Since its a 2003, he would be out of new car warranty. Hopefully it's CPO'ed or he can get some goodwill from the Dealer/BMW.

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Jeff
Current:
'07 Jeep Wrangler
'06 BMW X5 3.0i

Former:
'12 WRX; '08 WRX; '06 BMW X5 4.8is Dinan S1; '02 BMW 530i Dinan S2