sorry to hear your news Mark S.
My 2003 MCS JCW just had a recon box fitted this week under cherished warranty at dealership, I was told had to be a recon unit as you can no longer get a new one, apparently same casing had been used but all new internals. The box is fine as far as I can tell - only done 30 miles since - and bit smoother than old one so I'd be fairly relaxed about the recon fact and as others have suggested do what you can to try and make sure it comes from a good supplier (I don't know where BMW got this one from and am nowhere near Bolton so v unlikely to be same I guess).
In terms of cost it was suggested to me that main dealer cost for removal and replacement plus parts on the box alone could be 2k so i was chuffed about the warranty. Whilst they had the box out I paid for a new clutch as there was no labour whilst all apart etc etc and that cost me £180 inc vat.
Obviously paying anything out on a car you've had for four weeks hurts but hopefully the above helps set your mind to rest a bit on the unit being reconditioned. |