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I have a new 2011 528i, purchased in December2010. I have the same transmission jerkiness at low speeds and a very bad lag in acceleration starting at low speeds. The dealer said the car is functioning normally. They just "blew me off". BMW has a transmission problem in this model and continues to deny it.

When I got my first BMW that called for extended OCIs, the BMW oil standard of the day was LongLife-1998 (i.e. LL-98), and BMW required a change every 12 months regardless of how low the mileage was since the last change. When the BMW LL-01 oil specification debuted (oddly enough in 2001), BMW eliminated the annual oil change requirement.

A friend of mine has a 1999 Black color BMW 5-series diesel model, which i am interested in purchasing.The car is in very nice condition both from the interior and the exterior, But the engine sounds very rough and in fact pretty loud, the power delivery is smooth, the automatic transmission gears engage very neatly, the only thing that bothers ...

Bmw 528i se 1999. Sept 11th my car sundenly wouldn’t start. I thought it was a starter motor issue, or high resistance connection. Sprayed wd40 in areas, and car worked for nearly 3 weeks stopping starting. Then happened again for good. Only thing is that on every occasion it will start with a jump start.

I bought my BMW 520 (first registration Sep 01) in Nov 2008. In Jan 09, the battery was going flat often. Since then, the battery has been changed 4 times, alternator changed twice and an electrician has checked the drainage system but i tried starting the car yesterday after a new battery was fitted on Thursday 31st Dec 09 and it was

Hello all 3 months ago bought a 2009 bmw 528i xdrive. First month two ignition coils went out took to shop they changed coils $200. About 2 weeks later 2 more went out. So I looked up info and replaced them myself easy fix.... anyway it was running good for about week then drove into town parked for 2 hours ... came back out crank but no start.

Jan 19, 2010 · Just bought CPO 2005 530i with 41,000 miles. It came with BMW's standard CPO warranty that goes through October 2010 or 100,000 miles. BMW sells an extended maintenance warranty for approx $2800. That's costing $85/month for the remaining 2.7 years. I won't hit the 100K mileage mark before this. Is the extended maintenance warranty worth it?

Engine knock on start up doesn't hurt anything so what's the issue? I have the complete service history provided by the factory and the former owner didn't have much to complain about. This is a heckuva nice van, I found it to be the most comfortable, with the best options on the market and what a great bargain at $18,000 and still under bumper ...

bmw_user, I got a few more options than you on an 528xi at a lower price than yours. I went through Sam's Club and got a very competitive bid from a dealer less than 2 hours away. I then went back to my local dealer (where I test drove a 528i and 535i). I was pleasantly surprised that they offered me a lower price, so I ordered the car that ...