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Message: <blockquote data-quote="beam2u" data-source="post: 672213" data-attributes="member: 35895">hi beemerback,thanks for your feedback!supposedly the shuddering was due to R&D (rust and dust) build-up on the discs.the dealer had taken the car to a conti car workshop and that is what they told him.  the mechanic then drove the car and used the braking system to clean-up the r&d.the dealer called to let me know the issue and they wanted me to test-drive again.this time it was totally different, there is still a little shudder(but nothing compared to the other day).i went to the workshop as well and spoke to the mechanic, he pointed me to the discs and showed some faint dust/rust still visible and said that after a few more km's, it should be fine.  the car has been sitting in the dealer lot for almost a year, it seems.while at the workshop, i opened up the bonnet and found small coolant leak at the top part of radiator, the leak it from wear/tear and is happening at the mouth of a plastic tube, the tube is visible and is shaped quite funnily and very big diameter.  the mechanic said it would cost about 200+ to replace.  the dealer agreed to pay for it.other than that everything looks good, the undercarriage is really dry, with no leaks of any sort visible till now.the dealer had removed the plastic and metal cladding for the undercarriage in preparation for puspakom, i looked at the cladding(they did not wash it) and it was bone dry, quite impressive for a 10 year old car.so then, i paid the deposit and they should be prepping the car for pick-up probably at the end of this week or early next week.the tires look ok but like you said, will need replacing in a few months, i asked the dealer to get me a quote and he called his tyre shop contact, said the 18in 235/50 michelins would cost about $775 per piece (anyways that's for later).the dealer also bought an original bmw logo for the bonnet as a replacement for the original disfigured one.when they send the car for the radiator hose replacement, i asked them to perform a service as well(i eill bear the cost for this). since the car has been sitting around for awhile, i asked to change engine oil, filter and perform some other maintenance checks.  i asked about transmission fluid and the mechanic told me that it's not necessary to change this, that it's lifetime.  was quite surprised.so, currently, will wait for rear windows to be swapped (for puspakom), headliner creak to debug, touch up rims (to hide some curb scrapes) and then the radiator and service.  after that should be pick-up.will keep you guys posted. thanks.</blockquote>

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