Just purchased a 2002 530i and the outside temperature indicator reads temperatures as much as 10 degrees higher than the actual outside temperature. Is my sensor bad, or is this a design problem on the 530i? A friend who works in service at a BMW dealer (not where I bought the car) suggested that the sensor is too close to the hot pavement and they all read too hot on summer days. The car is still under the BMW 4 year/50,000 mile factory warrantee for another 3,000 miles.
One other question: Before the factory warrantee runs out, I am considering buying an extended warrantee, perhaps from Warrantee Direct (so that I could take the car to a good local (non-BMW Dealer) shop I've used for my out of warrantee Audi for the past 7 years). Anyone have any comments or advice on buying such an extended warrantee just before the factory warrantee ends? It appears a 100,000 mile/4 year contract is about $2,800 that is similar the the original factory warrantee.
Thanks. Love my new bimmer!
Larus