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Old August 12th 05, 06:31 PM
Choder
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Default 2006 325 warranty... what gives?


I was thinking of buying one of these things, but I wanted to
investigate the extended warranty since german cars aren't really
known for their reliability. I dont want to own a money pit.

Their website doesn't tell much about the warranty, and asks me to
talk to a dealer regarding coverage details. What sort of nonsense is
that? I don't want some dealer to "give me his word" on what is
covered, I want to see the full details of regular and extended
warranty, all inclusions and exclusions in writing. Will the dealer
give me this BEFORE I plonk down $35k?

Better yet, does anyone already have this information they could share
here? I realize that pricing of the warranty could be something up
for negotiation, but I at least need to know whats covered before I
buy one of these things.





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Old August 12th 05, 06:45 PM
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In ,
Choder > typed:
> I was thinking of buying one of these things, but I wanted to
> investigate the extended warranty since german cars aren't really
> known for their reliability. I dont want to own a money pit.


Sure about the money pit thing?? We own 3 BMWs, none of which have failed
"reliability". Only 1 has an extended maintenance warranty, but we aren't so
sure we needed it.

Kathy


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Old August 12th 05, 07:02 PM
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In article >,
Choder > wrote:
> I was thinking of buying one of these things, but I wanted to
> investigate the extended warranty since german cars aren't really
> known for their reliability. I dont want to own a money pit.


An extended warranty is a form of insurance, and therefore not sold at a
loss. So to benefit from buying one you have to be more unlucky with
problems than the average.

I didn't take up the offer on my E39, and am many hundreds of pounds
better off as a result.

Others will have different stories. ;-)

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Old August 12th 05, 07:03 PM
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On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:45:09 -0500, "KJM" > wrote:

>In ,
>Choder > typed:
>> I was thinking of buying one of these things, but I wanted to
>> investigate the extended warranty since german cars aren't really
>> known for their reliability. I dont want to own a money pit.

>
>Sure about the money pit thing?? We own 3 BMWs, none of which have failed
>"reliability". Only 1 has an extended maintenance warranty, but we aren't so
>sure we needed it.
>
>Kathy
>


I just have friends that had 2002-2004 3-series and they are in the
shop for 200 bucks here, 300 bucks there all the time. I seem to be a
little "harder" on a car than most, because american cars don't last
long at all with me driving, I've had success only with japanese
models.. thus my interest in extended warranties. It also worries me
that the new 3-series is brand new, and Im wondering if I should wait
till 2007 for them to work the bugs out.





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Old August 12th 05, 08:37 PM
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Who said that the german cars arent known for reliability?? Thats the
biggest load of crap I've ever heard!! Maintainance is the only key..
take care of your vehicle and it will take care of you. I have seen
bimmers running up in the 350-400k range on original powertrain
components with no major (over $500) work done on them.
If you are planning on buying a bimmer and then driving it into the
ground like a honda or a toyota, then dont buy it.. your car will fail
and it will be expensive. Sure you can get a honda or toyota to the
150k miles range but it will drive like a big hunk of crap if not
maintained. Same goes for the bimmer, but your honda, toyota, whatever,
will never give you the driving experience of a well maintained bimmer.

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Old August 12th 05, 08:39 PM
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On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:02:00 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Choder > wrote:
>> I was thinking of buying one of these things, but I wanted to
>> investigate the extended warranty since german cars aren't really
>> known for their reliability. I dont want to own a money pit.

>
>An extended warranty is a form of insurance, and therefore not sold at a
>loss. So to benefit from buying one you have to be more unlucky with
>problems than the average.
>
>I didn't take up the offer on my E39, and am many hundreds of pounds
>better off as a result.
>
>Others will have different stories. ;-)


I think that's generally true. But as I said in an earlier thread, I
seem to have worse luck than average with regard to reliability.

Also, I like not running into expensive surprises, I'd prefer to
operate on a fixed monthly budget that stays relatively constant.
Even if paying for repairs out of pocket turned out to be a few bucls
more than paying for repairs as they arise, I like avoiding the stress
of an expense here, an expense there, etc.

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Old August 12th 05, 08:48 PM
Choder
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On 12 Aug 2005 12:37:01 -0700, "Corey Shuman" >
wrote:

>Who said that the german cars arent known for reliability??


Consumer Reports and other ratings boards show a clear disparity in
overall reliability between German and Japanese brands. Do not
compare BMW to Honda or Toyota, compare them to Acura and Lexus... and
yes you can certainly get an equivilent if not better in some cases
driving experience.

Anyway, my question is what exactly is or isnt covered under the basic
and extended warranties. It wasnt to debate reliablity statistics
across brands.

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Old August 12th 05, 09:53 PM
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> Anyway, my question is what exactly is or isnt covered under the basic
> and extended warranties. It wasnt to debate reliablity statistics
> across brands.
>


As the website says, go talk to your dealer. They are not going to "give you
their word", they have all the info you need and will be able to answer any
questions you have. You will (presumably) go to the dealers to look at the
cars, so ask about the warranties then. Can't really see what you have a
problem with?


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Old August 12th 05, 11:18 PM
Dave Plowman (News)
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In article >,
Choder > wrote:
> >An extended warranty is a form of insurance, and therefore not sold at a
> >loss. So to benefit from buying one you have to be more unlucky with
> >problems than the average.
> >
> >I didn't take up the offer on my E39, and am many hundreds of pounds
> >better off as a result.
> >
> >Others will have different stories. ;-)


> I think that's generally true. But as I said in an earlier thread, I
> seem to have worse luck than average with regard to reliability.


> Also, I like not running into expensive surprises, I'd prefer to
> operate on a fixed monthly budget that stays relatively constant.
> Even if paying for repairs out of pocket turned out to be a few bucls
> more than paying for repairs as they arise, I like avoiding the stress
> of an expense here, an expense there, etc.


Then you'd need more than an extended warranty and add something like a
fixed price maintenance scheme, since many things will be wear and tear
and not failures.

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Old August 12th 05, 11:57 PM
Choder
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On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:53:09 +0100, "zerouali"
> wrote:

>>
>> Anyway, my question is what exactly is or isnt covered under the basic
>> and extended warranties. It wasnt to debate reliablity statistics
>> across brands.
>>

>
>As the website says, go talk to your dealer. They are not going to "give you
>their word", they have all the info you need and will be able to answer any
>questions you have. You will (presumably) go to the dealers to look at the
>cars, so ask about the warranties then. Can't really see what you have a
>problem with?
>


The problem is that to even know if I am remotely interested in the
car, I would like to see what the warranty covers. I don't want to
drive halfway across town and spend an hour or two talking to a
salesman, because time is money to me (as it is to him), and if the
warranty is inadequate I am not interested in the brand. I could
discern this in 5 minutes if I could read the warranty itself. The web
offers a perfect opportunity for them to publish this information.
Manufacturers of other goods do it routinely, so why do car dealers
need to be so elusive about their warranty information?

I didn't come here to complain, I posted the original postprimarily to
see if anyone had this info they could share. Failing that, maybe I
will just call up the dealer and ask them to e-mail me a .pdf or other
document with the information. The year is 2005 and this information
should really be on the web in this day and time. If they can invest
the time to write all the marketing spiel, they should make the
warranty information public without having to listen to a sales dog
and pony show or in-person visit to the dealer. Unless they have
something to hide.





 




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