Okay so I bought a 6-yr old 58k mileage f10 523i a month ago
When I test-drove, I felt that the car was abit sluggish especially during initial pick-up (first gear, second gear ish)
When accelerating from 0km/h, not only is it abit sluggish but sometimes the car delay to accelerate and then suddenly accelerate alot, causing jerky reaction
However once pick up speed to about 40km/h and above, ride is smooth
On speed 30km/h or slower, especially when im not pressing on the accelerator pedal, sometimes the car seem to "drag" (slowing down) and sometimes in slightly jerky manner
Does these description could potentially mean the gearbox is faulty or might break down soon? I'm actually quite worried
The reason I proceed to purchase the car because
1. I thought the sluggish throttle was an in-built safety feature and
2. I thought the previous owner might have drove the car in a jerky way, thus the in-built "memory" system make the ride jerky. I thought after driving myself for awhile, it should adjust to my driving style (After driving about 2000+km, results are not conclusive but i do get used to it)
3. The car had sprint booster which when I left on green-mode all the time, increase throttle response so the ride was less sluggish and more responsive. Although Sprint booster can make the ride more jerky but with proper control, everything is good
4. I sent for AAS inspection, diagnostic + test-drive inspection at R2D Workshop and they didn't say anything about gearbox issue
After I purchased the car, I am comfortable with the ride more or less. But recently a workshop test-drive my vehicle and suggest that the jerky movement is not normal.. he suggest me to send to PML to check the gearbox as it's still under dealer' warranty
I contacted PML but from the looks of it I think they charge $180-200 to do a very basic test.. I'm not sure if I want to waste that money for nothing
So what do you guys think I should do?
My options are:
A) Just continue driving, risking gearbox failure in the future and if it is after 6-mth, I cannot claim from dealer
B) Send for PML, with 1-day downtime and $180-200 for them to inspect, not knowing if they are even doing a thorough inspections
Any experiences bro and advice would be great. Thanks!
When I test-drove, I felt that the car was abit sluggish especially during initial pick-up (first gear, second gear ish)
When accelerating from 0km/h, not only is it abit sluggish but sometimes the car delay to accelerate and then suddenly accelerate alot, causing jerky reaction
However once pick up speed to about 40km/h and above, ride is smooth
On speed 30km/h or slower, especially when im not pressing on the accelerator pedal, sometimes the car seem to "drag" (slowing down) and sometimes in slightly jerky manner
Does these description could potentially mean the gearbox is faulty or might break down soon? I'm actually quite worried
The reason I proceed to purchase the car because
1. I thought the sluggish throttle was an in-built safety feature and
2. I thought the previous owner might have drove the car in a jerky way, thus the in-built "memory" system make the ride jerky. I thought after driving myself for awhile, it should adjust to my driving style (After driving about 2000+km, results are not conclusive but i do get used to it)
3. The car had sprint booster which when I left on green-mode all the time, increase throttle response so the ride was less sluggish and more responsive. Although Sprint booster can make the ride more jerky but with proper control, everything is good
4. I sent for AAS inspection, diagnostic + test-drive inspection at R2D Workshop and they didn't say anything about gearbox issue
After I purchased the car, I am comfortable with the ride more or less. But recently a workshop test-drive my vehicle and suggest that the jerky movement is not normal.. he suggest me to send to PML to check the gearbox as it's still under dealer' warranty
I contacted PML but from the looks of it I think they charge $180-200 to do a very basic test.. I'm not sure if I want to waste that money for nothing
So what do you guys think I should do?
My options are:
A) Just continue driving, risking gearbox failure in the future and if it is after 6-mth, I cannot claim from dealer
B) Send for PML, with 1-day downtime and $180-200 for them to inspect, not knowing if they are even doing a thorough inspections
Any experiences bro and advice would be great. Thanks!
