Warranty for a used E89

[Smash]

What do you anticipate going wrong on a 23i. My 12year old car on 92k miles.
Engine gearbox seem bullet proof.
Roof failures well documented on forum, get local garage to fix.

What do you anticipate going wrong on a 23i. My 12year old car on 92k miles.
Engine gearbox seem bullet proof.
Roof failures well documented on forum, get local garage to fix.

As I mentioned it is for peace of mind, I’ve called quite a few garages in my area Norfolk / Suffolk and many have said they do not repair Z4s and put me on to garages in the midlands. If I can find a local Indy I wouldn’t need a warranty. If it is £457 a year From BMW then I feel for me that it is worth it for a 11 year old car.

 

[Smartbear]

What do you anticipate going wrong on a 23i. My 12year old car on 92k miles.
Engine gearbox seem bullet proof.
Roof failures well documented on forum, get local garage to fix.

What do you anticipate going wrong on a 23i. My 12year old car on 92k miles.
Engine gearbox seem bullet proof.
Roof failures well documented on forum, get local garage to fix.

As I mentioned it is for peace of mind, I’ve called quite a few garages in my area Norfolk / Suffolk and many have said they do not repair Z4s and put me on to garages in the midlands. If I can find a local Indy I wouldn’t need a warranty. If it is £457 a year From BMW then I feel for me that it is worth it for a 11 year old car.

Had my e89 over 4years now so that’s the best part of £2k I’ve saved, put it in a piggy bank & make sure the cars serviced regularly with preventative maintenance where possible
Rob

 

[Smash]

What do you anticipate going wrong on a 23i. My 12year old car on 92k miles.
Engine gearbox seem bullet proof.
Roof failures well documented on forum, get local garage to fix.

What do you anticipate going wrong on a 23i. My 12year old car on 92k miles.
Engine gearbox seem bullet proof.
Roof failures well documented on forum, get local garage to fix.

As I mentioned it is for peace of mind, I’ve called quite a few garages in my area Norfolk / Suffolk and many have said they do not repair Z4s and put me on to garages in the midlands. If I can find a local Indy I wouldn’t need a warranty. If it is £457 a year From BMW then I feel for me that it is worth it for a 11 year old car.

Had my e89 over 4years now so that’s the best part of £2k I’ve saved, put it in a piggy bank & make sure the cars serviced regularly with preventative maintenance where possible
Rob

Hi Rob, thanks for the advice, the roof for me is the biggest worry as I haven’t a clue about them and would need technical assistance if something went wrong. Mind you the roof would be up about 99% of the time, can these fail even being in the closed position?

 

[N4LLY]

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Mind you the roof would be up about 99% of the time, can these fail even being in the closed position?
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Answer would be no. It would just be 100% closed.

Would say my roof would be 75% down.

One question, are our roofs classed as sun roofs ? No mention i can see for convertable roofs !? (In the warrenty small print)

Electrical system: alternator, starter motor,
starter solenoid, distributor, electronic control
units, electronic ignition module, wiper motors,
heater fan motors, central locking motors and
solenoids, window motors, horn, washer pump
motors, sun roof motor, electric door mirror
motors, relays, fuel tank sender unit, switches.

 

[Zed Baron]

One question, are our roofs classed as sun roofs ? No mention i can see for convertable roofs !? (In the warrenty small print)

I would check, when I was selling cars the biggest get out clause with warranty companies was wear and tear! I've bought a couple of BMW umbrellas that fit perfectly in the two door bins, if the roof fails I'll put them up until the recovery arrives. I was reading the small print on my new recovery policy and they don't cover electric vehicles :rtfm:

 

[Smash]

Mind you the roof would be up about 99% of the time, can these fail even being in the closed position?
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Answer would be no. It would just be 100% closed.

Would say my roof would be 75% down.

One question, are our roofs classed as sun roofs ? No mention i can see for convertable roofs !? (In the warrenty small print)

Electrical system: alternator, starter motor,
starter solenoid, distributor, electronic control
units, electronic ignition module, wiper motors,
heater fan motors, central locking motors and
solenoids, window motors, horn, washer pump
motors, sun roof motor, electric door mirror
motors, relays, fuel tank sender unit, switches.
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I called BMW warranty today and the person told me the retractable roof is covered. Be good to have it in writing though.

 

[N4LLY]

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I called BMW warranty today and the person told me the retractable roof is covered. Be good to have it in writing though.
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Indeed Smash

Will BMW go down the toyota / Lexus route i wonder ?

At Lexus, we strive to create the finest customer experience and this extends to servicing your car. When you choose Lexus to service your vehicle, we’ll reward your loyalty. Once your service is due, all you need to do is bring your Lexus in for a service. Lexus Relax warranty is a 1 year service-activated warranty available on vehicles after expiry of the original manufacturer’s warranty up to 10 years old / 100,000 miles when serviced at an official Lexus Centre.

 

[Smash]

I called BMW warranty today and the person told me the retractable roof is covered. Be good to have it in writing though.
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Indeed Smash

Will BMW go down the toyota / Lexus route i wonder ?

