My wife’s BMW X3 just got a drivetrain malfunction a couple days ago. The car still drives, we took it to the dealership, and they confirmed the timing chain issue. Needs to be replaced. Apparently it’s out of extended warranty and the class action lawsuit discount expired. The car has about 97,000 miles.
Looking online, it seems to be a not-uncommon issue that can be fixed for $2-3K. But $7.7K??!? Seriously? This is a screen cap of the dealership estimate. We’re in New Jersey.
Is this a fair estimate? Any insights would be appreciated as I get the feeling were being taken for a ride to force us to buy a new car. This 11-year-old car probably isn’t worth that much anymore, even though it’s in excellent condition otherwise. Thanks.
Wtf, there’s no way man . I had a 2012 328i x drive and it only costed me a grand to replace the timing belt ( and local German auto shop) even tho my car had horrendously other problems especially at the age of 19, that car gave me ptsd even though I loved it, worked minimum wage and poured thousands into it. But 7 grand for a timing chain is beyond ridiculous, even obv considering costs are gonna be different for different models.