bmw assist locked my car?

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Tony.Estrada@gmail.com - 22 Mar 2006 23:11 GMT

Yesterday night BMW assist calls me at home to tell me that my 1st year
subscription to the BMW Assist service has expired, but they are
willing to allow me to renew at some discounted price, yada, yada,
yada.
I decline the renewals in a polite but firm manner "eg. I don't want to
purchase the service. Have a good night." and the rep. reminds me that
my car will be taken out of their system, etc. I reply, "I
understand." We hang up.

Interestingly enough this morning I find my car (inside my garage) is
locked. Keys inside, where I always leave them, in the cup holder.
This is the first time the car automagically locks itself with the keys
inside.

No harm. I take the plastic key and open the car.
I am wondering if BMW Assist locked my car maliciously or if it just
happens when the car is taken off the system, or if it is just pure
coincidence....

Anyways, that is my story and I am sticking to it.

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Jeff Strickland - 23 Mar 2006 03:58 GMT

I seriously doubt any mal-intent.

> Yesterday night BMW assist calls me at home to tell me that my 1st year
> subscription to the BMW Assist service has expired, but they are
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>
> Anyways, that is my story and I am sticking to it.

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E Brown - 23 Mar 2006 10:41 GMT

>I seriously doubt any mal-intent.

Yeah - how would they know he leaves his keys in his car? If he'd
taken them with him and locked the car (like, say, a normal person),
he'd never have noticed.
epbrown
--
"Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car;
most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus
2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black

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Jeff Strickland - 26 Mar 2006 23:58 GMT

Well, I never lock my car in my own garage. I understand what he is doing,
and I do the same thing. BMW is not in the business of locking people out of
their car.

>>I seriously doubt any mal-intent.
>
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> most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus
> 2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black

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frischmoutt - 23 Mar 2006 15:06 GMT

Have a look everywhere in your house, in the fridge, in the MW oven, your
wife's panty drawer, the washing machine, the aircon, go to the cellar, open
and drink all the bottles you have, peep into the bottleneck. Something
might be inside.
Seek every clue, review all the photos where you were shot on, especially if
the safety pins are going cross your eyes.
The vendor might have left something causing a big trouble to you.

If you don"t find anything, sell the house, change your car, your wife, ...

This is the only way to break the spell.

Keep us informed.
Good luck

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admin - 23 Mar 2006 16:38 GMT

> If you don"t find anything, sell the house, change your car, your wife, ...
>
> This is the only way to break the spell.
>
> Keep us informed.
> Good luck

You forgot the most important part of the instructions.. to wear his
aluminum foil cap when doing this.

If he doesn't who knows what nefarious things BMW Assist might beam into
his brain.

They're out there..

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KJM - 23 Mar 2006 18:53 GMT

> Yesterday night BMW assist calls me at home to tell me that my 1st
> year subscription to the BMW Assist service has expired, but they are
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
>
> Anyways, that is my story and I am sticking to it.

BMW assist isn't quite onstar. They don't have the technology to UNLOCK your
car. They can't LOCK your car either.

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Philip K - 23 Mar 2006 21:41 GMT

>Interestingly enough this morning I find my car (inside my garage) is
>locked. Keys inside, where I always leave them, in the cup holder.

I don't know what country you live in, but here in the UK that would
invalidate your insurance and they would not pay out (quite correctly,
in my opinion) if the car were stolen.

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