if you have a bmw 335i

rgramjet · September 29, 2008, 05:51:51 PM

My dealer did the same thing on my "tuned" escalade.....dont know how many hps it lost....used to almost chirp second and get 18mpg loaded and going 80 on the highway. Now its sluggish and gets 16 if Im lucky...

Service Manager at my dealer said my computer had an aftermarket tune on it and the mechanic broght it back to stock so as not to void the warranty. She looked at me like I should have thanked her.....I hate car dealerships...

Popeye the Sailor · December 31, 2008, 05:50:28 PM

Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on September 25, 2008, 09:35:28 PM
don't disconnect the battery and then close the trunk. that is all.

So....I didn't think BMW would actually be this lame, so I checked the 328i. Way up under the trunk lid....there is a hidden tumbler for a key.

Does yours have one, by any chance?

Statler · December 31, 2008, 06:02:44 PM

Quote from: MrIncredible on December 31, 2008, 05:50:28 PM
So....I didn't think BMW would actually be this lame, so I checked the 328i. Way up under the trunk lid....there is a hidden tumbler for a key.

Does yours have one, by any chance?

not had much to do for three months?

Popeye the Sailor · December 31, 2008, 06:07:42 PM

Quote from: Statler on December 31, 2008, 06:02:44 PM
not had much to do for three months?

I forgot to check for two months, then, upon checking, forgot to ask for another month.

erkishhorde · January 01, 2009, 10:31:09 AM

Quote from: MrIncredible on December 31, 2008, 06:07:42 PM
I forgot to check for two months, then, upon checking, forgot to ask for another month.

Now you got me wanting to check the trunk on my dad's 138.

Re-reading the complaints about the dealers doing stupid things reminds me one my dad just had. The seat moving mechanism broke shortly after he bought the car so he took it to the dealer to get it replaced. But when they replaced it they gouged the rail that the seat belt attaches to. So my dad takes it back to get the rail replaced and then they forget to put the seat belt back onto the rail after they replace it!

Mother · January 01, 2009, 10:35:35 AM

Quote from: erkishhorde on September 25, 2008, 11:20:10 PM
A co-worker was stupid and locked both his keys in the trunk of his Z4. Dealer had to order the keys from Germany after he had to go to the DMV and get a temp license (wallet in the trunk) and new registration papers. Then they wouldn't spot him the $80 for the new keys after they already had possession of his car and they knew his wallet was in the trunk. He had even bought the car from them and they still made him jump through all these hoops.

Lucky for him he just bought a 1098 so he's switching to that as his primary for now and selling the Z4.

it would have been easier to go throught the deck lid with a sawzall and get a new trunk

cyrus buelton · January 01, 2009, 12:35:06 PM

I once had a dealer steal my K&N Air Filter and replace it with a stock paper piece of shit when it was in for an oil change.

I didn't discover it for a month or so later when I went to clean out the filter.

Called and pregnant doged at the service manager and he ended up buying me a new one.

lauramonster · January 03, 2009, 08:49:36 AM

Quote from: Mother on January 01, 2009, 10:35:35 AM

it would have been easier to go throught the deck lid with a sawzall and get a new trunk

got rear-ended and it took 2 months for the trunk to come from Germany!!! not cheaper on the Z3.

can't lock my keys in a 2000 Z3 - need the key to lock the trunk!! They're so smart - they think of everything!! it has a push button trunk release, so don't need the key to open the trunk.

That Nice Guy Beck! · January 03, 2009, 09:20:44 AM

FYI- that key hole is still electric not manual so with battery disconnected it does not work.

design flaw oh well car is still sick lol

cyrus buelton · January 03, 2009, 10:14:30 AM

Is that the twin turbo?

My bro and his wife bought one a year or 2 ago, can't recall.

That thing is bad ass to drive, hard to obey an sort of speed limit, though.

aaronb · January 03, 2009, 10:30:53 AM

does the 335i have the jump terminals under the hood still (my '97 328i has a pos. terminal on the firewall)? you could have energized the system with a 12v battery hooked up there.

That Nice Guy Beck! · January 03, 2009, 11:15:41 AM

Quote from: cyrus buelton on January 03, 2009, 10:14:30 AM
Is that the twin turbo?

My bro and his wife bought one a year or 2 ago, can't recall.

That thing is bad ass to drive, hard to obey an sort of speed limit, though.

yea twin turbo
and I have a chip that is a plug and play by eurobhan made specifically for that car
its amazing how the chip wakes the car up, going from fast to throw you back in your seat fast
car is such a sleeper love when the mustangs on the higway try to race me lol

That Nice Guy Beck! · January 03, 2009, 11:16:16 AM

Quote from: aaronb on January 03, 2009, 10:30:53 AM
does the 335i have the jump terminals under the hood still (my '97 328i has a pos. terminal on the firewall)? you could have energized the system with a 12v battery hooked up there.

yea it does that was my next move actually

rgramjet · January 03, 2009, 11:30:48 AM

Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on January 03, 2009, 11:15:41 AM
yea twin turbo
and I have a chip that is a plug and play by eurobhan made specifically for that car
its amazing how the chip wakes the car up, going from fast to throw you back in your seat fast
car is such a sleeper love when the mustangs on the higway try to race me lol

It wont beat a supercharged Cobra will it?

That Nice Guy Beck! · January 03, 2009, 12:16:33 PM

Quote from: rgramjet on January 03, 2009, 11:30:48 AM
It wont beat a supercharged Cobra will it?

no I dont think so , im sure the new m3 will though
its the first v8 bmw made and highest revving bmw engine ever 8800 rpms!
plus its 33 lbs lighter then the 6 cyl

last time i dynoed mine i got just over 401 hp

people that i let drive it are shocked and how fast the car is...

so much fun to drive lots of tickets though lol

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