Passed smog test!

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

We occassionally have issues with seat heaters
  Unfortunately, it appears
that anything German these days is due for electrical troubles (I think they
are recycling their materials that they use in the wiring, which makes for
poor insulator quality)
  How many folks are we talking about?

TIA,
 David

-----Original Message-----
From: Tonee Northam [mailto:pb3vr6@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 1:09 PM
To: David Utley; Matthew Kogan
Cc: Scirocco List
Subject: RE: Passed smog test!

Everyone I have talked to lately about their newer BMW's are having issues
that the dealerships cannot diagnois. For instance, seat heat goes straight
to highest setting, change thermostat, no fix, changed wiring harness and
connectors to and from seat, no fix. So, they just swapped the entire seat
out, and now the seat doesn't match the car, and it did'nt fix the problem
either.
Tonee
David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net> wrote:
What is that statement based on?

BMW is the highest rated German manufacturer in Germany at the moment, Audi
is somewhere in the twenties, after nearly all the Japanese brands...

Are you relaying that after some hard times with a car you had?

David

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Tonee Northam
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 12:52 AM
To: Matthew Kogan
Cc: Scirocco List
Subject: Re: Passed smog test!

Get an Audi, Beemers have to many electrical problems.

Tonee

Matthew Kogan wrote:
Beleive me I know, I'm down in San Diego and have a 76 Carbureted Rocco.
I'm pretty much planning on selling it back to Doug Tulia cause it's a PITA
to get to pass SMOG. I got one place to give me a Pre-Test for free and
found out I'm way off, and it was funny watching him try to run it on the
dyno cause it has No power to spin the dyno at the right speeds.

I'm most likely getting a 93-94 BMW 325i to be my toy.

Matthew Kogan

----- Original Message -----
From: "T Berk"
Cc: "Scirocco List"
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: Passed smog test!


> Matthew Kogan wrote:
> > Where are you?? I'm guessing Cali. The problem out here is that shops
can
> > charge anything they want. I don't think there is an regulation on SMOG
> > rates. I've seen as low as $25-26, $50 for test till you Pass, 80 is
the
> > highest I've heard.
> >
> > Shit I'd send your receipt to the SMOG people and bitch about how much
it
> > cost. There should be some legislature on how much they can charge for
it.
> > I know in other states it's a set price, but then there are sometimes
the
> > "Special" under the table fees, which are OK, if you need to pay those
for
> > "something"
> >
> > Matthew Kogan
> >
>
>
>
> California's Metro Area now require cars to go to a smog test station
> that includes a dyno.
>
> Costs more, and the check 1st and then pay again to pass is normal, if
> scalping.
>
>
> TBerk
>
>
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