Car broke down at the weekend and I've just been told £2000 for the unit and £500 labour. Gutted!

Morning Paul

Ouch

Has a diagnostic scan been carried out, a neighbours wife broke down AA arrived ran a scan told her Gearbox has gone. Her car was recovered to our local BMW specialist who rang her and told Gearbox is fine Diff has failed ???

So first who diagnosed the issue if it was an Auto Gearbox specialist then OK

If the diagnosis is correct then consider that your Gearbox is 13 years old (how many miles ?) has it ever been serviced ? The repair will give a fully serviced gearbox with all software updated, a Gearbox service alone will cost around £6 to £700. Also if you like the car £2500 is probably cheaper than buying replacement.

Dave

2 hours ago, Greydog said:

Morning Paul

Ouch

Has a diagnostic scan been carried out, a neighbours wife broke down AA arrived ran a scan told her Gearbox has gone. Her car was recovered to our local BMW specialist who rang her and told Gearbox is fine Diff has failed ???

So first who diagnosed the issue if it was an Auto Gearbox specialist then OK

If the diagnosis is correct then consider that your Gearbox is 13 years old (how many miles ?) has it ever been serviced ? The repair will give a fully serviced gearbox with all software updated, a Gearbox service alone will cost around £6 to £700. Also if you like the car £2500 is probably cheaper than buying replacement.

Dave

Thanks Dave. Yes the diagnosis has been done by a BMW specialist and you're right it's still going to be cheaper than buying a replacement. The car has a full service history and has done 154,000 miles.

Although the car has a Full Service History has the gearbox actually been serviced ? Remember BMW themselves used to tell people that the Gearbox is sealed for life !!!!

ZF who make the box actually say service at 60 to 100k depending on use and climate

Dave