MR_Y
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BMW 128ti
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Howzit Everyone
So haven't updated this is way too long, probably because I didn't have anything good to update, so here goes.
Back in Jan 2022 after our holiday got back home and wanted to drive the ti a bit, so warmed her up to temp and just drove around. Finally finding a nice stretch of road and put the car in launch control and gunned it, but that didn't last long as I was greeted with drivetrain error on the idrive screen and limp mode.
So I switched off, and back on again an issue still there, so drove home, scanned the car and it said misfire on cylinder.
Great so I book it in at BMW West Rand, so they scanned and gave me the same issue of the misfire on cylinder, so they replaced the injector, coil pack and spark plug, and one vacuum hose was damaged (how I do not know), but the issue was still there.
So they send everything to Germany or so I was told, and came back to me and said they are replacing the engine, so I agreed and weeks later it was done and they changed the reg docs everything with the new engine number, so all good. But when collecting the car I spoke to the technician and he said the injector over fueled and burned a hole in the piston.
Car was going strong and I was fairly happy, as I hate driving a car that was in an accident and this felt like it was with the engine replacement.
So months and 3000km later, I start car at the office and feel straight away that idling is off, so drove it and not even 10km further drive train error and limp mode again, so now the frustration level is through the roof.
Called BMW on call and they towed the car the BMW West Rand, so now they check and no compression on Cylinder 1, so engine replacement again, now I was not to happy with the first so I will not drive a car with 2 engine replacements, so I contacted BMW SA, and after some discussions etc they agreed that I will get a new car.
I must say BMW West Rand went out of their way for me, as I always had a courtesy car, 330i, 420i, X3 2.0D xdrive and 318i.
Pictures of the new 128ti will follow
So haven't updated this is way too long, probably because I didn't have anything good to update, so here goes.
Back in Jan 2022 after our holiday got back home and wanted to drive the ti a bit, so warmed her up to temp and just drove around. Finally finding a nice stretch of road and put the car in launch control and gunned it, but that didn't last long as I was greeted with drivetrain error on the idrive screen and limp mode.
So I switched off, and back on again an issue still there, so drove home, scanned the car and it said misfire on cylinder.
Great so I book it in at BMW West Rand, so they scanned and gave me the same issue of the misfire on cylinder, so they replaced the injector, coil pack and spark plug, and one vacuum hose was damaged (how I do not know), but the issue was still there.
So they send everything to Germany or so I was told, and came back to me and said they are replacing the engine, so I agreed and weeks later it was done and they changed the reg docs everything with the new engine number, so all good. But when collecting the car I spoke to the technician and he said the injector over fueled and burned a hole in the piston.
Car was going strong and I was fairly happy, as I hate driving a car that was in an accident and this felt like it was with the engine replacement.
So months and 3000km later, I start car at the office and feel straight away that idling is off, so drove it and not even 10km further drive train error and limp mode again, so now the frustration level is through the roof.
Called BMW on call and they towed the car the BMW West Rand, so now they check and no compression on Cylinder 1, so engine replacement again, now I was not to happy with the first so I will not drive a car with 2 engine replacements, so I contacted BMW SA, and after some discussions etc they agreed that I will get a new car.
I must say BMW West Rand went out of their way for me, as I always had a courtesy car, 330i, 420i, X3 2.0D xdrive and 318i.
Pictures of the new 128ti will follow
Howzit All
My car went in to fix tinting and they gave me a 2020 F40 M135i to drive while they fix the windows, needless to say I wanted a F40 M135i after that,
I then started the search for good demo or second hand ones, but just couldn't find one that I wanted.
So with me getting a replacement 2022 128ti, that meant that I basically paid a year for a 2022 model car, I then spoke to BMW and we managed to work out a superb deal on a 2022 F40 M135i.
I took collection of this beaut last week and will start a new thread for it
My car went in to fix tinting and they gave me a 2020 F40 M135i to drive while they fix the windows, needless to say I wanted a F40 M135i after that,
I then started the search for good demo or second hand ones, but just couldn't find one that I wanted.
So with me getting a replacement 2022 128ti, that meant that I basically paid a year for a 2022 model car, I then spoke to BMW and we managed to work out a superb deal on a 2022 F40 M135i.
I took collection of this beaut last week and will start a new thread for it
///M Individual
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Congrats bud
Thank you all for all the well wishes.
@AshG108 & @MR_Y It is a problem at the moment, I can't even get to a tyre replacement or service then I get a new car lol
Believe me the wife is not to happy, next time she will make me choose between her and a new car, so I might be single but have new wheels lol (don't ever mentioned this to her, I will deny it)
@AshG108 & @MR_Y It is a problem at the moment, I can't even get to a tyre replacement or service then I get a new car lol
Believe me the wife is not to happy, next time she will make me choose between her and a new car, so I might be single but have new wheels lol (don't ever mentioned this to her, I will deny it)
AshG108
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So...if you do come to that choice...what colour will the new car be? ha ha ha!
