Extended Warranty and Maintenance Plan?

[bonsta101]

I got the extended warranty that covered brakes/clutch etc. Just brought it in to get brakes checked since they would make the car shake at high speeds. They ordered new brakes from germany now just waiting for them to come in. Totally worth the extra charge I paid. 18k miles.

[NCThreePedals]

Originally Posted by gatorfast

You can buy it at any time as long as it is still under the original warranty period. I would also suggest reaching out to some forum sponsors for a price as they will likely offer a bigger discount than your local dealer would.

Such as who? I'd love to find out as my warranty expires in September

[TXSoxFan]

Originally Posted by NCThreePedals

Such as who? I'd love to find out as my warranty expires in September

As I mentioned above, the car has to be physically seen by the dealer...so it has to be a sponsor you can get to.

[gatorfast]

Originally Posted by CASoxFan

As I mentioned above, the car has to be physically seen by the dealer...so it has to be a sponsor you can get to.

Not true unless something has changed in recent years. You may need to get a print out of your key scan though if that is what you are referring to. A friendly SA can help you out with that.

[TXSoxFan]

Originally Posted by gatorfast

Not true unless something has changed in recent years. You may need to get a print out of your key scan though if that is what you are referring to. A friendly SA can help you out with that.

It changed a couple of years back. Supposedly dealers were getting pissed about losing sales to other dealers who were doing it online so BMW changed the policy to make the car have to be physically present. Not saying there isn't ways around it, but it isn't as openly discussed/advertised as it once was.

[ckarras]

I am in the market for a used M3 or M4 (M4's seem to be a bit cheaper overall for some reason). I have been looking all over, including Carmax and was wondering if anyone has their extended warranty?
Carmax told me it can cost from $2,100 to $3,300 depending on which you get and the only difference is the amount of the deductible.

[mngobara]

Anyone familiar what the pricing is for cpo on f80/f82.

I was quited 3K for one yr / unlimited miles

[JayZap16]

I walked into the dealer looking for an extended warranty. They told me the person I needed to talk to wasn't in that day. I will try again next week.

Perhaps, you guys can help. I have a 2015 F82 that I purchased as CPO. It has 34k miles on it so it still under the factory warranty until 7/1/18. Then I have the CPO warranty for an additional 1/year unlimited miles. The question I have is, can I purchases and extension to that CPO warranty, say two years? three years?

[tsaiger]

Originally Posted by JayZap16

I walked into the dealer looking for an extended warranty. They told me the person I needed to talk to wasn't in that day. I will try again next week.

Perhaps, you guys can help. I have a 2015 F82 that I purchased as CPO. It has 34k miles on it so it still under the factory warranty until 7/1/18. Then I have the CPO warranty for an additional 1/year unlimited miles. The question I have is, can I purchases and extension to that CPO warranty, say two years? three years?

I thought it was 4 years? Shouldn't you have factory warranty until 2019?

[JayZap16]

Originally Posted by tsaiger

I thought it was 4 years? Shouldn't you have factory warranty until 2019?

Correct, however, it was a July 2014 build for 2015 model year. Therefore, warranty expires July 2018

[M4Now!]

Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

we blow those out for forum members. If you are interested just shoot me PM.

If you plan on keeping the car past the factory warranty it def makes sense to invest into the warranty. BMWs out of warranty can be pricey

I just bought a 6 year Platinum extended warranty from Jimmy's dealership - best price I found by far.

Cheers

[GOLFFRR]

Originally Posted by M4Now!

I just bought a 6 year Platinum extended warranty from Jimmy's dealership - best price I found by far.

Cheers

AWESOME! Thank you very much. Jim Martinez def hooks all you guys up. If your in the market he is the guy goto.

[SpaceCowboy]

I finally got a straight answer out of someone on what the extended warranty plans cost. Man that was hard.

Platinum (full coverage like the original warranty)
5 yrs 75,000 miles $5349.00

Gold (some exclusions)
6 yrs 100K $5649.00

Powertrain warranty (only for major component failures)
6 yrs. 100 k $3949.00

Now at least we all have something to compare against to see if we really are getting a deal!

Good luck. I will be buying mine right before the four year warranty is up.

[Shawn_M3 2023]

Originally Posted by SpaceCowboy

I finally got a straight answer out of someone on what the extended warranty plans cost. Man that was hard.

