BMW extended warranty - £835

extended mine direct with bmw, don't regret it for a second. £800 & something, no excess, and assist. nooo worries whatsoever. 8)
 
Andy said:
extended mine direct with bmw, don't regret it for a second. £800 & something, no excess, and assist. nooo worries whatsoever. 8)
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Same here! Althought i didnt have ///M tax ;)
 
dgm said:
All of the above is fine and I would agree to some extent, however, if something does go seriously wrong then you could potentially be looking at a bill for several thousand pounds. If the engine fails in an M you know you will be talking in the region of £10,000 to replace it via a BMW dealer. As unlikely as that is to occur, it does happen and I personally don't want to be faced with shelling that out on top of the money I've already paid for the car. For that reason I'm prepared to bite the bullet and extend my warranty next month, it's all down to your attitude towards risk.

As the value of the car diminishes then I'd be less inclined to keep the warranty going but for now it's a valuable enough asset to pay the extra for the insured warranty. Of course you then need to keep the BMW service history going but I've found that's it's easier than ever to haggle the prices down with the BMW dealerships and that makes the differential between them and the indy's a lot less than some of the figures I've seen quoted.
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///M engine - upwards of £12,000. BMW AUC warranty is S**T as I discovered yesterday. Beware because BMW UK will wriggle out of everything. I have a paltry 4 wheel centre caps that have lost all their chrome after 35 months. I 'phoned my local main BMW dealer to be told that they were not covered under the BMW AUC warranty. But they then said that as my car was still under the 3 year "Manufacterer's Warranty" they would be replaced next week....

My point is that the 12 month BMW AUC warranty offered/given by BMW UK on a Main Dealer used BMW is absolutely worthless. BMW UK will wriggle & squirm to avoid giving you the "Guarantee" that they promised you when you paid £4,000+ over the odds for your "Main Dealer" BMW.

BMW stinks - & they know it. Buy a Hyundai with a 7 year warranty....... :?
 
SittingBull said:
dgm said:
All of the above is fine and I would agree to some extent, however, if something does go seriously wrong then you could potentially be looking at a bill for several thousand pounds. If the engine fails in an M you know you will be talking in the region of £10,000 to replace it via a BMW dealer. As unlikely as that is to occur, it does happen and I personally don't want to be faced with shelling that out on top of the money I've already paid for the car. For that reason I'm prepared to bite the bullet and extend my warranty next month, it's all down to your attitude towards risk.

As the value of the car diminishes then I'd be less inclined to keep the warranty going but for now it's a valuable enough asset to pay the extra for the insured warranty. Of course you then need to keep the BMW service history going but I've found that's it's easier than ever to haggle the prices down with the BMW dealerships and that makes the differential between them and the indy's a lot less than some of the figures I've seen quoted.
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///M engine - upwards of £12,000. BMW AUC warranty is S**T as I discovered yesterday. Beware because BMW UK will wriggle out of everything. I have a paltry 4 wheel centre caps that have lost all their chrome after 35 months. I 'phoned my local main BMW dealer to be told that they were not covered under the BMW AUC warranty. But they then said that as my car was still under the 3 year "Manufacterer's Warranty" they would be replaced next week....

My point is that the 12 month BMW AUC warranty offered/given by BMW UK on a Main Dealer used BMW is absolutely worthless. BMW UK will wriggle & squirm to avoid giving you the "Guarantee" that they promised you when you paid £4,000+ over the odds for your "Main Dealer" BMW.

BMW stinks - & they know it. Buy a Hyundai with a 7 year warranty....... :?
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not in my experience of the AUC warranty...

new clutch
new radio

both with no quibbles whatsoever :wink:
 
AUC warranty and you complain about centre caps?

I kinda mean no offence here, but, get a grip!

Perforation warranty on wheels/wheel accessories doesn't apply. It was good will they even did it on the 36 month main warranty I would guess.

I'd worry when they don't pay out on proper perforation on a panel, or a gearbox failure, etc, but in ALL these cases it seems BMW bend over backwards from what I read on here for customers...

Centre caps :rofl:
 
I wouldn't expect centre caps to be replaced under an extended or AUC warranty. Don't really get your point at all.
 
£835 may seem like a lot but its a £40k+ car..

I will be renewing this year, but as the car gets older and the miles add up it may not be worth it in future.
 
dgm said:
I wouldn't expect centre caps to be replaced under an extended or AUC warranty. Don't really get your point at all.
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Was responding to Sitting Bulls post about how bad the AUC warranty is because it doesn't cover centre caps... ;)

I'd be more worried about, erm, every other single thing on the car that can actually break and cost £££, and isn't easily rectified with a £5 part, and doesn't cause anything but mild embarassment on a concours entrant :P

Dave
 
I've dumped my old centre caps and fitted the new ones - all nicely aligned with the ///M badge on the wheel!
 
