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Weird sound. N54 335i e92 6M/T
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Hi NBN I really don't know for sure if the seller is a fellow fanatic. You know what seems to be making this whole thing a lot more complicated is that this was a private to private sale no.1,NBN said:
2). MFC Are clueless with regards to consumer law and them being the finance house, I thought I would be able to get some support from them. The consultants I dealt with, absolute jokes.
3) A lawyer is proving costly and at the moment there is a strain on me so this might have to be delayed a little longer than I would have liked.
4) The seller is not always available so communication are delayed, he has said that he feels bad and will possibly assist by contributing towards a crankshaft. I don't want headaches down the line.
5) I came across a lot of evidence to raise eyebrows as to the integrity of the previous owner
6) Given the current situation I am in this is really a bad time for this to be happening and least of all since this car was bought for me to use as a vehicle to travel to and from Port Alfred to East London so that I would b able to go home more often. Now I'm back to square 1 and at a cost.
I will definitely name the seller if I will not be breaching any form of forum rules.
Thanks all for the support. It is greatly appreciated.
P.S. I am containing my anger and frustrations lol.
osiris
///Member
Unfortunately people get away with this stuff very easily in SA, it will actually end up costing you more to get it sorted via lawyers than what the damage repair will cost and that's the scary thing about this whole situation.
The best thing you can do is find a lawyer who is willing to fight the case on a basis that if he wins the case for you he deducts his fee from that. some lawyers do that but it depends on the type of case and weather or not they feel the case is winnable and will reap enough reward for it to benefit them.
The best thing you can do is find a lawyer who is willing to fight the case on a basis that if he wins the case for you he deducts his fee from that. some lawyers do that but it depends on the type of case and weather or not they feel the case is winnable and will reap enough reward for it to benefit them.
husaindindar
///Member
So I've read this thread for the first time, and from I can pick up is,
William rebuilt the motor and knew theres some stuff not good on the rebuild, maybe crank had issues etc. He then threw in some thicker oil to try and mitigate the issues. Sold the car to get it off his hands.
From the website, it seems he's been doing a good few x35 BMW's. I'm pretty sure he knew something was fishy on the rebuild.
Place also looks dodgy AF.
Anyone on here that knows this William dude?
I really hope you get this resolved with the finance house. Not nice to get innocently taken for a ride!
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William rebuilt the motor and knew theres some stuff not good on the rebuild, maybe crank had issues etc. He then threw in some thicker oil to try and mitigate the issues. Sold the car to get it off his hands.
From the website, it seems he's been doing a good few x35 BMW's. I'm pretty sure he knew something was fishy on the rebuild.
Place also looks dodgy AF.
Anyone on here that knows this William dude?
I really hope you get this resolved with the finance house. Not nice to get innocently taken for a ride!
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///Avi
///Member
husaindindar said:
I know of the guy. I've been recommended to use him here in CT but I never got a chance to. He is a good guy from all accounts.
He does build quite a few x35s and a friend has recently used his services.
He is on the forum, I suggest to OP to get into contact with him directly and resolve this
Good day all
I firstly would like to thank all of the members for the advices and support received. The members have really been amazingly supportive and I greatly appreciate it. This group is a blessing indeed. I believe in absolute transparency and honesty and especially in a situation like this, integrity is key. Therefore, herewith the latest correspondence between myself and the seller regarding this.
He has indicated that he would do the ECT on Saturday the latest and I would then just save up and buy a complete motor. As mentioned, the history of the is well documented and the evidence of the history is visible in the components of the vehicle.
Once again thank you so much for the advices shared and support given.
I firstly would like to thank all of the members for the advices and support received. The members have really been amazingly supportive and I greatly appreciate it. This group is a blessing indeed. I believe in absolute transparency and honesty and especially in a situation like this, integrity is key. Therefore, herewith the latest correspondence between myself and the seller regarding this.
He has indicated that he would do the ECT on Saturday the latest and I would then just save up and buy a complete motor. As mentioned, the history of the is well documented and the evidence of the history is visible in the components of the vehicle.
Once again thank you so much for the advices shared and support given.
StrollingCoal
Active member
This could easily have taken a different direction, but big ups to both parties for sorting this out in an amicable manner. I think a lot of us can take a lesson here.
Good luck with getting your ride sorted
Good luck with getting your ride sorted
UpNcOmiNg!
Events Organiser
Knowing Sherwy personally and having him offer me this very car more than once, I don't think anything malicious was meant from his side.
