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lesurely ![]() Really Senior Member II ![]() Joined: 07-October-2005 Location: The Royal County Points: 889 |
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Hi all, havent posted in a few months on the road a lot with work and still no net at home, anyway time has come to change the 318is for a diesel. Took this out for a spin today a very smooth ride, the car is in mint condition full bmwsh and was very impressed, except for one thing, i was not happy when changing gears there was a clunk noise as you let out the clutch, let the window down and the noise was very noticeable other than this the engine purred away. Any comments on what this could be. I do very much like this car but if it is a gearbox job in 7 months just after the warrantee runs out Oouch
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car& carID=706410 Edited by lesurely |
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T.J. ![]() Bavarian-Board Contributor ![]() Joined: 22-September-2003 Location: Cork, Ireland Points: 2332 |
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Very very nice. A mild chipping and tis 530D poke and 2.5 tax & insurance. Does noise sound a bit like a clunk from the driveshaft or diff when clutch is engaged? Or is it coming from the engine end? |
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Dergside ![]() Really Senior Member II ![]() Joined: 16-May-2004 Location: Mid West, Ireland Points: 4000 |
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There definitely shouldn't be any clunking from the gearbox or driveline. My 523i turned 117k last night and the change and drivetrain is tight as a drum. Unless you can feel some notchiness or significant resistance in the gearchange then the first place to start looking would be the clutch and propshaft coupling, imo. They are looking for all the money for the car (and it seems to be a std UK Sport spec with no obvious options) so you really should have no questions marks about it at all. If they are shy about acknowledging a problem or investigating it then walk away and keep looking. |
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Kin Mak ![]() Bavarian-Board Contributor ![]() Joined: 09-April-2005 Location: Dublin, Ireland Points: 1691 |
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There are loads of little clutch release mechnisims that could cause this, maybe the flex disk/guibo might be shot as well.
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635CSi ![]() Really Senior Member II ![]() Joined: 01-March-2007 Points: 683 |
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I really would advise avoiding that dealer, I've heard very bad things about them such as selling a clocked car. |
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irelandoffline ![]() Really Senior Member II ![]() Joined: 27-November-2006 Location: Edenderry, Offaly. Points: 560 |
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That's a tidy motor for the dosh, nice interior too, a few miles on it though.
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lesurely ![]() Really Senior Member II ![]() Joined: 07-October-2005 Location: The Royal County Points: 889 |
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Difficult to say i think it was comming from the drive shaft With the full BMWSH the miles are correct the last service was 4k mile ago so no funny stuff with the clock. Edited by lesurely |
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JohnH ![]() Really Senior Member II ![]() Joined: 18-June-2004 Location: Ireland Points: 1315 |
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Hi Les, If there's anything wrong with it at all I'd walk away. You could end up spending a fortune on it if it's not right. There are thousands of used BMWs for sale at the minute so I'd look at one of them instead. Happy hunting though John |
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lesurely ![]() Really Senior Member II ![]() Joined: 07-October-2005 Location: The Royal County Points: 889 |
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Here what your saying but have been looking for a couple of weeks now and this has not a mark on it except for one or two stone chips on the front. |
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The blue bullet ![]() Senior Member II ![]() Surfs Up! Joined: 09-April-2007 Location: Dublin Points: 231 |
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I seen that car close up this morning, it's a beaut. Bought my car from that dealer and found them pretty good, been back their twice with a couple of minor problems that were fixed up without quibble. Gave me two nice replacement cars too, Jag XJ and Alpha 166. One thing I would advise if dealing with them is to push the hardest deal you can, try every angle, price, warranty, stereo upgrade, new tyres, couple of free services etc
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lesurely ![]() Really Senior Member II ![]() Joined: 07-October-2005 Location: The Royal County Points: 889 |
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[QUOTE=One thing I would advise if dealing with them is to push the hardest deal you can, try every angle, price, warranty, stereo upgrade, new tyres, couple of free services etc
Tried pushing them with my 318is for a bigger trade in, not much success will try again
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The blue bullet ![]() Senior Member II ![]() Surfs Up! Joined: 09-April-2007 Location: Dublin Points: 231 |
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I had the same problem, they wouldn't move on the trade in, the cost of the new car or the lenght of the warranty. all I got was a 6 cd player, the warranty to cover bumper to bumper and a free service after 6k miles. I still kick myself for not pushing harder but I really wanted that car.
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