Mr Whippy said:
dgm said:
I wouldn't expect centre caps to be replaced under an extended or AUC warranty. Don't really get your point at all.
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Was responding to Sitting Bulls post about how bad the AUC warranty is because it doesn't cover centre caps... ;)

I'd be more worried about, erm, every other single thing on the car that can actually break and cost £££, and isn't easily rectified with a £5 part, and doesn't cause anything but mild embarassment on a concours entrant :P

Dave
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Sorry Dave, wasn't aimed at you but at SittingBulls post.
 
Having had two faults on the car last year, each costing well over £1,000 to put right (done under warranty) I'm much happier having the warranty .
 
SittingBull said:
I have a paltry 4 wheel centre caps that have lost all their chrome after 35 months. I 'phoned my local main BMW dealer to be told that they were not covered under the BMW AUC warranty.
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Well that's a total put off - I'll not give BMW my cash..... no chance of getting trinkets fixed - bizarre emphasis if you don't mind me saying. Maybe I should give dealer a call about my fecked roundels on the 1998 528i, that I bought in 2001 and let extended warranty lapse in 2005 surely if its a BMW badges should be pristine 11 years on and 130k miles on clock?

I'm more concerned the oily bits and the occasionally dickie electrics are covered rather than trim frippery.
 
Slightly off topic but I`m surprised BMW don`t give away free badges, wheel badges etc. Even if the car is an old shed, the BMW branding should look good.

I once heard that BMW gave away free replacement £24 ///M 3 grill badges to owners who provided evidence that they actually owned an M3.
 
Darren M said:
I once heard that BMW gave away free replacement £24 ///M 3 grill badges to owners who provided evidence that they actually owned an M3.
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They used to as a gesture of goodwill - however some muppets obviously took advantage and they stopped.

I used to get a set of metal tyre valve caps stolen from my M5 every couple of months and BMW would replace them, along with the odd M5 badge and BMW roundel. Probably no more than £100 all in, and that's after paying them about £20k in servicing & maintenance over the years.
 
Whilst you all may laugh at my post re: centre caps. they cost over £30.00 for 4. BMW UK don't want their flagship brand on the UK roads displaying sub-standard plastic wheel centre caps with the chrome missing & showing yellowed plastic... The so called All encompassing AUC warranty is a myth. It is worth bugger all. My AUC warranty is valid until 9 Jan 2010, yet when I telephoned Cooper, Norwich they told me "Your ///M trim is not covered by the AUC warranty - but as your car is still covered by the Manufacturers warranty until September, we will replace the caps - along with my broken (Body stress?) rear boot lid brake light lens.

This is my 5th BMW Z3/Z4 since 1997 & nothing has failed on any of those 5 cars. Not even a light bulb. You all delude yourselves & rob money from your families table by paying extortinate amounts of money for warranties that simply won't pay up. Read the small print!

£800 + per annum for a warranty on a severely depreciating£20K-£30K asset is taking the piss! How much do you spend on insuring your £200,000 house? No more than £200 - including £35K of contents - unless you live in Manchester..... :evil:
 
You're in a minority of one here SittingBull. Everyone bar you seems to realise that trim is only covered by the original 3 years manufacturers warranty. By the way the centre caps can be had for as little as £14.

Unlike you I've done OK out of the warranties I've had on my BMW's, still down overall but not too badly. Bear in mind you're also paying for BMW emergency services in the £800+ premium which provides European wide assistance. Still too expensive but hardly in the taking the piss category.

If you don't want to pay for an extended warranty then fair enough but don't label me and others as deluded for choosing to do so.
Unlike you it seems, I'm fully aware of the small print in the insured and AUC warranties and have had no problems whatsoever in BMW paying up for the covered items in the past. I really do wonder if your experience in owning BMW 's is as comprehensive as you claim. Your viewpoints on many topics would suggest otherwise.
 
They've replaced the wheel centre roundels with a much higher quality version. Mine too (and i suspect everyone's) where suffering from water ingress around the edges as they were just a foil sticker. I managed to get them from Ocean BMW in Plymouth via Fleabay. It's worth doing if you have the poor quality ones.

Didn't even try to claim them under warranty, for what they cost, the time taken to mess around getting the car to BMW and collecting it etc is just not worth it for me.

Have claimed front brake discs though which must be a good few quid. I'll be extending the warranty when mine expires. For both piece of mind and also to maintain maximum value in the car.
 
Hi outrun,

i've got corrosion on my Z4MC brake discs which has lead to noisy braking and some vibration.
i had no luck trying to claim on warranty, being told that warranty would never cover brake discs...
bit annoyed as brakes have loads of wear left!
just wondered how you persuaded BMW to replace yours?

Thanks!!

PS: i'm pro bmw warranty as they've replaced rear coils and power steering pump. i'm def renewing!!
 
some times i question myself, but other than car imsurance which i have to have by law, i have no insurance at all, thats no life insurance, no house insurance, no buildings insurance etc

as others have said, a warrant is just another insurance scheme, i'm sure over the long term my overall savings on anual insurance policies will exceed any payments i would ever claim

this works for me but as we are all individuals we all do what is best for ourselves
 
You insure to avoid a huge bill all at once, new engine or gearbox, new roof to your house, new TV , computer if they get nicked. As Taz says if you worked it out over your lifetime you'd probably save money by not having insurance.
 
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