Recent content by Drew001

Thank you for this excellent information - it helps a lot. A good friend of mine has recommended what he considers a very fair body shop (unlike my last attempt), so I'm going to try them next week. Should the price still be a bit too high, I'll buy the parts and get them painted. Again...

I have a 2014 i3 Rex and the right rear door has a cracked/damaged door skin. The door functions properly and there doesn't seem to be any underlying damage. The dealership wants $4K to replace it which is ridiculous. The panel itself looks to be about $225 when purchased online. Has anyone...

Thanks, MagicCarpet. That recall was part of what caused my concern. But all seems well. I looked inside the frunk, checked under the car front and back and found nothing obvious. Took it for a drive and the maintenance cycle failed again. I stopped and filled up the gas tank - it took just...

spartacus68, you could be correct that I jumped to a conclusion. The gas is low, but I haven't been driving the car much since I'm not commuting to work anymore. I've got a big exclamation point on the dash and it keeps trying and failing to run the maintenance cycle. I've got BimmerCode and...

That's a bad thing, right? Walked to my car for a short trip and saw a largish stain on the ground just under my bumper. Didn't think much of it (Downtown Los Angeles, 80 year old parking lot not in great shape). Got the familiar, "Possible to continue your journey..." message for the...

Mahalo for the insight, Art. I was stewing last night as I tried to sleep, thinking that I'll get the car back from the dealership and find someone to do the job cheaper... You are right, I am lucky more damage wasn't done. However, I'm not going to authorize the $500 front brake job or the...

Update: The dealership found broken motor mount brackets and it's going to cost about $3400 to fix. I purchased this car used from a BMW dealership in a nearby city and I'm wondering, since this issue was part of a free service campaign from BMW, why wasn't this fixed between the original...

Well, I can't find information on this error online and it seems like something that can't be reset/fixed easily. So, I guess it's time to send it to the dealership since I need a functional vehicle. Thanks you all!

2014 REx, 35,300 miles. Los Angeles. Owner was locked out of the car and figured out that it was the old 12v battery. Replacement battery from Remy Battery purchased, installed, but not registered. It was driven for several days then threw a drivetrain malfunction. Bimmerlink (and Bimmercode)...