New 4.8is owner with problems

[tomcat]

Originally Posted by 1stx548is

I did not buy from BMW dealership but from high end Independent (Wilbraham Auto Sales). I had the vehicle serviced at Herb Chambers Sudbury when it was under warranty but did call Wagner BMW last week. The service advisor told me that since my vehicle had been serviced by an independent shop and was not a BMW certified preowned vehicle that BMW would not cover the repair. He told be to take it to Auto Engineering where I had the module replaced. My vehicle has 45k on it now. I did call BMW customer service and all they could tell me was to take it to a BMW dealership but they could not tell me if it would be covered under a courtesy repair. I did not want to chance it and pay $125/hr labor rate. I was told the air shock is $900.

What exactly does "high end Independent" mean. They are usually all the same, just nicer suits and no "we tote the note" signage. There is a huge off-lease market out there where they pick up low mileage, higher end vehicles at auction.
No guarantees but try searching on here. Some guys have had luck with Arnott industries for lower cost replacements.

Scott