The fact that there was non-disclosure on the fact that the motor had a previous work though is of concern.
I am glad that he has come to the party and I really do hope that you two have been able to resolve this, and further to that I really hope that everything goes well from hereon in!
Wishing you the best bud
The fact that there was non-disclosure on the fact that the motor had a previous work though is of concern.
I am glad that he has come to the party and I really do hope that you two have been able to resolve this, and further to that I really hope that everything goes well from hereon in!
Wishing you the best bud
Kyle said:
Personally, I would've given the car back and walked away. I probably wouldn't have even spoken much after those few initial messages.. You have a lot more tolerance than I.
N54's are temperamental at the best of times, having a car where the previous owner doesn't even know the wrong oil was used, is a huge alarm bell for me.. Who knows what else could go wrong further down the line, due to negligence/ignorance..? Just know that with your current arrangement, you've now exhausted your right to return the car, should something else crop up.
That being said, it's your car and your money.. If you're happy, that's what counts.. R20k is a small amount when you take into account the N54 and its potential issues, so I just hope you have done your homework, extensively.
Good luck.
husaindindar
///Member
KPM_330 said:
Sadly I agree...
Engine swaps tend to have their own gremlins especially with resale...
osiris
///Member
I must agree with the above statements. I think in my ownership of my N54 Z4 I have easily spent in excess of 200k on parts and labour and most of the labour over the last 2 years was done by me even. That does not include an engine as I have never dealt with engine issues before as I am heavily OCD when it comes to oil for this exact reason.
My money spent is on maintenance alone and turbos. and 200k I think is me not thinking correctly or lying to myself, its probably WAY more and closer to 300k if I'm honest. N54 is a story. Usually the engine itself is solid, its all the little things around the engine that give kak, o2 sensors, boost solenoids. Injectors( 5k each roughly) high pressure fuel pumps (anywhere from 8.5k to 14k) water pump (9 - 11k). Turbos ( anywhere from 15k to 40k) depending on who does it and if you go for replacement turbos from bmw or get them rebuilt etc. Coil packs love to go on these cars too. Vanos solenoids. Ag the list goes on.
The costs of ownership of an N54 is not for the weak!
This is not to say that they are terrible and unreliable, they can be very reliable if maintained correctly and kept in stock form, as soon as you start to mod an N54 they start to give issues and this isn't because modding them is bad its merely because they are old cars now, The parts are getting old and brittle so the weakest parts that start getting put under strain start to give issues and need replacement.
My worry about this car is that the engine gave up, which usually is a sign that the car had a rough life as N54 motors are pretty damn strong which is why people can mod them into monsters so easily. So in saying that I would have a look at the state of the turbos and all the other parts, also check which index injectors it has, I mean if it has low revision injectors and they were leaking and not replaces you could have had cylinder wash and that could have causes engine issues too.
My money spent is on maintenance alone and turbos. and 200k I think is me not thinking correctly or lying to myself, its probably WAY more and closer to 300k if I'm honest. N54 is a story. Usually the engine itself is solid, its all the little things around the engine that give kak, o2 sensors, boost solenoids. Injectors( 5k each roughly) high pressure fuel pumps (anywhere from 8.5k to 14k) water pump (9 - 11k). Turbos ( anywhere from 15k to 40k) depending on who does it and if you go for replacement turbos from bmw or get them rebuilt etc. Coil packs love to go on these cars too. Vanos solenoids. Ag the list goes on.
The costs of ownership of an N54 is not for the weak!
This is not to say that they are terrible and unreliable, they can be very reliable if maintained correctly and kept in stock form, as soon as you start to mod an N54 they start to give issues and this isn't because modding them is bad its merely because they are old cars now, The parts are getting old and brittle so the weakest parts that start getting put under strain start to give issues and need replacement.
My worry about this car is that the engine gave up, which usually is a sign that the car had a rough life as N54 motors are pretty damn strong which is why people can mod them into monsters so easily. So in saying that I would have a look at the state of the turbos and all the other parts, also check which index injectors it has, I mean if it has low revision injectors and they were leaking and not replaces you could have had cylinder wash and that could have causes engine issues too.
KPM_330 said:
i agree with the above. R20k wont get you very far and you will have to deal with the issue of police clearances, disclosing the engine was changed the day you decide to sell etc etc.
From a legal point of view, is there no way to return the car back to the finance house or to the seller himself and walk away from this deal?
