I guess more like $600-700, I just check on thules site. yakima site is not working right now for me but it should be around the same. I got most of my stuff used, probably only spent around $400 for everything, locks, fairing, bike trays and snow board attachments. I highly recommend locks since they are pretty easy to take off without them.

 

whats up mid west guys, i was back home in minnesota visiting and man i didnt see one single tl. Do you guys have a large group of enthusiast?

 

Welcome. Actually there are quite a few. Some of us park our rides for the winter. Most of us are daily drivers. We just put on winter shoes and put away our nice summer wheels. You are welcome to come to our meets if you are around.

 

Yea thats what i kind of figured. Unfortunately i was only home to visit for Christmas. I still have my rims on since we dont have snow down here in TN. So maybe some of you guys saw me passing through. Ill be back up north again probably later in the new year and i can stop by for a meet then.

 

I was looking at the Thule set up for it, pretty spendy. I think I may wait until I get a new vehicle next year, unless I find a used one for a decent price.

 

Knock knock!!!

Happy New Year everyone!!

 

Happy New Year to all.

 

Happy New Year guys

 

Just waking up from my new year binge... Happy New Year everyone!

 

Happy new year everyone. Well the M5 is finally back in my possession after spending the month of December at the dealer. I got a call Monday about 3pm telling me they replaced the O2 sensor but now the battery is dead so they recommend a new one for $500. With the way the weather has been this winter so far I don't want to deal with a dead battery on the side of the road so I have them replace that too. I picked the car up Tuesday morning total cost was $1000 which the warranty covered $430. I can hear the engine sounds different now with the new adjusters but it is nice to have it back. I added it up and with the accident and the time at the dealer the car was out of service for 1/4 of 2013 and the mileage shows 2012 I drove 14K miles, 2013 I drove 8900.

 

Congrats on getting your car back back. Nice getting your car for the new year.

 

WTF? A whole month for an O2 sensor and $500 for a new battery? Is this normal BMW service? even Hyundai service will get you in and out within a day or so. Your battery probably wasnt even dead too, just probably needed a full overnight charge because they havent started the car in over a month maybe. Batteries just dont die overnight. My battery in my old civic that sat in the impound for almost a year was still perfectly good after giving it a full charge after getting it back. Ive heard a few horror stories about broken parts replacement price tags from a few friends back then that owned BMWs, one of the main reason why i didnt pick one up when I had the chance, but that is just ridiculous for a battery and an O2 sensor which probably just needed a good cleaning too.

 

No it started with a growling noise that I made an appointment for before Thanksgiving on 12/2. You know what here is the timeline.

12/2 dropped off car for appointment got a 328i xdrive loaner
12/3 they still haven't looked at it
12/4 they still haven't looked at it
12/5 they still haven't looked at it
12/6 get a phone call, on my work phone after I already left for the day, saying they looked at it and think I have two bad VANOS adjustment units which are $2,800 each and the warranty company is sending an adjuster out Monday or Tuesday and they need documentation that I have been doing routine maintenance.

12/7-12/8 weekend no work done
12/9 I get the above phone call that they need the documentation and I drive down to Bloomington on my lunch break and stand around for about 15-20 minutes waiting for my SA to acknowledge me and make copies of my records.

12/9 no word
12/10 get a call right before I leave work the warranty company has approved the repair and parts are being ordered.

12/11 no word
12/12 get a call they sold the loaner car I have and want it back I am in Washington DC at this time and the car is at my parents house.

12/13 BMW sends someone to my parents house to get the car and give me a brand new BMW X1 in exchange.

12/14-12/15 weekend no work done
12/16-12/19 no word
12/20 3pm I get a call the car is finished and I can pick it up. So I fight early rush hour traffic from my work in St Paul down to Motorwerks in Bloomington. I give them the loaner back pay my $100 deductible on the $7,100 repair bill and depart. I start heading home north on 35W and I get a Service Engine Soon light before I even make it to Highway 62. So I turn the car around and head back to the dealer find my SA and he doesn't look to happy to see me again but they take the car and run a scan and it say it is a bad O2 sensor. So I have a quick chat with my SA and a tech and we decide that the car should stay there and they'll look into it as I just had the O2 sensor replaced back in august so it could be bad cats. Luckily they hadn't check my loaner out so I kept the same X1 and sat in rush hour traffic for 1.5 hours to get home.

