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Old 04-23-2008, 06:44 PM
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the taillight stops working and the bulb is fine, but the taillight is bad
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Old 04-23-2008, 07:03 PM
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whats the light internally grounded?
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Old 04-23-2008, 10:18 PM
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no they use a stapmed peice of **** metal to power/ground all the bulbs, and that goes bad.
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or you need new exhaust valves and they are $1500 JUST FOR THE VALVES. Never own another bmw in my life. Thats a 4 cycle btw..
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Old 04-24-2008, 12:17 PM
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yeah i just have an e30, and it needs a head job, because they all do. you need to reweld the head, because its made of grey cheese, and cracks, i need new rocker arms @$30 each because they are a crappy design and cast poorly, the new ones are made badly, but reinforced. the valves are prolly shot, cams wear out in german cars too...



and then its STILL slow
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YOU LEASE BMWs!!!



YOU DONT BUY THEM!
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i wouldnt even lease them, hell i dunno if id ever even rent one.



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Old 04-24-2008, 05:30 PM
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**** as long as they give me a rental car I could give a **** if the motor falls out in the middle of the road.



They even give free maintance now on new ones.
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They even give free maintance now on new ones.

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yeah the maintenance is built into the price of the car. how else do you explain a $20000 car for $40000. Hey but it comes with lifetime free car washes!
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But...but...but.... Every car magazine in the world is always shouting about how good BMW's are. They are the car that every other car should try to be. The 3-series is the "perfect automobile". Flawless in every way. The standard to which all other cars are measured. Are they wrong?
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