Nissan E-NV200 Tekna Panel Van, 24kWh plus Muxsan 45kWh UBEX, Kia Soul EV 27 kWh, BMW i3 94ah REX
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My 77k miles 94Ahr REX had started to make a twanging noise from the front O/S suspension. On investigation it proved to be that the rubber covers at the top of the suspension mount had deteriorated and allowed all the wheel arch water/muck to get into the bearing and accelerate the corrosion to the point that the bearings had worn out and the twanging noise was a result of turning the wheel and hence the suspension spring....this would bind the spring momentarily before it snapped back into place to follow the steering inputs.....'T w a a a ang'
All very well and good, except the car had just been [a week] for a major service at a BMW dealer in Cockermouth, Cumbria and there was no mention of any problems being reported even though the car had recieved a full health check..allegedly. Not only that but the steering [and rear] geometry was all over the place ..it was starting to drive like a crab. The subsequent tyre wear was reported by the dealer as 'expected tyre wear' but an independent mechanic [who has just started up in business] diagnosed the geometry/tracking issues as soon as he saw the tyre wear.
This same mechanic charged me £175 all in [2 hours work] for replacing both O/S & N/S suspension mount bearings and suggested KwikFit deal with the steering geometry...which they did. The laser printout KF completed showed a dangerous steering setup etc
All sorted now but there is no chance of me putting my i3 into a BMW garage ever again....it was a waste of £300, although the washer bottle did get topped up.
All very well and good, except the car had just been [a week] for a major service at a BMW dealer in Cockermouth, Cumbria and there was no mention of any problems being reported even though the car had recieved a full health check..allegedly. Not only that but the steering [and rear] geometry was all over the place ..it was starting to drive like a crab. The subsequent tyre wear was reported by the dealer as 'expected tyre wear' but an independent mechanic [who has just started up in business] diagnosed the geometry/tracking issues as soon as he saw the tyre wear.
This same mechanic charged me £175 all in [2 hours work] for replacing both O/S & N/S suspension mount bearings and suggested KwikFit deal with the steering geometry...which they did. The laser printout KF completed showed a dangerous steering setup etc
All sorted now but there is no chance of me putting my i3 into a BMW garage ever again....it was a waste of £300, although the washer bottle did get topped up.