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I believe the original poster lives on the East coast hence 200 miles being long. I also think 200 miles is minimum HWY driving to get a decent read on your HWY mileage.
Just purchase an 04 325ci sports package from another soldier. Two questions I have about the car.
1. Can the alarm system program be programmed for the horn to sound also when the lights flash and clown nose blinks???
2. What replacement tires, 245/45 W 17" would any of you recommend, that are not extremely steep in price and provide good traction in wet as well. The Dunlop SP 2000 have marginal wet weather , excellent dry weather, and not all that great wear.
any suggestions would be appreciated.
thanks.
abfisch
Should be the same as my old 330i, so yes.
"2. What replacement tires, 245/45 W 17" would any of you recommend, that are not extremely steep in price and provide good traction in wet as well. The Dunlop SP 2000 have marginal wet weather , excellent dry weather, and not all that great wear."
Kumhos are considered best bang for the buck. If you're planning on just replacing the rears, then you should get what the fronts have or replace all 4.
They should be 225/45-17..
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For the past three weeks, my car fails to start on the first crank of the day (note that the weather has been cooling recently). After two or three attempts (immediately after the first attempt), it starts with a shimmy. The problem does not reoccur for the rest of the day.
Yesterday, after my routine of failing to start and then shimmies in the garage, the automatic car stalled when switching from reverse to drive.
I will take it to a dealer when I have a chance, but the dealer is over 100 miles away.
1. Will waiting hurt the car or put me in danger?
2. So that I am not taken advantage of, what are the most likely problems and solutions?
Thanks for your help.
I understand BMW gives an incredible warranty on their cars and that they get pretty good gas mileage. I don't want a manual transmission however; does the car come with an automatic transmission and what kind of gas mileage do they get? Does anyone have any answers and give me all the pros and cons of owning a BMW.
Thank you
Catlady44
All new BMWs come with 4yr/50k warranty and 4yr/50k free maintenance (all oil changes, scheduled interval maintenance, brakes & rotors, wiper blades, etc are all free). Any used BMW will get whatever is remaining on those.... If the vehicle is BMW Certified by the dealer, then it gets an extension of 2 years and 50k miles, which brings it to 6yr/100k..... (When the the 4 years is up, the 2 years kicks in OR when the first 50k is up, another 50k kicks in.)
If it is Certified and still in the Free Maintenance period, then you also have the opportunity to purchase the full maintenance upgrade to that same 6yr/100k for about $1000-$1100, which is a pretty good deal considering the most expensive maintenance will happen between 50k and 100k.
Not only will you get better gas mileage and great warranty & maintenance, but you'll really enjoy driving a 3-series.... Have you gotten a chance to drive one yet?
Performance Package on a 2002 330i? The Performance Package (i.e., w/235HP) was not offered until the 2003 model 330i IIRC. Do you mean Sports Package?
Lamps 1 and 4 are Bi-Xenon (from 2001 or 2002 on) and serve as your regular driving lights, whether low or high beam. Bi-Xenon lights have extremely long life under normal circumstances. One of the circumcumstances that will cause problems for Bi-Xenon's is a rapid cycling of the lights (low beam-high beam-low beam) hence the high beam halogens are there to serve this specific function.
As an aside, why in hell anyone would want those annoying and terribly effective horns sounding is beyond me personally.
I encourage you to try a BMW 3-Series, but don't get one for the gas mileage. Given your own personal driving circumstances, I'd be surprised if you got much better than the 16mpg you are getting now in your Bug.
Steering wheel is turned to the left a few degrees when I drive my car straight. If I position steering wheel straight – the car bears a bit to the right.
Mechanics at the dealership obviously said that they “did not notice it”.
Anyone had similar problem? Is it even a problem? My tire pressure is 29 front 35 rear.
mike
regards,
kyfdx
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I had the same problem, and it was the alignment. Roads in CA are horrible.
When I back up sometimes, I hear a mild grinding and a pulling, as if the gearshift is between gears when it's not. But the gear shift is positioned correctly.
any advice
I was wondering if any of you had similar experience.
When I turn the steering wheel I feel a cracking noise for a second, like it stumbled on something. I said “feel” noise because with the car running the passenger next to me would not be able to actually hear it unless he physically puts his arm on the wheel and try to rotate it. So I mostly feel it through my arms rather then hear it. It does not happen always. It is really a strange feeling that is hard to describe, like it touches something metal there and then goes past it. It does not stop the wheel from turning and does not make it any difficult to turn the wheel. But at the same time I hear it I feel it when I turn the wheel.
Anyone experienced the same thing?
mike
I have a new problem with my 2001 325xi: when it rains, water leaks into the car from somewhere onto the front footwells!! Soaking wet!
I have searched this forum, found a couple of similar issues reported but did not find any solutions....could anyone help please?
Also have a new problem with a flickering Xenon lamp, this too when its raining.
Any ideas would be appreciated so I can go to the dealer armed with some info.
The car is otherwise in fine condition.
Thanks.
It was 5 years ago during the steering retrofit for '01 models. After the retrofit, I noticed my steering wheel was off center, so I took it back and they fixed it. I didn't have to pay for it, since it was related to work they did. You'll probably have to pay for yours.
thanks.
Bye
I have never used snow tires before so I have not actually experienced the benefits. But I wanted to find out if you had any suggestions for what type of snow tires to use on your 325xi.
Le us know if this was of any help.
Can someone gently tell me, can these mirrors be collapsed by pressure while in storage, or they are not meant for that. They are only meant to give under impact.
Thanks.
abfisch
Thanks again. I will put some body weight into it and see what happens.
abfisch
abfisch
Why would you want to fold them? They aren't automated, so I'd think it's more hassle than worth.
Thanks. I wanted to fold them in because I am always brushing up against them in the garage as the space is tight.
While I have your attention, do you have that cargo net in your car. Where does the cargo net attach at the trunk end of the car??? REalize, I just got this time last week. I cannot locate the metal posts near the trunk opening but see them near the back seat/front part of the trunk. A little help would be appreciated.
abfisch
Park it so you have more room on driver side, and less room on passanger side. That's what I tell my wife to do, since she parks in the garage.
I'm not sure if you can fold them. Something like that would be listed on your owners manual.
"While I have your attention, do you have that cargo net in your car. Where does the cargo net attach at the trunk end of the car"
I never got the cargo for my old 330i. I used to put stuff in the passanger side to keep it from flying around in the trunk. Still do it with the new car.
what excactly happend and what can be done about the situation??????
Summer: Goodyear F1 or Michelin PS's
if you see snow rarely and DON'T want two sets of tires, the Michelin Pilot Sport All-Seasons or Pirelli P Zero Nero M+S are top choices in all-season tires.
If it was me and my 325, I would have snow tires put on my 16" stock rims and look for some 17" rims for summer tires on ebay.
I run 18" Pilot Sports and 17" Dunlop M3's (Thanksgiving to tax day) in DC area on my 330i.