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      08-16-2012, 02:36 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by gangzoom View Post
Because BMW has sold 100,000s (possible millions?) of affected cars globally, even a "cheap" fix would cost the company alot of money...and that doesn't even take into account the logistics involved. Can you imagine every E90/E92/E60 you see on the roads been recalled to your local BMW garage for a 1hr reprogramming? Every BMW garage in the land would be unable to do anything else for months!! BMW will do everything it can to deny all knowledge..
Correct. However, the US Government has more balls than ours and may compel them do do something and if they do then BMW may make it worldwide. Also the Insurance Companies will notice trends in their actuarial tables and will make BMWs uninsurable unless BMW do something about it.
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