My 96 328i has 115,000 mi. on it. Just yesterday it did something funny for the first time. As I accelerated when it went to switch from 2nd to 3rd gear the car made a funny noise that seemed to come from below the car. It was not a grinding noise as much as it was a noise that sounded like the car was struggling to kick into 3rd...This happens each time it goes from 2nd to 3rd(automatic). I thought that 115000 mi. is too early on a BMW for transmission problems, but who knows. Anyone else had this happen to them?