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Why BMWs are no fun to repair

This whole "mechatronic" contraption is a signific...
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  10/27/25


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Date: October 27th, 2025 2:36 PM
Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK


This whole "mechatronic" contraption is a significant point of failure and has to be programmed to match your VIN before it can be installed. You can tell from the comments that a million BMW owners have been bedevilled by these things. European BMWs are all stick shift and don't have this feature

https://youtu.be/XeCx1YYbyaw?si=bTsm1HsPDDtbH9nA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5790473&forum_id=2most#49379325)