Scott Dorsey wrote:

>dizzy > wrote:
>>Well, after 12 years of mostly problem-free service, my 2000 323 has
>>succumbed to the dreaded "no reverse" problem. Damn it. I was hoping
>>to get a few more years out of it.
>>
>>Now I have to decide if a car with a book value of only a few grand,
>>and is starting to show the first signs of rust, is worth getting a
>>new tranny.
>
>Think of this as an opportunity to retrofit a manual in there rather
>than as a failure.
>--scott

Ha! Thanks for the advice, but I don't think so. My other car has a
manual. It's nice to have both.

I tool it out for a drive this morning, and it worked perfectly! This
compares with other accounts of read of the GM's solenoid going bad,
which, of course, is much better than the ZF's catastrophic, and much
more expensive, failure.

So, I guess I won't be getting a new car. :/

I've been thinking of the X1, probably the 6-cylinder. Hydraulic
steering, and no start-stop! But only a 6-speed auto, instead of the
8-speed that most Bimmers are shipping with.