F.y.i. 50k-mile service by Sytner's on 35iS

sunnydays said:
ph001 said:
The extended warranty I can understand on the N54 though. It has some pretty expensive bits that do fail fairly commonly.
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You do not have to get the car serviced at BMW to maintain the extended warranty.
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+1 As long as genuine parts are used and it's a VAT registered garage :thumbsup:
 
djstan said:
ph001 said:
The extended warranty I can understand on the N54 though. It has some pretty expensive bits that do fail fairly commonly.
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I’d be interested to know what those bits are?
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I’ve noticed a fair few fall victim to failing hpfp’s and faulty injectors/rattling waste gates :o
Rob
 
Wow! I paid that for my service which was the 8yr service and i also got the brake fluid done within that price.

My reasons for main dealer servicing especially with extended warranty is there is less scope for them wriggling out of a claim when it’s been maintained by them. No arguments re parts, things not being checked etc.
 
Smartbear said:
djstan said:
ph001 said:
The extended warranty I can understand on the N54 though. It has some pretty expensive bits that do fail fairly commonly.
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I’d be interested to know what those bits are?
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I’ve noticed a fair few fall victim to failing hpfp’s and faulty injectors/rattling waste gates :o
Rob
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I've wondered about this. How can BMW USA (after a class action lawsuit) admit it's a problem and recall 130,000 (?) vehicles, but in other countries BMW can say "Sorry, not our problem, never mind..." - for the exact same fault??? :?
Was there a recall for this in the UK? (The HPFP)
 
You don't have to get the service done at BMW to keep the extended warranty. They changed that a few years ago.
 
R.E92 said:
You don't have to get the service done at BMW to keep the extended warranty. They changed that a few years ago.
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You're right, of course (although the Roadside Assist will recover your car only to a BMW AD, I believe).

That said, I wonder how many members have the Insured Warranty (which is provided by Alliance, by the way) and have used it at an independent garage?
 
I have the insured warranty and use a local independent sometimes. My nearest dealership is right in the middle of Manchester so can be a nightmare to get to and from. I tend to just use them for warranty work now since it can take an hour each way in rush hour traffic.
 
I have an extended BMW warranty and they definitely accept indy work as long as genuine BMW/Bosch parts are used. But then again, I have a really brilliant local indy.
 
Number5 said:
mr wilks said:
Almost £40 for a air filter :rofl: if that's not a typo shoot me now :cry:
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I was quoted £72 for a rear wiper blade at Dick Lovett's last week :rofl:
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One would hope that includes fitting (and a cup of coffee) while they fit it, at least... :o
 
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