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Mission accomplished! And Yes Mccurry...HE BLUE THINGY ABOVE IS THE SHIPPING BLOCK! GET IT OUT OF THERE! Here is an update after returning from the BMW service dept today!
DOUG_999 - YOU WERE 1000% correct! They forgot to remove the fricken shipping spacers from ALL 4 SPRINGS! Funny thing is I bought the car with 650 miles from the dealer who first sold it to THEIR OWN SALES MANAGER...HE DROVE IT WITH THE SPACERS IN FOR 650 miles...then I drove it for 700 miles....was very close to making a claim with BMW for full refund ...Very happy 650i xDrive Gran Coupe driver now! The ride is 100% better...I sold my 20s and bought OEM 19s ...cash neutral. Thanks for your support! This is a great site! |
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09-03-2013, 10:25 PM | #24 |
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WOW - that is great news! I suspect they used to be like what ManiacGT posted and now have changed to the new style and thus the dealers are missing them.
Now I just need you to come a little bit east so I can go for a ride in your car. You can meet me in Wheaton
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Mccurry..UES The Blue Thingy is the shipping block! Get it out of there!
YOU WERE 1000% correct! They forgot to remove the fricken shipping spacers from ALL 4 SPRINGS! Funny thing is I bought the car with 650 miles from the dealer who first sold it to THEIR OWN SALES MANAGER...HE DROVE IT WITHT HE SPACERS IN FOR 650 miles...then I drove it for 700 miles....they basically just said sorry and left it at that. I called the service manager to let him too know what I thought...was polite....he appreciated the input. Then he proceeded to blame an out of state dealer (MO) where they swapped for the "unit". They claimed the MO dealer was responsible for PDI! I just let it go.....pick your battles. Very happy 650i xDrive Gran Coupe driver now! Thanks for the tip! Rides sooo much better now! |
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09-03-2013, 11:04 PM | #26 |
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Mccurry..Yes The Blue Thingy is the shipping block! Get it out of there!
YOU WERE 1000% correct! They forgot to remove the fricken shipping spacers from ALL 4 SPRINGS! Funny thing is I bought the car with 650 miles from the dealer who first sold it to THEIR OWN SALES MANAGER...HE DROVE IT WITHT HE SPACERS IN FOR 650 miles...then I drove it for 700 miles....they basically just said sorry and left it at that. I called the service manager to let him too know what I thought...was polite....he appreciated the input. Then he proceeded to blame an out of state dealer (MO) where they swapped for the "unit". They claimed the MO dealer was responsible for PDI! I just let it go.....pick your battles. Very happy 650i xDrive Gran Coupe driver now! Thanks for the tip! Rides sooo much better now! |
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fyi: mine has 4 pieces in front wheel, 6 at the back. Total 20 pcs of shipping blocks |
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09-04-2013, 11:30 AM | #31 | |
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I am actually hoping that the blocks are my problem as well, so I can have them removed and start to enjoy the car I wasn't too excited to drive after a while.
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09-04-2013, 01:16 PM | #32 |
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Amazing... Does driving the car for that long with the blocks cause any damage to the suspension????
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09-04-2013, 04:01 PM | #33 |
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No - the blocks are designed to take the impact of suspension travel so it wouldn't cause damage - but I feel like OP's complaints must be an understatement because those things are designed to keep the cars from bouncing into each other during overseas and ground transport (1000's of miles). I can't even imagine how poor his driving experience must have been.
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09-04-2013, 06:57 PM | #34 |
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I wouldn't service my car at that dealership after such careless mistake.
Not to mentione they probably charged you for PDI, if thy did, you should request a refund. They clearly didn't do a proper PDI. Glad you got everything sorted out! |
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This is a travesty! BMW PDI is a joke...at least it was on my car! Imagine a $100k BMW going out to the customer like this....the dealer told me no damage from the car being driven with the blocks! I imagine there are other PDI issues they might have missed. My dealer in Naperville, IL ( Bill Jacobs BMW) blamed the original dealer in MO where they traded for that car...they said the receiving dealer is responsible for the PDI....but the irony of it is that I am the second owner...the first owner was their own Sales Manager who drive it for 700 miles without a complaint?????? I was ready to call BMW regional and national management for a full credit trade or refund....but it's moot now. Let us know Samurai what you find when you get back!
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This happened to me on my E92 M3 a few years ago. It was a dealer trade and my dealer said they thought the first (original) dealer completed PDI. Even so they should have checked. But I only drove it about 10 miles before I knew there was a problem. The front end had zero suspension travel. (Rear was fine, blocks removed). Steering response was great though.
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I know exactly how you felt when you started this thread. It's not a good feeling when you are unhappy with a 100k purchase, lol. Looking forward to see if my problem can be fixed the same way!
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09-07-2013, 01:10 AM | #39 |
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I would have killed the guyz at the dealer ignoring to take out the things/check again my complain!
I am just gettting the same bad experiences here in SA...dealer has to do some repairs on my car...good it back with dirty leather (white!), blue pen marks on th eleather and two damages on the interiour!
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09-09-2013, 03:03 PM | #40 |
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guys i had the same exact issue!!! drove my car for 15oo miles with shipping spacers in it, even made a post about it.
i had bubbles in one of my tires which was replaced as 'good will' also waiting on a check for a month off my payment |
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09-11-2013, 10:32 PM | #41 |
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What's with these guys forgetting to remove the spacers at PDI? is it something new? is it that the spacer designs were changed (smaller tucked way up inside the spring housings)? Never heard of this kind of rash of carelessness at PDI. They seem to be hiding behind some kind of problem. At least you got 1 month off payment.l got nothing except a "sorry"!
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please let me know if that is normal, and I will just have to drive 10 mph under the speed limit to avoid flying out of the driver seat every time I come across a bump in the road, or if those blue things need to be removed so I can actually have fun with my expensive toy...
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09-14-2013, 11:22 PM | #44 |
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Yes...Samurai.....you should have the blue spacer rings up inside the springs removed immediately. you will notice a much better ride! Let me know!
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