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Originally Posted by ard (Post 1010764)

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.

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Originally Posted by ard (Post 1010764)

Have you ever made a comment without trying to insult and/or put down the poster? Get over yourself.

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Originally Posted by ART-qitec (Post 1010814)

Get over yourself.

God that's rich....

and hey, what are you still doing here?

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Originally Posted by ard (Post 1010835)

God that's rich....

and hey, what are you still doing here?

What kind of question is that? anyone is welcome in these forums and posts are more than welcome from current owners or previous owners, I'm sure LeMans and Michelle would agree!

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Originally Posted by campsteag (Post 1010860)

I'm sure LeMans and Michelle would agree!

Absolutely.

:iagree:

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Originally Posted by campsteag (Post 1010860)

What kind of question is that?

He said goodbye a few weeks ago.Question is legit,if not too polite ;)

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Originally Posted by trader4 (Post 1010895)

A puncture on the wire to the fan is proof that it had a problem and whoever was screwing with it was clueless. The fan is not a simple on/off design. That would be too simple, easy to diagnose, and cheap. BMW instead made the fan variable speed and it's a PWM signal going to the fan. with speed control electronics in the fan that sits in that high temp hell. I suppose they could have put a scope on the wire, but it's likely if they had the brains to do that, they wouldn't have had to.

Haha yeah most techs probably don't carry a fluke scope-meter in their pocket, it's probably to much work to wheel over the diag station.

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Originally Posted by ard (Post 1010835)

God that's rich....

and hey, what are you still doing here?

Purchased an '13 X6 M yesterday :D My wife sold her M3 to her brother and instead of getting another car she took my Tesla.

We're getting rid of the Ferrari soon by the way....so you don't have to be jealous anymore ;)

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Originally Posted by ART-qitec (Post 1010918)

Let me know how you like the X6M I love my X3M but wonder what the handling is like on your's?