re: '95 M3 Over-Rev/Class action law suit?

["Nick" <nikog@xxxxxxxx>]

Why in the world should BMW pay for your error?? They have a rev-limiter in
the computer to keep the motor from over-revving via the throttle; that is
all that's required. There is no way, read IMPOSSIBLE, that any
computer/manufacturer can prevent an overrev due to a mis-shift. The
mechanical coupling cannot be bypassed when the DRIVER puts the transmission
into the wrong gear.

Every car ever produced can be damaged by such an overrev. It can be either
the valves hitting the pistons, the timing chain jumping a tooth or two, or
the connecting rod bolts stretching and spinning a bearing.  Yet I've never
heard of any other car brand owners suing the manufacturer because of a
driver induced overrev.

The only reason you hear of it so often with M3's is because they spend A
LOT of time on the track racing. That's when most drivers miss a shift.
That's why a car manufacturer specifically states that it will not cover
damage that occurs if the car was used off-road or racing. Some over-revs do
happen on the street (on-road, not track), but again, they're due to DRIVER
ERROR.

BMW should not have to pay for your misshift. It was your error, not theirs.
They did all they could do to prevent it. You didn't.

Nick
'95 M3

>Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 10:12:28 -0800
>From: "Kusik, Todd" <tkusik@domain.elided>
>Subject: '95 M3 Over-Rev/Class action law suit?
>
>Need information about the E36 class action lawsuit.  I also over-revved my
>'95 M3 motor.  I feel that BMW should share some of the blame, at least
sell
>me an engine at a discount.  Even Automobile magazine says it is easy to
>miss a shift in the '99 M-Coupes.  Will BMW ever add protection against
this
>problem?
>
>Todd Kusik ('95 M3 Avus - 0HP)

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