with your wife
You : "Hon, be careful when starting car after a weekend at Snowshoe as engine may catasrophically fail and leave you stranded 250 miles from home.."
Wifey : "What you doing about it, you have a warranty and they know ts a problem
You : "Nothing till it fails...I like living dangerously !"
I am predicting frosty relations for some time
David