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BMW recalls 200,000 vehicles

Old Aug 14, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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Default Re: BMW recalls 200,000 vehicles

Recalls happen all the damn time. Would you rather the manufacturer just say fuck it and let the bad parts stay in the vehicles?
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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Yeah but its BMW/German Engineering. we expect them to be perfect :-P
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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Default Re: BMW recalls 200,000 vehicles

Originally Posted by HerNameIsSway
Yeah but its BMW/German Engineering. we expect them to be perfect :-P
BMW doesn't manufacture the airbags I'm pretty sure.
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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Default Re: BMW recalls 200,000 vehicles

Silly Germans.
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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setting off airbags is fun. setting off airbags in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket with misc.. placed on top is more fun.
Old Aug 16, 2008 | 03:36 AM
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Default Re: BMW recalls 200,000 vehicles

Uhm... I'm not really sure why this is news worthy other than maybe an avenue to let people who own the vehicles know there's an important recall. Every car manufacturer has recalls ("If X is less than the cost of a recall, then we don't recall"... sorry, just read the book). Most are bigger than this one. The fact that there are fewer BMWs on the road means that a higher percentage of BMW owners are affected by this than say.... the A/C systems on the newer Honda CRVs that randomly catastrophically fail.

It's a recall, big deal... BMW will pay for the recall and most likely try to recoop some costs from the air bag manufacturer.
Old Aug 16, 2008 | 05:45 AM
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I hope my airbags still work haha. 18 years old.
Old Aug 16, 2008 | 07:20 AM
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Default Re: BMW recalls 200,000 vehicles

Originally Posted by E Dirty
I hope my airbags still work haha. 18 years old.
you're way out of the recall, no worries
although I wonder the expected life of an unused airbag is supposed to be?
The German automaker said the recall involves the 2006 3 Series, the 2004-2006 5 Series and the 2004-2006 X3 compact sport utility vehicles in the United States.
Old Aug 17, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Default Re: BMW recalls 200,000 vehicles

at least they recalled it instead of letting them go ;-)
Old Aug 20, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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Default Re: BMW recalls 200,000 vehicles

Originally Posted by JDMtoDeath
wtf...? Um you kinda need airbags, but i guess BMW figured it's not that important if your head hits the steering wheel. Any one see any Honda/Acura airbag failures?? i think not.
Shut the fuck up.


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