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      06-27-2019, 06:30 PM   #8
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Drives: 2011 135i, Space Grey
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Silicon Valley

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Originally Posted by OkieSnuffBox View Post
My mechanic confirmed my worst fears this morning, the beginnings of rod knock. $5500-6000 to put in a USED engine. This car has been nightmare from the beginning.

I summarily drove the car 1.5 miles away and traded it in on a used, '18 Mazda 3.
Damn, that sucks. For the internet archive, can you let us know a brief history of the car? Mileage, previous maintenance, any other history (has it been tracked, tuned, motor opened before, vanos recall, etc, etc)
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