B-mer

Of course, one of the things that also has to occur before we can move is that the BMW has to go to a new home. It wouldn't be convenient to bring it to Denmark: too thirsty for petrol (that's "gasoline" to you Americans), too hard to park in a city like Copenhagen, and the steering wheel is on the wrong side. On top of that, there is about £5000 of "equity" in it that we could really use. That being said, we're sad to have to sell it. One of the nicest cars we've had! Such a comfortable ride, too.

Before we can sell it though, there are a few things that need to be fixed. The windshield washers don't work, the treads are starting to separate on one tire, the AC doesn't get cold, and there is a cricket-noise from the engine when it is idling. The car has been at Norwich Automobile Company since last Tuesday. I opted to go there instead of the dealer because they're cheaper.

They narrowed the AC problem down to a bad ECU. Unfortunately, there was no freon (or whatever the new kind of gas is called) left in the car, so they had to fill it first. That set us back £100 because the gas is somewhat expensive and this model takes over 1.5 kilos of it. I'm trying to locate the needed parts used, so that is why the car has been there a week now. Just spoke to BMW today and they're saying this model doesn't have an airconditioner ECU. I told the mechanic this and he disagreed. They haven't dismantled that part of the car yet, so I told him to go ahead and find out exactly what part needs to be replaced.

There might be more legwork required by taking it to this place instead of a place that specializes in BMW, but I'd rather save the money. I'm guessing all the repairs will end up around £300-400, including the parts. I'm hoping and praying that it is not more than that!

-RP-