Our 2013 cars got a cracked chassis in the lower tubes with appr. 20.000 miles.
After contact with MMC, they offered to repair (welded) them both FOC.
For that, we needed to transport them from Switzerland to Malvern and back.
Ten thousand miles later, one of the cars got cracks in the upper tube, which is much more challenging to repair.
MMC asked to bring the cracked car once more to Malvern, where they installed a completely new chassis FOC.
Besides the lengthy transport, we were happy with the service from MMC.
Currently, the car with the old 2013 chassis still looks OK on the upper tubes, but how long will it last?
These cracks are like a sword of Damocles for ALL owners of a pre-2014 car.
It’s not whether it will crack but more of when.
And believe me, that always happens during the touring season and not in wintertime when the car stands in the garage.
I’ve contacted M3W Service France and talked about this lingering problem. They offered me a good and clever solution to strengthen the old chassis to something much more robust.
As that looks like a wise idea, it would be best to get this done before the touring season starts.
It’s not a cheap preventative upgrade, but there are no worries about a cracked chassis anymore.
But as always, with an M3W, we still need to keep our fingers crossed for a trouble-free touring season.
