R50/53 How timely - going to court with BMW!
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How timely - going to court with BMW!
Yep - Mike said we received a letter in the mail from the lawyer at USAA handling our case with BMW over our MINI that committed suicide 15 months ago...
Our trial date is set in San Diego for Sept. 29th at 9:00 am. My guess - BMW will settle out of court.....
Persistance on our end has paid off so far - again - I'm not holding my breath - but we've made it farther than I ever thought we would on this...
Wooottt!!!
Donna
Our trial date is set in San Diego for Sept. 29th at 9:00 am. My guess - BMW will settle out of court.....
Persistance on our end has paid off so far - again - I'm not holding my breath - but we've made it farther than I ever thought we would on this...
Wooottt!!! Donna
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Well - we knew when we started proceeding forward, that it wasn't going to be easy or fast either.....one thing that I am - is a patient person....
Donna
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good luck guys!
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Originally Posted by Turcicus
Since USAA has already payed you guys, and you've replaced the car, will you be getting anything out of the ultimate decision? Or will only USAA be getting some green?
Donna
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Originally Posted by motor on
Wonder if the last three weeks will have an effect on the case.
Donna
I hope the arrogent bastards get nailed to the wall.
There ought to be penalties when it's obvious that delay tactics have been used with no or little merit. Screw 'em! I like the products, but not the behaviour!
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From: Weeblegabber West (aka WLA)
Originally Posted by rkw
Donna/Mike, I guess this is USAA's case to handle, but if they involve you with negotiating the settlement, please do insist that BMW issue a recall or service bulletin.
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From: Weeblegabber West (aka WLA)
Originally Posted by illegalprelude
im at a loss to what happened to the car
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...Tragedy+Struck
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If this wasn't your fault you should do OK. I filed a suit against BMW in '02
and that's when they got serious about my case. It settled in about six months and I was happy with the terms.
Then in '06 I my Mini was totalled and insurance paid out 85% of the purchase price. I hope the same happens with you. Best of luck.
and that's when they got serious about my case. It settled in about six months and I was happy with the terms.
Then in '06 I my Mini was totalled and insurance paid out 85% of the purchase price. I hope the same happens with you. Best of luck.
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Originally Posted by flannelhippie
Good luck, you still have no clue to the cause of the mini suicide?
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ire+determined
To sum it up - a fuse in the ABS system - the amps were determined to be too high - ours along with thousands of others have/had a 30 amp fuse - they have since been changed to a 20 amp in the 05' models. I have not seen an 04' model yet where the fuse was changed but then again, there are lots of them out there. There has never been a recall or a service bulletin.. we are hoping to change that like others above have posted.
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I took a look at my '06 MCS last night and really by placing a simple plastic water drip tray over the entire ABS motor/block unit might do a world of wonders and prevent water ingress into the connector and or ABS unit.
If all of us on NAM could contact all the other owners that have had this happen to see if it was raining prior the subsequent confligration(s) then this could be a simple fix. The weather up here in Vermont has been extremely wet in the last few weeks and my ABS block unit was wet and residual water was still on the top of the connector, not good.
FWIW, my 1993 Audi S4 and current '95 Audi S6 had NHTSA recalls issued due to fuel lines in the engine compartment leaking fuel right next to the turbocharger! It was only through the efforts of enthusiasts that helped create the recall. The fix was simple and mostly solved by a very talented independent repair shop working directly with Audi engineers and coming up with using a different factory fuel line that wasn't a chore to remove and replace.
I truly have to say to both Donna and Mike are leaders in our MINI community for trudging on with this. ANYTHING that I can do to help you, please ask.
If all of us on NAM could contact all the other owners that have had this happen to see if it was raining prior the subsequent confligration(s) then this could be a simple fix. The weather up here in Vermont has been extremely wet in the last few weeks and my ABS block unit was wet and residual water was still on the top of the connector, not good.
FWIW, my 1993 Audi S4 and current '95 Audi S6 had NHTSA recalls issued due to fuel lines in the engine compartment leaking fuel right next to the turbocharger! It was only through the efforts of enthusiasts that helped create the recall. The fix was simple and mostly solved by a very talented independent repair shop working directly with Audi engineers and coming up with using a different factory fuel line that wasn't a chore to remove and replace.
I truly have to say to both Donna and Mike are leaders in our MINI community for trudging on with this. ANYTHING that I can do to help you, please ask.