Platinum (full coverage like the original warranty)
5 yrs 75,000 miles $5349.00

Gold (some exclusions)
6 yrs 100K $5649.00

Powertrain warranty (only for major component failures)
6 yrs. 100 k $3949.00

Now at least we all have something to compare against to see if we really are getting a deal!

Good luck. I will be buying mine right before the four year warranty is up.

Does that mean 5 and 6yrs after the original warranty runs over or is that total including the original warranty (essentially 4+1 or 4+2)?

[guitarman1]

Originally Posted by Shawn_M3 2018

Does that mean 5 and 6yrs after the original warranty runs over or is that total including the original warranty (essentially 4+1 or 4+2)?

That's got to be one or two years after the original warranty.

[SpaceCowboy]

5 and 6 years after the original warranty is what I was told. The mileage will be the limiting factor for most.

[HPIA4v2]

Originally Posted by guitarman1

That's got to be one or two years after the original warranty.

So $5349 for basically 1yr extra from original warranty, on Platinum level (which include everything including media electronics)

[Shawn_M3 2023]

Originally Posted by SpaceCowboy

5 and 6 years after the original warranty is what I was told. The mileage will be the limiting factor for most.

I see. Thanks for clarifying. I'm going to have to look into this myself as I intend to keep the car past the original warranty but I only put about 6K miles annually on the car.

[SpaceCowboy]

Originally Posted by Shawn_M3 2018

I see. Thanks for clarifying. I'm going to have to look into this myself as I intend to keep the car past the original warranty but I only put about 6K miles annually on the car.

I'm in the exact same boat

[mephiska]

Sorry this got long...

I have Geico MBI on my M3. The deductible per breakdown incident is $350, and windshield replacements are $50 (rock chip repairs are free), but these deductibles only apply if you use their recommended shop. And yes, they tell you that you can take it anywhere you want for repairs, including the dealer, but there's a catch.

Hopefully my windshield replacement experience was isolated to the glass coverage aspect of MBI, but here's what happened with me when I had a crack in mine.

I called Geico, they suggested Safelite, I said because of the electronics I wanted to go through the dealer. They said fine but warned me that if I didn't use their recommended shop they would only reimburse me for the "market repair cost for my area". I asked what that was and they said something like $900, I don't remember the exact number.

I went to the dealer, told the SA that I was going through Geico, asked what the cost was, he said estimate was $2300. I told him what Geico said and he told me to push back, they'd cave on it. Gave me the whole spiel about how any water damage to electronics wouldn't be covered by BMW if they didn't replace it. I rolled the dice and had the dealer do the replacement.

They kept the car overnight (gave me a loaner which was nice), final bill came to $2100 & change, I submitted my claim and a couple weeks later Geico sent me a check for $1300. I fought with them on it but wasn't successful, so I figure lesson learned.

Funny thing is a week after I got the new windshield I got a rock chip on the freeway (bad luck). I took it to Safelite and asked them who does the windshield replacements at the BMW dealer, they said Safelite does it! They send a guy out...

Now I don't know if this is isolated to their glass coverage, but I do worry that if I do have a breakdown in the future and need to use the MBI that they won't reimburse me for the full repair cost if I don't take the car to whatever shop they send me to. I don't know what shop they would suggest for me, but knowing how much more dealers are for repairs, I worry if something major went wrong down the road and I wasn't comfortable with the shop they direct me to.

Also, another big factor to think about if you go with Geico MBI - If you don't use their shop then you have to pay the repair costs upfront, then submit a claim for reimbursement.

[mashhype]

Originally Posted by ckarras

I am in the market for a used M3 or M4 (M4's seem to be a bit cheaper overall for some reason). I have been looking all over, including Carmax and was wondering if anyone has their extended warranty?
Carmax told me it can cost from $2,100 to $3,300 depending on which you get and the only difference is the amount of the deductible.

Hi I can speak to this directly! I bought a 2015 F80 m3 from Carmax on 3/2016 with around 5k miles. I got the 5 yr/75k mile extended maxcare warranty for around $1600 I believe. I dont plan to keep car past that. I also just bought a 1 year extended maint upgrade for $1650 to cover me from 50k to 75k miles. I have done oil changes, 1 brake flush, 1 spark plug replacement and thats basically it. the cars been great. I expect to do 2 more oil changes, 1 more brake and fluid flush, and 1 more spark plug replacement. and icing on the cake would be the brake job.

[JayZap16]

Originally Posted by tsaiger

I thought it was 4 years? Shouldn't you have factory warranty until 2019?

Made a mistake, its July 15 build, got 1 more year of factory and 1 + year of CPO