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Dec 22, 2004 | 03:11 PM

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Yet another reason not to get a BMW...

This one is posted by a member of tl.acurazine.com.

https://acurazine.com/forums/car-talk-5/bmw-m-stock-shift-knobs-fit-105368/

BMW quality is as good as ever. At the bottom of that thread, there are links to a bimmer forum and apparently this isn't the first time this has happened. Crazy...

Dec 22, 2004 | 03:14 PM

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Dec 22, 2004 | 03:14 PM

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From: Canada, eh?

Now we know where Chris Bangle got the inspiration for his "flame" line of thought...

Dec 22, 2004 | 03:16 PM

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Now we know where Chris Bangle got the inspiration for his "flame" line of thought...

Dec 22, 2004 | 03:52 PM

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Why am I not surprised by this.

Dec 22, 2004 | 04:25 PM

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I have 5 new 7 series in my family, 3 of them have been lemoned for new ones :wtf:

Dec 22, 2004 | 04:28 PM

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Do the seats heat up faster than they do in the TSX? If they do then I'm willing to risk it. A burned butt is a warm butt.

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Dec 22, 2004 | 04:29 PM

kurt_bradley

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Introducing the new BMW 5 series. The hottest car in its class.

Okay, that was :ghey:

Dec 22, 2004 | 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DEI99662

Why am I not surprised by this.

I knew something like this would happen.

Dec 22, 2004 | 05:47 PM

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Yeah these cars do warm up faster than the TSX. The Mercedez literally takes two seconds to heat the seats.

Dec 23, 2004 | 02:15 AM

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Is that worse than CR-Vs that's catch fire?

Dec 23, 2004 | 07:02 AM

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Is that worse than CR-Vs that's catch fire?

None of the CR-V fires have caused injuries.

Plus, when the fire is literally right on your ass, I'd be worried too.

Dec 23, 2004 | 01:13 PM

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More proof that owning a BMW will burn through your wallet.

Dec 23, 2004 | 01:44 PM

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More proof that owning a BMW will burn through your wallet.

Oh so true...

Dec 23, 2004 | 08:32 PM

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None of the CR-V fires have caused injuries.

Plus, when the fire is literally right on your ass, I'd be worried too.

Seriously, you can't spare one company because you like the brand. A car catching on fire underneath the body where you can't see it is potentially more dangerous than feeling your ass on fire.

Dec 26, 2004 | 12:57 AM

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All i can say is, damn....We had a heated seat problem on our Escalade, but nothing like this. The front passenger's seat heater simply wouldn't turn off, it went on by itself, and it stayed on after the car was turned off, draining the battery. It was fixed under warranty, and was nothing more than an annoyance (arriving at BWI at 1am to find the car dead sucked), but nothing was burnt!

Dec 26, 2004 | 04:04 PM

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Yeah these cars do warm up faster than the TSX. The Mercedez literally takes two seconds to heat the seats.

I't been cold so I've been driving around for the last few days with the Acura's seat heaters on and I could barely tell. Safer than the Eurocars, I suppose, but...

I first heard of this problem in a Saab 99 in the 1970s; there are occasional posts about it over on the Volvo boards. A little disconcerting to see a burning hole appear in the seat right by some of one's own favorite parts. Volvo has a seat heater recall out on some, but not all, years of the 850. Apparently the seat heater failure rate was just "too high" for the Feds.

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Originally Posted by NHTSA

Make : VOLVO Model : 850 Year : 1996
Manufacturer : VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 02V314000 Recall Date : NOV 19, 2002
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 65000

Dec 26, 2004 | 04:16 PM

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I need something warmer then the TSX, but not as hot as the ass on fire BMW...

Dec 26, 2004 | 05:28 PM

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Well we dont have to worry about our seats buring, they arent leather!

Dec 28, 2004 | 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by gfxdave99

Well we dont have to worry about our seats buring, they arent leather!

The seating surfaces are.

Dec 29, 2004 | 12:08 AM

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It's official.

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BMW AG will recall some 75,000 of its 5- and 7-series cars after problems were discovered with front-seat heating mats, the German luxury car maker said Tuesday.

Seat mats could overheat in certain circumstances, damaging the surrounding upholstery and possibly resulting in slight burns, a spokesman said. The defect is limited to the seats and does not affect other parts of the automobile.

He put the estimated cost of the recall at 16 million ($21.7 million).

http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/28/pf/a....reut/?cnn=yes