Wow! I was gone for six months. I had to replace the engine in my 01 X5....I was so pissed at the ride that I wanted it to dissapear not to mention the SES light that stayed on until this week.....ugh talk about frustrating. Anywho so the board has changed admins/owners? whatever.....I would have ditched my rig long ago were it not for this board and all the time and $$$ it has saved me. I drive a rare 01 with a manual tranmission 115k on th OD but 77k on the replaced engine. Perhaps a suggestion is in order here.....the origins of this board were to exchange information and need for knowledge....somewhere before me a lot of posts turned to "look how cool I am stuff".....now I read that members are being dissed for asking repeat questions? really? ...my suggestion is to split the board into two sections...tech help/repair/purchase inquires and "hey man check out my new bling section"...that way those of differing needs will be less inclined to cross paths in a negative way. I personally don't care how shiny your door handles are and you proably don't want to read my rants about engineering issues......just a suggestion from an appreciative member who has been absent for a while.......I need this board and its expertise if I am to stay a Beemer driver. Hate to think anyone is wasting their time dissing others for their lack of expertise or knowledge of how it works......we were all newbies and stupid once....just because you might be quicker on the uptake don't make it right to diss anyone. You wouldn't do it in person so don't do it here.

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Well I guess this ain't gonna be easy.......