Newbie with a 740D fault that wants to cry

[LuckyW]

Originally Posted by wakas335i

Hi guys,

I picked up the car yesterday. Brand new mechatronics fitted and a gearbox service cost £2000 all in including labour

Happy for you, (it is a pity that such expenses before Christmas) ... All the best.

• I am very curious if he did not say why this happened or a possible reason???

[Mani59]

Originally Posted by wakas335i

Hi guys,

I picked up the car yesterday. Brand new mechatronics fitted and a gearbox service cost £2000 all in including labour

Did BMW UK not contribute any goodwill towards it if you met the criteria?

Glad to hear you got it sorted though!

[OnlyGerman]

Originally Posted by Wills2

Plenty of ghosts in the G11 machine but I'm surprised at the gearbox it's a ZF8 (gen 2) and I've never had an issue with any car using it, it's the best auto on the market.

Agreed. This is a great transmission overall. So a very rare failure for OP.