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I wasn't expecting it to be easy but once I passed the Portuguese IMT Inspection I did not expect BMW to tamper with my car without my permission. They do not own the car so they had no right to make an unsolicited modification to my car
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12-14-2022, 08:57 AM | #5 |
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What is important is that they did some service OP did not ask them to. BMW has nothing to do with that. Any software updates done automatically through BMW dealership will set the car to US spec by the vin number associated with the vehicle. It’s the dealership that is responsible for that.
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If he already had car in the US and was moving it was probably much cheaper to just ship it than to sell it here and buy a X1 there |
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12-14-2022, 10:40 AM | #9 |
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I'm aware generally how much more cars cost in Europe (and the rest of the world). My brother lives in Australia (and now is Australian) and it's insane what they cost there. However, in leaving the US, that would be a consideration you'd think you'd take into account. I wouldn't expect to be able to take my car with me and have anything close to a smooth transition - unless it were to a second or third world country where nobody would care if it met the regulations. That would, of course, negate even taking the car.
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12-14-2022, 11:02 AM | #10 |
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You guys are missing the point…
Guy took his car to the dealer and the dealer performed a software update on the modules, resetting the coding to the original one per VIN as stated above. Happens to all of us every single time we take our cars to the dealer… but we don’t come here to post it with a sensationalist title… lol OP, just recode the car and next time save the settings so you can reapply them when you update the software again. |
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I think BMW also has really good lawyers on payroll who will suck the OP's bank account dry if he hires an attorney to try and sue them. But hey, it's worth a Boy Scout try.
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Is this part of the issue? |
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If they plugged in a diagnostic tool to read engine numbers or whatever, there’s every chance it flagged a coding anomaly that the system resolved. |
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Getting a Certificate of Conformity, (if that is what is necessary by involving BMW) may be needing 'corrections' for the VIN number. |
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12-15-2022, 10:38 AM | #18 |
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Not sure if they have the same systems Portugal but the dealerships I been to in the USA get the car information from the key fob.
I think this was an honest mistake and BMW stated that they will fix it when the car back in foe services so not sure why the OP is so upset. Bring the car back in if you want them to correct the mistake right away. |
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The guy who coded your car did a bad job - should have changed the FA to make changes permanent. But go ahead and blame BMW instead.
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