New 08 128i Vert CPO Owner

Hi gang. I'm glad to be back on bimmerfest (I used to own a 2003 325i). Just before New Year's I got an absolutely stupid good deal on an 08 128i Vert CPO and couldn't be happier (details below). I bought it from an Audi dealership who didn't know it was a CPO car and also didn't know it had many of the features and packages that it has (i.e. comfort access, performance and sport package, etc.).

My local BMW dealer has been absolutely awesome. I have 110 miles left on the 4yr/50k warranty so they have my car now and I have a loaner. They are taking care of the following for me: new wiper blades, new battery in key fob, replace gear shift handle (there was some wrinkling of the surface) and new front and rear brakes (the service rep told me that I heard them "squeaking") even though the BC doesn't say I'm ready for brakes for another 7.5k miles!

I'll post up a few pics when I get my car back. Looking forward to learning, being entertained, and contributing here.

Black Sapphire Metallic on Taupe Boston Leather
STEPTRONIC automatic transmission
Sports leather steering wheel with paddle shifters
Comfort Access keyless entry
Heated front seats
Xenon headlights
Satellite radio
iPod and USB adapter
Premium Package

Auto-dimming interior and exterior mirrors
Digital compass mirror
Power front seats with driver seat memory
Universal Garage Door Opener
Ambient light package
BMW Assist
Lumbar support

Sport Package

Sport suspension
Shadowline trim
Sport seats

Your car is well equiped and sounds awesome...
Dealer appears to be awesome.

The warranty perfomance of both dealer and manufacturer is great.

My 08 vert is in for cracked third break light lens, convertible top replacement, lifter replacement, and replacement wheel center caps.

The top and third break light issues are quite common.

You will want to inspect these in the next few miles!

Originally Posted by pdisher

Your car is well equiped and sounds awesome...
Dealer appears to be awesome.

The warranty perfomance of both dealer and manufacturer is great.

My 08 vert is in for cracked third break light lens, convertible top replacement, lifter replacement, and replacement wheel center caps.

The top and third break light issues are quite common.

You will want to inspect these in the next few miles!

Thanks, I appreciate it! Can you tell me what went wrong with the top and lifter?

The lifter issue is apparently the cause of a "ticking" noise that sometimes occurs when the car is driven on short "errand" type trips. If I drive the car less than a mile then drive it again after cooling the car motor would sometimes "tick".

The top issue is a rubbing against the frame while down. There was a TSB issued for this and I believe it was corrected later in model year.

I would ask the dealer for the complete service history based on the vin. They would know if any or all of the issues were addressed in the past

Both are common addressable issues.

Here is a good page to review the known issues;

http://www.edmunds.com/car-maintenance/guide-page.html

( edmunds car site ->car-maintenance -> guide-page.htnl ) in case the link is removed.

Originally Posted by mhiggi02

Can you tell me what went wrong with the ... lifter?

Originally Posted by pdisher

The lifter issue is apparently the cause of a "ticking" noise that sometimes occurs when the car is driven on short "errand" type trips. If I drive the car less than a mile then drive it again after cooling the car motor would sometimes "tick"...

Here's a thread on the E83 X3 forum with an imbedded video that provides a pretty representative audio demonstration of the lifter 'tick.'

It seems to be a relatively common thing with recent versions ('06-'08) of the BMW inline six, regardless of the platform in which it's installed; I had to have the lifters on my X3 replaced under warranty as well. BMW has apparently engineered some corrective measures into the replacement parts, and engines starting with roughly the 2009 model year had these improvements incorporated from the start.

Congrats on the new wheels! I've always liked the 1-Series!

Thank you both - very helpful!! I just emailed the TSB's and recalls to my SA since it's still in service getting the other things taken care of.

Really, thank you!

Congrats!

Originally Posted by Guam135i

Congrats!

Thanks Guam!!