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Old 11-16-2006, 10:22 PM
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Maintenance records question

Hi guys, i am new to the forum and and i have recently bought an X (03 3.0i) after selling my Lexus GS (very reliable and nice car, but became dated and i wanted a change). So, far i really love the car and enjoy driving it, its my first Bimmer, but already i can say that i won't be my last (not going back to japanese anytime soon). I love the fit and finish of the X way more than lexus (owned 2 gs's and an RX) and thats an area that i always thought lexus was superior to bimmers, now i know that i was completely wrong in that department and just wish that i had discovered that much earlier. also, love the way it drives, way better than anything i've driven before... anyways, i live in moscow, russia now, and the car i got is from the states, i imported it myself (i lived in the us for 5 years and have many friends there who are used car dealers, so i get my cars at Manheim auctions and then they send it over), so the truck has 36.850 miles and is still under warranty, but only back in the states and not Russia. Even though this car came with the free maintenance for 4 years when it was sold new, I am unable to take advantage of this plan back here, since the car was not sold thru an official russian dealer, and its not like they have this kind of ownership benefits here at all.
So, my question is,
I have recieved all the books with it, but unfortunately there are no service stamps of anykind in the maintenance booklet. When i turn the car on, the service display still shows 2 green lights out of five, so i guess it is not really due to be serviced yet (but i don't think i can fully trust this thing, since i have no idea of the previous owner's driving habbits and such) also, 3 days ago my "check brake linings" light came on, so i guess its time for that anyway... I was wondering, if there was a way to obtain some sort of service records from the dealer for this car, so that way i would know what is due to be changed and what is not. The car is in perfect condition mechanically and does not show any abnormalities (knock on wood) at all (except for the pads being due), and considering the free maintenance plan it has, i assume the previous owner would have used it since it was free. But to be on a safe side i'd still check if possible, so can someone tell me what do i have to do to get the records pulled from the database (if possible)?

also, considering my current mileage and the service display readings, what should i replace regardless in order not to be taking chances later... I mean do i need to change oil anyway (i always did this with my lexi, and other cars right after purchasing them, but they did not have anykind of display like the bimmer), also what about other preventative measures at this kind of mileage?

Thank you all for creating such a wonderful resource and community, you can see that its populated by good people right from the start, and its very informative indeed.
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