What to do with 2000 E55 that is not working
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What to do with 2000 E55 that is not working
Folks,
I have 2000 E55 with 94K miles on it. Excellent condition (even has the phone still there), I bought it off lease with 10K miles on it, 100% factory serviced....but... check engine light came on and dealer has spent a ton of time and effort, they replaced stuff for free because it happened after they replaced all ignition coils for $2,100. It is the engine, maybe a cylinder, car all of a sudden shakes like crazy mid-driving. Drivable with check engine light with the shake happening randomly. My options are a) someone in the dealer shop offering $2,500 for it, b) Maintenance says they can put a new engine in it for $5,000 so I could sell it for $5,500 (assuming new engine works, but they will warranty new engine for 1 year), c) sell it for parts (I don't know how), d) the used car part of the dealer is offering $0 for it, e) sell it on Autotrader?
How do I know the value of this car? (It also is a bit saggy, needs new struts or shocks).... help!?
I have 2000 E55 with 94K miles on it. Excellent condition (even has the phone still there), I bought it off lease with 10K miles on it, 100% factory serviced....but... check engine light came on and dealer has spent a ton of time and effort, they replaced stuff for free because it happened after they replaced all ignition coils for $2,100. It is the engine, maybe a cylinder, car all of a sudden shakes like crazy mid-driving. Drivable with check engine light with the shake happening randomly. My options are a) someone in the dealer shop offering $2,500 for it, b) Maintenance says they can put a new engine in it for $5,000 so I could sell it for $5,500 (assuming new engine works, but they will warranty new engine for 1 year), c) sell it for parts (I don't know how), d) the used car part of the dealer is offering $0 for it, e) sell it on Autotrader?
How do I know the value of this car? (It also is a bit saggy, needs new struts or shocks).... help!?
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If its at a dealer and they replaced parts trying to chase down a bad misfire I would hope they'd be competent enough to run a compression check on all cylinders once they realized the coils didnt fix it..That will give an idea of the condition inside the engine,and if bad how serious it is...That is very low mileage for this motor and Id be very surprised if it was anything major..What codes did it throw?Besides coils,,have they checked MAS,,Fuel pressure,ect??..Where is the car located?
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2021 e All Terrain, 2001 e55
call Max Scroogs at A Better Rench in NC. He can fix anything.. I live in NYC and I ship my cars to him and I have 2 like yours.
If you do not get him call back.
good luck
phil
If you do not get him call back.
good luck
phil
