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I am on vacation from December 17 through December 30, 1994. 
/bill


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bmw-digest               Saturday, 31 December 1994     Volume 02 : Number 185

Forum for Discussion of BMWs
	Richard Welty <welty@domain.elided>
	Digest Coordinator

Contents:

2002 springs
used car "warranty"

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From: Stephan Woodward <betatosw@domain.elided>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 19:57:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: 2002 springs

Some of you may remember my suspension problems I posted about a few 
weeks ago. Well now I'm on vacation so I have lots of time to work on the 
car. What I found was that the reason the car was sagging on one corner 
was not becase of a broken spring, but rather the previous owner put in a 
smaller spring then the other 3! So I have two other springs that I know 
are the same, and seem to be the right hight (roughly 33cm). So if I 
remove the two rear springs and replace them with these used, but in 
seemingly good condition, matching springs, will things be OK? Or is is 
nessary to replace all four springs? I'm going to replace the rear 
shocks, and proably the fronts too (they seemed to be freezing up front). 
If the springs on the rear are a different rate then the front will this 
cause a problem? They have a while and dark blue line on them if anyone 
knows how to decode this. All the bushings and rubber seem to be in good 
condition on the rear except for the bushings where the trailing arm 
bushings. Should these be replaced while I'm in the area? Or do they do a 
good enough job dry-rotted also? :)  I expect that the answers I get are 
proably a function of how I drive (do I take corners at 60 MPH). I'm 
proably a moderatly agressive driver, I don't do any track racing (how 
knows I may start), I don't don't usualy drive too close to the point of 
letting the rear-end slip out. Thanks for any help!!

'73 2002tii


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From: Jim Newman <neji@domain.elided>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 20:02:05 -0800
Subject: used car "warranty"

Speaking of warranties -- I'm shopping for a fun commuting car,
probably a 89-91 E30 3 series, and have spent some time with our local
BMW dealership.  Among the many little things that bug me there is the
"warranty" they put on their used cars.  It is good for 90 days or
1000 miles (doesn't take a lot of thought to realize which will come
first!) and, most annoyingly, it covers only 50% of parts and 50%
of labor on any needed repairs.  To me, this is a discount rather than
a warranty -- the dealership is basically writing off its profit and
perhaps just a little more on repairing whatever is wrong with the car
they've sold.  They stand to lose much less than the prospective buyer
if anything goes wrong.  The salesperson insists that this is normal
and reasonable and persists in calling it a warranty.

Is this typical?  Does anyone know what other dealerships do?  Anybody
else think it's sleazy?

Jim Newman

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