The Ken":3oi3fpls said:It's going to aviemore at the weekend fingers crossed! I couldn't get it booked in locally this week so I'll just need to risk it.
The Ken":2v1dvj1z said:gnawamurney":2v1dvj1z said:I fix these feckin things for a living! There are a few well known issues with them but apart from the wildly over-optimistic timing belt replacement intervals they are no worse than anything else and actually better than most. If you want to know anything about them give me a shout.
what do you charge for a cambelt etc/waterpump change?
jimihendrix":3f3y4lq3 said:My Beemer is going out to a BMW specialist in Hamilton on Saturday, needing the rear wheel bearings and suspension arms replaced, looked at doing the job myself but would have needed to buy/borrow a ton of kit (slide hammer, gear puller, etc), and even then it's a potential ballache, not motivated to strip the car down on a freezing cold driveway either (been putting the job off for about two months) so going to dig deep and pay someone else.
Only the third time i've trusted a garage with one of my cars and the other two times i was unimpressed :roll:
Mr Panda":3f50lajy said:Persevere - they're good mechanics and therefore not always able to answer the phone. Can take a few attempts. Recommended on the various BMW forums too
They've done my 328 since I bought it - no dramas