As-Eez
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[email protected] said:suspect the same thing happened to my car. But it still bother's me that the VIN and engine numbers don't tie up.
who can one talk to about these things. Do we have a legal guru on the forum?
speak to Coisman
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Read the WELCOME ALL BMWFANATICS post.
Key and odometer has different millage
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speak to Coisman
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The original key of the car was faulty and they got another unit out of another car - replace the ecu as well i think and reprogramme the key - is that not just great - so i got different readings for different cars and i am driving 2 cars now lol
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2 different cars hey....lucky bastard!
I did not know that they can do stuff like that, thought you need to buy an new key and get that programmed.... :mmm:
The original key of the car was faulty and they got another unit out of another car - replace the ecu as well i think and reprogramme the key - is that not just great - so i got different readings for different cars and i am driving 2 cars now lol
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2 different cars hey....lucky bastard!
I did not know that they can do stuff like that, thought you need to buy an new key and get that programmed.... :mmm:
As-Eez
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I did not know that they can do stuff like that, thought you need to buy an new key and get that programmed.... :mmm:
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i guess that would be the right thing but - i suppose when you got good contacts - u can change anything - if you guys were to see the car in the flesh - 4 opinions could not tell me if the shock cover was changed where the VIN number has been stamped or not let alone the computer brain was changed with the ignition control and the key
but yes that is what i was told so lets see what the outcome will be lol :thumbsup:
nofear2607 said:
i guess that would be the right thing but - i suppose when you got good contacts - u can change anything - if you guys were to see the car in the flesh - 4 opinions could not tell me if the shock cover was changed where the VIN number has been stamped or not let alone the computer brain was changed with the ignition control and the key
but yes that is what i was told so lets see what the outcome will be lol :thumbsup:
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Contacts, Contacts, Contacts... Money don't spin the world, money just make it go faster or slower...
Good luck! and keep us posted...
As-Eez
Member
so you all know i am still driving the illegal car around LOL
how ever i have given back the car - i am surprised the ppl involved did not fight back - they accepted the homework that was done and given without anything
They taking the car to be stripped and checked - on the other hand they replacing me with another car - i am trying to get the 2003 model but i will see what happens else they got a car with a complete service history one owner clean car also white also 318i but as it progress i will update - but so far its looking positive - Also when i get the other car they replacing a few things that i want replaced checked and changed - so hopefully i can get the car fully serviced and full inspected and get a good runner after this.
Holding my thumbs - thanks for all the concerns and updates guys:slap::clap::hammerhead:
how ever i have given back the car - i am surprised the ppl involved did not fight back - they accepted the homework that was done and given without anything
They taking the car to be stripped and checked - on the other hand they replacing me with another car - i am trying to get the 2003 model but i will see what happens else they got a car with a complete service history one owner clean car also white also 318i but as it progress i will update - but so far its looking positive - Also when i get the other car they replacing a few things that i want replaced checked and changed - so hopefully i can get the car fully serviced and full inspected and get a good runner after this.
Holding my thumbs - thanks for all the concerns and updates guys:slap::clap::hammerhead:
netercol
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on this subject of milage tampering.. if you read through the carte blanche report, you will read that the guy turning back speedo's says that not even bmw will know the milage has been turned back..
this is just bullshit, plain and simple. pulling the speedo and tampering with the security eeprom is easy, the programmers are freely avaidible, and cheap. if you read a bit futher down though, to the commentary given by the bmw rep , he says that the true milage is stored in several control units, besides the speedo.
for a tampered car to be COMPLETELY undetectable, the other controllers have to be altered too, which is not at all so easy.. and thus not done nearly as much as the simple speedo "haircut". (last time i heard, to have a car's milage turned back truely undetectable costs in the region of R6000-00 )
which means that in 80% of the cases altered milage WILL be detectable by bmw..
this is just bullshit, plain and simple. pulling the speedo and tampering with the security eeprom is easy, the programmers are freely avaidible, and cheap. if you read a bit futher down though, to the commentary given by the bmw rep , he says that the true milage is stored in several control units, besides the speedo.
for a tampered car to be COMPLETELY undetectable, the other controllers have to be altered too, which is not at all so easy.. and thus not done nearly as much as the simple speedo "haircut". (last time i heard, to have a car's milage turned back truely undetectable costs in the region of R6000-00 )
which means that in 80% of the cases altered milage WILL be detectable by bmw..
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