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01-12-2008, 12:03 AM

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**Andyk** · 01-12-2008, 10:01 PM

It's bad enough you had the problem but to get the splitter damaged I bet you were gutted.......did you

the RAC man....hope all is well soon Glendog.

**glendog74** · 01-12-2008, 10:15 PM

Cheers for all your comments guys - i'm missing the CSL already!

Update:

Car went into Sandal BMW Wakefield today. Alternator f**ked as thought... They had none in stock surprisingly, but it will be sorted tomorrow. Gonna be about £550 all-in to repair - not as bad as i feared - maybe the lower VAT has helped after all!

My warranty lapsed in August... At the moment it is set to cost £300 less than the warranty was to renew so hopefully it will be my only problem for the year!

Haven't had the chance to pass my wrath on to the RAC yet.

It was a sub-contractor that damaged the splitter. Ironically the driver had told me that his boss owns a CSL amongst other fancy motors. Apparently he rarely drives it though!

SMD The Don Palmer day was superb. He certainly is a character! He tailors the course to suit the individual. For me i wanted to explore the car limits and learn when i am approaching them as well as learning to go sideways! I feel i acheived the first rather well and am relatively confident driving with no DSC now but my drifting is a work in progress, lol!

dave1 · 01-12-2008, 11:13 PM

ouch! £550 for an alternator id be ill for weeks

bryce · 02-12-2008, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glendog74

Gonna be about £550 all-in to repair.

Ironically the driver had told me that his boss owns a CSL amongst other fancy motors. Apparently he rarely drives it though!

Ouch indeed. Have you tried for a discount? BMW offer a 4year+ discount on servicing, I wonder if they do this on parts? Also, Id try to go the route of there being a few cars having this problem - maybe they'll do you a good will?
I got this on my Cooper S when my steering pump went. 33k miles and 1.5years out of warranty. Quoted £550. Put it to them that it seemed to be a recurring problem. Two mins later - £101. Try it!

If he rarely drives it, his front splitters should be in good nick

**Mark CSL** · 02-12-2008, 12:20 AM

Glendog
Ask for a good will on it
they phone bmw warranty and you might get it for free

**glendog74** · 02-12-2008, 05:14 PM

Got the car back now - total bill was for £513. The quoted price yesterday already had a 10% discount as i discovered.

In the end i managed to get 20% off parts as well as 10% off labour charges. They also fitted the spare set of PS2 front tyres that i had in the car free of charge (having destroyed what life was in the old ones at Bruntingthorpe). Maybe i could have got a slightly better deal but they did get me in at short notice so i'm happy with that.

I also had a quote for the NSF Carbon Splitter to claim back from the RAC. Part price not including VAT £170.92. Total fitted price £249.68! I was advised of a possible long lead-in time as splitters have been on back order since January... No surprises there then!

**Andyk** · 02-12-2008, 06:50 PM

Glendog I believe Thorney has some front splitters. A friend was there last week and said they are good quality.

**glendog74** · 07-12-2008, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andyk

Glendog I believe Thorney has some front splitters. A friend was there last week and said they are good quality.

Cheers Andy. I'm still waiting on the RAC to make me a compensation offer just in case i need to get it done as a job by BMW to claim the money. The splitter is still holding together fine so can wait i suppose. I will do it myself if needed - doesn't look too difficult!

**glendog74** · 20-02-2009, 08:04 PM

The RAC contractor finally admitted liability this week - almost 3 months after the event!

They will pay for the repair, so i popped into BMW to order a NSF Splitter - £203 - not including fitting!

The parts bloke was most optimistic and told me there is a delivery due in Germany on the 23rd Feb and that he should get one 7 days after that. I replied with "I'll hopefully see it in about 3 months then..."

01-12-2008, 12:03 AM	#11
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01-12-2008, 10:01 PM	#12
Andyk Driving it like I nicked it Space Invaders Champion! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chepstow Posts: 2,506 Casino cash: $3997	It's bad enough you had the problem but to get the splitter damaged I bet you were gutted.......did you the RAC man....hope all is well soon Glendog.

01-12-2008, 10:15 PM	#13
glendog74 CSL Register Uber-poster! Tetris Champion! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 8,861 Casino cash: $32299	Cheers for all your comments guys - i'm missing the CSL already! Update: Car went into Sandal BMW Wakefield today. Alternator fked as thought... They had none in stock surprisingly, but it will be sorted tomorrow. Gonna be about £550 all-in to repair - not as bad as i feared - maybe the lower VAT has helped after all! My warranty lapsed in August... At the moment it is set to cost £300 less than the warranty was to renew so hopefully it will be my only problem for the year! Haven't had the chance to pass my wrath on to the RAC yet. It was a sub-contractor that damaged the splitter. Ironically the driver had told me that his boss owns a CSL amongst other fancy motors. Apparently he rarely drives it though! SMD** The Don Palmer day was superb. He certainly is a character! He tailors the course to suit the individual. For me i wanted to explore the car limits and learn when i am approaching them as well as learning to go sideways! I feel i acheived the first rather well and am relatively confident driving with no DSC now but my drifting is a work in progress, lol!

01-12-2008, 11:13 PM	#14
dave1 S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CORNWALL Posts: 937 Casino cash: $1432	ouch! £550 for an alternator id be ill for weeks

02-12-2008, 12:20 AM	#16
Mark CSL CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 8,777 Casino cash: $42229	Glendog Ask for a good will on it they phone bmw warranty and you might get it for free

02-12-2008, 05:14 PM	#17
glendog74 CSL Register Uber-poster! Tetris Champion! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 8,861 Casino cash: $32299	Got the car back now - total bill was for £513. The quoted price yesterday already had a 10% discount as i discovered. In the end i managed to get 20% off parts as well as 10% off labour charges. They also fitted the spare set of PS2 front tyres that i had in the car free of charge (having destroyed what life was in the old ones at Bruntingthorpe). Maybe i could have got a slightly better deal but they did get me in at short notice so i'm happy with that. I also had a quote for the NSF Carbon Splitter to claim back from the RAC. Part price not including VAT £170.92. Total fitted price £249.68! I was advised of a possible long lead-in time as splitters have been on back order since January... No surprises there then!

02-12-2008, 06:50 PM	#18
Andyk Driving it like I nicked it Space Invaders Champion! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chepstow Posts: 2,506 Casino cash: $3997	Glendog I believe Thorney has some front splitters. A friend was there last week and said they are good quality.

20-02-2009, 08:04 PM	#20
glendog74 CSL Register Uber-poster! Tetris Champion! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 8,861 Casino cash: $32299	The RAC contractor finally admitted liability this week - almost 3 months after the event! They will pay for the repair, so i popped into BMW to order a NSF Splitter - £203 - not including fitting! The parts bloke was most optimistic and told me there is a delivery due in Germany on the 23rd Feb and that he should get one 7 days after that. I replied with "I'll hopefully see it in about 3 months then..."