That is a BMW "feature." Kind of surprising the first time it
happens. I did a first to second shift and launched the knob to
the back window. =8^O
Just have the dealership keep replacing the knob every time it
happens.
Matt Murray
mattm@optonline net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Monday"
> Has anyone else had trouble with that bowling-ball sized chrome
shifter
> knob coming off in your hand when you 'throw a big shift'?
That's kind
> of unnerving on an autocross course! At least I didn't loft it
into the
> radio or drop it into the back seat. That WOULD have been hard
to
> recover from while on course! Ever try to drive a slalom with
your left
> hand and put the knob back on its post with the right?
>
> It probably happened 4 times last Saturday. Is this natural, or
is it
> my technique? (Fortunately, it is under warranty for another
35,100
> miles..) The crazy thing doesn't screw on. It just has some
little
> plastic tabs that "lock" (wishful thinking, apparently) into a
groove.
>
> Bob Monday
> Indpls
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