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06-09-2009, 12:40 PM | #1 |
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Take a look at my nice peeling steering wheel..
So, I just had my first scheduled maint done last week. They had to keep the car overnight to replace one of my runflats that had a nail in it (they didn't have one in stock). Everything seemed ok, until I noticed this today:
The steering wheel is peeling badly. This is the first I have noticed this and I'm not sure if the service guys had anything to do with this. This should be part of my overall warranty right? What would they do in this matter? Replace the wheel or do they have a method of repairing it? Anyone else have this happen?
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I can't tell where that is on the wheel per se, but do you wear a wedding ring? I wonder if it rests there and is rubbing the surface off......
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06-10-2009, 01:54 AM | #5 |
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That is a common problem on BMWs, judging by previous experience they should replace that.
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06-10-2009, 03:46 PM | #8 |
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I had to turn the wheel upside down to take the picture. It's on the underside of the left side. No, not married yet so no ring lol. I'm going to give them a call to make an appointment. I need to have them check for my fuel pump too
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06-10-2009, 08:38 PM | #9 |
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holy crap this 1 series has so many problems from what everyone is talking about. I checked today on the resale value. It is down about 5k from when i first purchased it.
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06-10-2009, 10:15 PM | #11 |
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How long have you had it? Keep in mind with new car prices plummeting, used car prices will be down also. And this being a new car estimating resell value is difficult until a number of have been resold or traded in. I really doubt any drop in price you've observed is related to any perceived problems with the car. Aside from the HPFP, and a few people reporting this problem, what other problems are there affecting a lot of people?
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06-10-2009, 10:44 PM | #12 |
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Holy crap BMW uses the same steering wheel for 95% of their cars. (this is not only a 1 series issue)
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06-10-2009, 11:24 PM | #13 |
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that's why you never never never buy the first year production of any vehicle. (and yeah i know the 1er has been out in europe years before coming to the us)
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http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=258849 i had my car since oct 08. |
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06-11-2009, 03:32 PM | #15 |
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Same thing happened on my previous 335i coupe. Our cars down here don't hold up well with the sun down here. I imagine within a years time it will happen to this one as well
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Regarding depreciation, even the IRS allows you to write off $7,660 for the first year, so if your car has only dropped $5k since 10/08, that's not bad at all. So if you are really afraid it will fall apart, maybe this is a good time to sell it and purchase a Honda. Tom |
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If you used your car for business and deducted actual expenses rather than the IRS mileage figure, then you were allowed $7,660 in 2008 for first year depreciation. Believe it's the same for '09 but not certain.
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my car did exactly the same thing in exactly the same spot... dealer replaced without any questions.
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