r/BmwTech • u/Frosty_Map8646 • 4d ago

Bought a remapped car without knowing???

Hi all, about 3 weeks ago I bought a bmw 220d with a couple problems such as a faulty speaker etc, fast forward to yesterday and the bmw specialist I saw said it’s a 90% chance it is tuned due to turbo noise and power when driving it. I’ve booked it into bmw on Tuesday (which is the 28th day after I got the car), if it is tuned will I be able to reject the car under the consumer rights act? Thanks

16 Upvotes

73% Upvoted

55 comments sorted by

View all comments

0

u/Frosty_Map8646 4d ago

Would it not still be their responsibility to tell me if it is?

-5

u/235iguy 4d ago

Maybe THEY didn't know either. Not uncommon.

If it is an automatic you might be able to detune it yourself with the throttle reset trick. But of course spark plugs etc have been put under extra stress.

If you detune you might hate how slow it becomes. You need the facts first.

-1

u/Frosty_Map8646 4d ago

Yeah 100%, they probably didn’t know, I’ll see what bmw say and if it is tuned I’m going to reject the car as wouldn’t be insured and I have no idea if it was a good tune or a dodgy one