Help! 2008 BMW x5 4.8 Engine Failure

Ron07x5 · #1 05-25-2015, 04:02 PM

So sorry what a nightmare! I do not think I would have paid more for the engine than I paid for the car ... I would have stopped and consulted an attorney at that point. Wonder what actually caused the engine failure ... Guess I need to re read all the text here in case that might be guessed. I just bought a 4.8l x5 2007 from a private party it came with last 5 years of Bmw service records so I can see thankfully no fundamental engine or trams issues. Wonder what the service history of your car is .... Porsche will provide a cars service history that they have performed but not Bmw. Best of luck you deserve to win. Post what happens please

Doug Huffman · #2 05-25-2015, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron07x5

[ ... ] Porsche will provide a cars service history that they have performed but not Bmw. Best of luck you deserve to win. [ ... ]

Hmm. I have what purports to be my CPO BMW's service history, and it is quite plausible.

Ron07x5 · #3 05-25-2015, 05:25 PM

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Hmm. I have what purports to be my CPO BMW's service history, and it is quite plausible.

I had Bmw service tell me if you owned the car they would tell you of service preformed as warranty repairs but nothing more.

Doug Huffman · #4 05-26-2015, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron07x5

I had Bmw service tell me if you owned the car they would tell you of service preformed as warranty repairs but nothing more.

How would you expect BMW to know of private/non-warranty repairs?

Ron07x5 · #5 05-26-2015, 08:54 AM

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How would you expect BMW to know of private/non-warranty repairs?

I would expect bmw to know of all.the services they have done whether under warranty or not. And we see the.other post saying an owner can get.that information. Bmw just doesnt want a prospective buyer having access to.that information. Ever notice.how used car.sales.never.has the x owners.service.records? It is a risk to the sale letting the buyer know the full.history. I bet the unfortunate owner here will see.in the cars history.indicators of the issues he had with the engine.