At Lexus, we strive to create the finest customer experience and this extends to servicing your car. When you choose Lexus to service your vehicle, we’ll reward your loyalty. Once your service is due, all you need to do is bring your Lexus in for a service. Lexus Relax warranty is a 1 year service-activated warranty available on vehicles after expiry of the original manufacturer’s warranty up to 10 years old / 100,000 miles when serviced at an official Lexus Centre.
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Hmm I doubt it... had a Toyota in the past and definitely no need for a warranty there, bomb proof vehicle.

 

[Ole gits rule]

Mind you the roof would be up about 99% of the time, can these fail even being in the closed position?
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Answer would be no. It would just be 100% closed.

Would say my roof would be 75% down.

One question, are our roofs classed as sun roofs ? No mention i can see for convertable roofs !? (In the warrenty small print)

Electrical system: alternator, starter motor,
starter solenoid, distributor, electronic control
units, electronic ignition module, wiper motors,
heater fan motors, central locking motors and
solenoids, window motors, horn, washer pump
motors, sun roof motor, electric door mirror
motors, relays, fuel tank sender unit, switches.
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My RAC warranty mentions sunroofs are not covered but it covers the roof as I have just proved

 

[ronk]

I thought that the BMW insured warranty was only available as a continuation from the manufactures warranty?
I stand to be corrected here.

Currently I pay £422 with a £250 excess which includes Pan Euro breakdown cover. This is also transferrable when I sell the car.
The policy is probably a waste of money during these times of little use and with only sub 14k miles on the clock but its reassuring to know its there if something does let loose.

 

[Argyll Andy]

I thought that the BMW insured warranty was only available as a continuation from the manufactures warranty?

Ron, it doesn’t need to continuous, just serviced in accordance to BMWs schedule and under 10 yo and 100k iirc

 

[Smash]

I thought that the BMW insured warranty was only available as a continuation from the manufactures warranty?

Ron, it doesn’t need to continuous, just serviced in accordance to BMWs schedule and under 10 yo and 100k iirc

It is Mileage under 100k, car age for an E89 has no factor according to the person I spoke to at BMW warranty today. Although i haven’t got this in writing.

 

[ronk]

I thought that the BMW insured warranty was only available as a continuation from the manufactures warranty?

Ron, it doesn’t need to continuous, just serviced in accordance to BMWs schedule and under 10 yo and 100k iirc

Well there’s a few quid I could have saved over the last several months of little use!

 

[mcbutler]

if its under ten years old warranty direct is way ahead. over ten years then BMW is your only real option

 

[2k35is]

Got the BMW insured warranty on my DEC 2009 3.5i .Car been serviced all its life by BMW so cant speak about being able to claim with servicing outside of bmw network. (by previous owners) . I'm going to keep the servicing done by BMW -major inspection 2 due September but wear and tear items done by my indie with me buying genuine BW parts. Front pads and discs need doing BMW quoted £600 to do this(3.5i). Will finish up costing about £350. (got genuine front pads and sensor on ebay for £60)
My car has had the roof control module the flexible roof wiring and salmon relays(as goodwill gesture) all replaced under the warranty together with having to go into dealers for roof not working after roof panel repaint.
If finish up buying a 2009/10 car check the paint on aluminum roof very carefully on the corners mine had contaminatio (looked like rust) and was repainted under 12 year corrosion guarantee
My BMW indie excellent but he won't touch roof issues apart from code reading so unless you've got good roof guy near to you I''d try and buy the insured warranty BUT at £750 per year(over £60k miles) + £250 excess it is expensive so maybe just do it for 1st year of ownership and factor it in when buying car. Not easy in current market but RAC report helped me get price reduction from my seller) The £250 excess is per claim -so in just had fuel pump replaced, rocker cover gasket replaced and leaking oil filter housing all done in one go for £250.

 

[Smash]

Going back to an old thread due to my purchase this weekend.

Was really hoping for some sort of after market warranty for my new car to start after the 3 months garage warranty is up. It appears that Warranty Direct / RAC / AA will not accept due to car age. BMW main dealer may but it is on their discretion that they are satisfied with the service intervals and also it would be £895 a year.

Does anyone know of any other options that I haven’t thought about?

Thanks Ash

 

[Ole gits rule]

My car has an RAC warranty and it os 2011 - what year is that one?

 

[N4LLY]

Ouch ! £ 895 sounds alot, What excess attached to that ?

What warrenty the garage using for that first 3 month's ? maybe you could investigate extending that.

Or, set up a direct debit into a building society account as a car slush fund :wink:

 

[Smash]

My car has an RAC warranty and it os 2011 - what year is that one?

2010, RAC said 10 years and under sadly

 

[Smash]

Ouch ! £ 895 sounds alot, What excess attached to that ?

What warrenty the garage using for that first 3 month's ? maybe you could investigate extending that.

Or, set up a direct debit into a building society account as a car slush fund :wink:

Garage doesn’t have an extension policy, they are a Volvo specialist.

The slush fund could be the only option but was hoping for another route.