Chrissb6 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 After working 4 weeks away from home l drove 350 miles back from France Saturday parked up for the night, went 7 miles on Sunday afternoon to have the gearbox warning light come up on the dash and a total loss of drive End result my Auto gearbox has let go needs a total rebuild £1700 + the dreaded VAT!! Gutted as l was in mind for changing the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Bl**dy cars......ought to get a bike mate..... The timing for things like this is always great isn't it....... So......new gearbox and hang onto the car for a bit......or new gearbox and get shot before anything else goes wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissb6 Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Bl**dy cars......ought to get a bike mate..... The timing for things like this is always great isn't it....... So......new gearbox and hang onto the car for a bit......or new gearbox and get shot before anything else goes wrong?Hi Mate, rebuilt gearbox comes with a 2 year guarantee and an additional intercooler thrown in they recommend it, so if l get this done l will have to run it a good while longer to recover the repair cost! They say that the BMW auto gearbox is good for around 15000 miles they come sealed for life and require no oil change??!!! Was all set for a part ex for something newer. It's now looking like l'm going to have to drop me trousers. Got 3 bikes in the garage but need a work horse. Time to hibernate the bikes now for winter, apart from the enduro hopefully for some green laneing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 If you were in Kent I'd recommend Meadspeed in Thanet but I don't think it's really worth the trip... Good luck with it anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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