Originally Posted by Qsilver7

Wow...looking at the broken part made my heart sink...I can only imagine how awful that discovery made you feel.

Before throwing in the towel...with only 96k and a maintenance history...I would call BMW customer service 800-831-1171 and ask to speak to a customer service rep (aka the goodwill cluster spiel). I would tell them what happened, and about the vehicle and it's maintenance history (be prepared to fax maintenance documents, BMW dealership receipts where it was serviced or Indy receipts etc, & pics of the recent damage).

You may be able to get some "goodwill" toward repair...or may even be under one of the warranties...I know the tranny & paint/rust-through warranties run beyond the original 4 yr/50k warranty.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained...all they can say is "no, we can't help you"...or "yes, we may be able to offer you some ..." .

Good luck.