Woes of my first X5

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Originally Posted by ard

You bought a 100k mile 7 year old car from a dealer whom you think is telling you the truth?!?!??

I constantly wonder how people can get to a position in life to afford a $xx,000 car yet dont understand that used car dealers are just liars.

They dont do a real PPI. They just patch up the car and hope it doesnt die for a few months until you go away. Now, like some abuse victim, they sold you a lemon and for $240 you are thankful they agreed to help fix it.

In the future, GET A INSPECTION by "not the seller" and by "a good, qualified mechanic". Who knows what else they might have found had you had a real inspection done. Transmission good? Fluid changed?

Sigh

Well ard I own a dealership and my father owns a mechanics shop so truthfully I wouldn't have cared if thy split the bill one way or the other I can fix it myself. I had them do a written "inspection" as a proof of record THAT's ALL. Everything on this car is good I personally did the inspection on MY rack as I have bought and sold many BMWs over the years and know what to look for, this was just the first E70. Everything was fine at the time the fan died once that happened the tranny stopped shifting properly because the tranny cooler was not getting sufficient air flow at low speeds.