central3 31 Report post Posted February 12, 2010 Thoughts please here Seems like good value but I guess the km's are the reason for this. Bearing in mind that this would be my second/toy car and that I would only do 5,000 km's or so per year I am not too phased by this The SMG/km combination does phase me though. I have driven an SMG before and loved it but there are some horror stories out there. I would cover some of the risk off by taking out insurance but still worry about possible drama. What other issues should I be looking out for? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3NTIL 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2010 (edited) this post is a must read before buying a M3 .... http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....showtopic=20995 i hav the SMG gear box and i havent had any problems so far but ive heard people saying if some hydraulic pump goes it cost about $2500 to fixed, so its always good to have a bit of money hidden away IMO well worth the risk Edited February 13, 2010 by M3NTIL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3_Power 636 Report post Posted February 14, 2010 I would do a write up on SMG, but to be honest I'd just be repeating this thread http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=231113 The above is the best source for all things SMG (bar the workshop manual and service tech information booklet). There's a couple of things that can go wrong with the SMG, mainly eletrical (relays, sensors - there's multiple of them) and some hydraulic (the pump itself or the pressure accumulator) and the least mechanical (compression spring or synchronmesh). All in all it is actually a fairly reliable system - the trouble is your generic OBD2 tools can't diagnose what is wrong with it. If any of you with a SMGII or SMGIII car wants a diagnostic on the Autoenginuity tool, hit me up - more than happy to hook it up and see what is wrong with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
