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530e Servicing Requirement
I need a recommendation for my situation. I bought a 2018 BMW 530e with 59,080 miles from a private seller who acquired it from a car auction at a private school. The school provides cars to directors and auctions them every five years. The car's service history includes: December 2019: Minor service (oil and oil filter change, micro-filter) at 21,000 miles. May 2021: Major service (oil, oil filter, air filter, spark plugs, micro-filter change) at 41,000 miles. According to the school’s auction administration, subsequent services were performed by their handyman using BMW parts, not by a dealer, and they cannot provide a detailed service history for these. The iDrive system indicates that the next service is due in June 2025 or in 11,000 miles. However, I purchased a three-year protection plan that requires servicing the car every 12 months or 12,000 miles from the plan's activation date. Given this situation, should I pay £800 for a service at a BMW dealer now, or wait until the iDrive system indicates service is due in June 2025 or in 11,000 miles? Can I trust that the school performed the services, or is there a risk they may have simply reset the iDrive service dates? Is it possible for anyone to reset iDrive without servicing car? -
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BMW e38
The repair costs are between 600 e-2200e, it depends on the problem, I am looking to make a Swap,i bought the car with a broken box... -
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Reset idrive
Morning Mike Welcome to the Forum You could try disconnecting the Battery (Neg lead first) for about 30 mins (a Dealer trick) if that doesn't reset things then a Diagnostic session may be the only way Good Luck Dave -
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BMW e38
Morning Veigar Welcome to the Forum The box in your car should be 5 speed ZF A5S440Z it may be cheaper to service/repair the box than look for a replacement. When was the box last serviced? ZF advise service every 60 to 100k (kilometres) If you were thinking of an upgrade there is a lot of work including ECU matching Good Luck Dave- 1
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Insane insurance quotation !
Very nice looking car John I hope you enjoy it as much as your 325 Strange how sometimes the way the car develops and delivers it's power can feel so different. I owned a Whale tale Cosworth that felt fairly ordinary until 3k then hold tight, two E55 AMG's that were brutal yet the CLS 63 AMG despite having nearly 200hp more never felt like the 55's (made it easy to collect points if you weren't careful) The only car I have had that felt really strong was the Lotus Carlton it always felt like it was delivering every ounce of power My X5 4.6is was mildly tuned (uprated Cams and Throttle body) acceleration is instant, the Diesel needs to be above 2.5k before it starts to move. I had both cars at Goodwood a couple of years ago and lap times were within tenths yet the V8 always felt faster. Get the 635 rolling road tested just so you know it's delivering as it should maybe even an ECU tune The main thing is ENJOY it Dave
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