First issue in six years

krhodes1 · 07-20-2019, 05:24 PM

I had the first issue with my e91 in six years, and the first out of warranty. Over the winter, while in storage in my garage in Maine, the windshield cracked. A straight-line 12" on the driver's side, right in the field of view. Found it when I was in Maine for a couple days in March, but I didn't deal with it until a couple weeks ago when I got back for the summer.

Had the local BMW dealer change it with OEM glass. They did a perfect job, can't even tell it was replaced, other than my Umwelt sticker is gone from my Euro Delivery

. You can get those online for $30 or so, I might replace it just because it feels like part of the history of the car. Seems weird to not have it there after all these years of always seeing it.

They took care of a couple recalls and state inspection while they had it. Pleasantly surprised to find that my glass deductible was $0 - I was expecting this to cost $500. They do the state inspections for free since I bought it from them.

So nice to be driving it again - I love my GTI and Fiata in FL, but they are just not QUITE the same thing as a six-speed RWD e91!

Bimmer_Engineer · 07-20-2019, 06:55 PM

I’ve got a 2018 GTI...and I agree...the driving experience of both is so different. The GTI is a blast in the curves but the 335 has effortless thrust...

07-20-2019, 05:24 PM	#1
krhodes1 Colonel 1436 Rep 2,526 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Wagon Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Westbrook, Maine, Port Charlotte, Florida iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 128i [10.00] 2011 BMW 328i Touring [10.00]	First issue in six years I had the first issue with my e91 in six years, and the first out of warranty. Over the winter, while in storage in my garage in Maine, the windshield cracked. A straight-line 12" on the driver's side, right in the field of view. Found it when I was in Maine for a couple days in March, but I didn't deal with it until a couple weeks ago when I got back for the summer. Had the local BMW dealer change it with OEM glass. They did a perfect job, can't even tell it was replaced, other than my Umwelt sticker is gone from my Euro Delivery . You can get those online for $30 or so, I might replace it just because it feels like part of the history of the car. Seems weird to not have it there after all these years of always seeing it. They took care of a couple recalls and state inspection while they had it. Pleasantly surprised to find that my glass deductible was $0 - I was expecting this to cost $500. They do the state inspections for free since I bought it from them. So nice to be driving it again - I love my GTI and Fiata in FL, but they are just not QUITE the same thing as a six-speed RWD e91! __________________ '11 328! Touring - Tasman on Chestnut, 6spd manual, factory upside-down "i" option '11 128i Convertible - Space Gray on Savannah Beige, 6spd manual, also '14 Mercedes-Benz E350 wagon, '95 Land Rover Discovery, '74 Triumph Spitfire
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Bimmer_Engineer Lieutenant Colonel 1044 Rep 1,667 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Join Date: May 2018 Location: Louisiana iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 Porsche Boxster [0.00] 2016 Mercedes Benz ... [0.00] 2007 BMW 335i [9.50]	I’ve got a 2018 GTI...and I agree...the driving experience of both is so different. The GTI is a blast in the curves but the 335 has effortless thrust...
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