tennysonvarcoe
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Had almost the same thing on my 2018 X5 and it turned out to be a corroded ground point near the battery tray. A good auto electrician found it in under an hour with a multimeter and a voltage drop test. The first garage had only plugged in a scanne…
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Mine went the same way on a 2015 X5, and I only noticed after driving a friend's car and thinking mine felt like a go-kart. Replaced the fronts with Bilstein B4s and the comfort came back. B6 would be too stiff for a daily here.
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Be careful with the "knows how to bed in performance pads" line, because plenty of shops say that and then just do a quick drive around the block. Ask them which pad they'd fit and why, and whether it's a street compound or a track one. A …
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Spinneys parking lot for an hour in that heat sounds brutal. Glad someone stopped to help. Being stranded twice in a month is enough to make anyone want it sorted properly.
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Try not to lose sleep over it, a lot of Coyotes tick a bit when warm and run perfectly for years. Keep an eye on your oil level and change it on schedule. If it stays the same and the car drives normal, you're probably fine.
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Bird droppings and bug stains left too long is such an underrated point, they're way harder to fully clean off once they've sat and baked in the sun for a day or two. Quick removal has saved me from what would've been a stubborn stain more than once.
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1,800 just for a diagnosis at the dealer is rough, that's exactly the kind of thing that pushes people toward independent shops even when they're a bit hesitant about the lack of reviews. I'd call first and ask directly if they have VCDS or equivale…