12/21-12/22 weekend no work done
12/23 I call them for an update get a call back they haven't looked at it yet.

12/24-12/25 Christmas no work done
12/26 Get a phone call bad Bank 2 O2 sensor need to order parts.

12/27 no word
12/28-12/29 weekend no work done
12/30 Get a phone call at 3 pm just as I am getting home. The car is done they recommend a new battery and can I pick it up today? I reply no I am not going down there during rush hour and yes replace the battery.

12/31 went to dealer on lunch break returned loaner car and paid the 100 deductible for the O2 sensor and paid for $249 for the battery and $250 for installation.

 

$250 for installation i would shit my pants. Glad you got it back the way you want it though.

 

damn, never ever gonna buy a bimmer for sure, lol, unless I win the lotto

 

TotLly agreed. I have always want a e46 m3, I will probably get an EVO instead lol.

I would get the M when I have 10k leftover money to spend per month.

 

That's why I love my TL. There are far and few things that I can't work on my car. I think $500.00 for a battery is highway robbery. A Optima Battery Red top is $190.00. That's a top rated battery. I can get two Red Tops for that price. I am glad you got it back before they charge you more money.

 

Boy it's quiet it is also very cold outside. I might be going to Gran Cayman for work. Can wait get out of MN for a week Sun and warn weather for a change.

 

Trust me I called an Indy shop for a quote on a new battery and they said the same price the dealer did so it is what it is. BMW's have to have the battery registered to the car so it knows it is a new battery and has the alternator charge it accordingly.

 

Everything is pricey on BMW's, top models not for low income drivers.

 

Are we still going to meet up for BDubs?

 

Who set up a meet at Bdubs.

 

I did in December and you bitches bailed

 

That is the only one I new of. I was going until you cancel led.

 

When is the next one?

 

I guess you are going to have to get it going nice weather today.

 

I am not sure how many of you remember/ heard of Ken ( Razzi ), he created this thread. His family on his facebook announced that he had passed away.

R.I.P. Ken.

 

I just came on here to post the same thing. That's how I met all you guys. Ken brought his car to my place to lower it. RIP bud

 

That's exactly how I met you guys too, he asked to go to the BBQ/cruise at Jorge's when I had my TSX.

 

Yes I knew Ken very well haven't talk to him then much but it's a sad day that he's gone. I pray for Kim for his family. Does anyone know if they're having a funeral or anything for him here or had he permanently moved to Chicago? Please post or text me I'm I think this was a would like to go and pay our respects to his family and for Ken. R.I.P


http://m.startribune.com/?id=239902971

 

There will be a funeral, but detail hasn't been posted yet. I'll post it up once his family announce something.

 

R.I.P Ken (Razzi)

 

 

Hey guys, came back to see if this had been posted. I checked him out on LinkedIn and apparently he was working in Minneapolis at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Must have been visiting Chicago.

The article I read made it sound like he dropped his phone on the ice and he went after it, then his friends went after him when the ice broke.

It's messed up, he was just a kid. It's weird reading headlines calling him "St Paul man", I still think of him as that scrawny 17 yr old kid that Dan and I met over at FoodMart in St Paul.

 

The article said they were on a road trip. His girlfriend was missing which she is probably dead.

 

I came to also pay my condolences. Ken was such a genuine, kindhearted kid. I always will remember him for that. I am practically sick over this because I happen to be in Chicago right now and heard about someone falling in the river...I just couldn't fathom it would be someone I knew and cared about.

Thank you for telling me, Josh.

My best wishes thoughts and prayers are out to Ken's family and that of his girlfriend. Such a tragedy

 

Yeah I heard about it on the news last night but they didn't say the name. I just came here doing a routine check of the board and am stunned that Ken was the person who fell into the river. I only met him a handful of times at Jorge's house but this is really sad news.

 

hey guys, as you'll know about ken. ill try to keep you guys updated on the funeral.
thanks.

 

For those who are interested, here are the funeral arrangements for Ken:
Visitation: 1/17/13 4:00-8:00 PM
Bradshaw Funeral Home
1078 Rice St
St. Paul MN 55117

Church Service: 1/18/13 11:00 AM
St. Columba
1327 W. Lafond Ave
St. Paul MN 55140

 

i was going to post the same.

Who is going to his funeral or church service?