Third Party Extended Warranty Options (2021)

[N1rve]

Hi,

Has anyone recently purchased a third party extended warranty program for their BMW M3/M4? I did a search and it seems information on extended warranty is dated even just from last year or so. I am finding out a lot of third party companies don't cover BMW M3/M4.

I checked Carchex and M3/M4 is not a model they support. Only the normal 3 and 4 series.

I checked Endurance and they do not seem to have M3/M4 on the drop down on vehicle models.

Warranty Direct does not cover BMWs at all (anymore if they ever did).

I called my own insurance, Mercury, for the Mechanical Breakdown Insurance and they also do not have a protection plan for BMW M4.

My car does not qualify for Geico MBI since I exceeded the mileage.


Does anyone else have any recommendation besides going to the dealership?
Costco and AAA used to have an extended warranty but it's gone now too.

[stealthm4f8x]

Fidelity & EasyCare are solid.

Got mine through CarMax and bought their warranty which is known to be the best out of the aftermarket options. Car is for sale and the warranty is transferable (covered until 2025/100k mi) in case anyone is interested.

The catch with CarMax though is that you can only buy the warranty if you got the car through them and they generally sell their cars over market value.

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by stealthm4f8x

Fidelity & EasyCare are solid.

Got mine through CarMax and bought their warranty which is known to be the best out of the aftermarket options. Car is for sale and the warranty is transferable (covered until 2025/100k mi) in case anyone is interested.

The catch with CarMax though is that you can only buy the warranty if you got the car through them and they generally sell their cars over market value.

I just gave EasyCare a call and they don't service California apparently.

At this rate, I think Fidelity or BMW Extended Warranty is the only option.

I agree that Carmax warranty is great if you bought a used M4. As Doug says "Bumper to Bumper".

[zamboni]

I would go with BMW coverage save the headache & trouble and can cover up to 84 months.

[2011ninja]

Originally Posted by stealthm4f8x

Fidelity & EasyCare are solid.

Got mine through CarMax and bought their warranty which is known to be the best out of the aftermarket options. Car is for sale and the warranty is transferable (covered until 2025/100k mi) in case anyone is interested.

The catch with CarMax though is that you can only buy the warranty if you got the car through them and they generally sell their cars over market value.

Carmax has a legit business model.

I worked their part-time; as a car guy it was fun!

They scrutinize every car that is a retail sale.
They use a paint measure machine to see if car was painted. They check to see if panel bolts were turned. The people who inspect the cars go through extensive training.

If they can't fix a newer car like an M3 they will send to a BMW dealer.

You get 5 days to return a car for any reason.

They use statistics and metrics to value a car.

I've seen some cars value higher than Kelly Blue Book because they see how the car sells.

Adversely if you have a high mileage old Range Rover you're not getting much.

[raremage]

Question about Fidelity (or any extended warranty really). I inquired about my recently acquired M3 and no problem to extend but I’ve got another year of factory warranty on my 2018 followed by a year of CPO coverage. When should I be looking for an additional warranty, as I approach the end of the CPO? Seems like I’m wasting money to add anything right now...

[ONEof500]

Originally Posted by N1rve

Hi,

Has anyone recently purchased a third party extended warranty program for their BMW M3/M4? I did a search and it seems information on extended warranty is dated even just from last year or so. I am finding out a lot of third party companies don't cover BMW M3/M4.

I checked Carchex and M3/M4 is not a model they support. Only the normal 3 and 4 series.

I checked Endurance and they do not seem to have M3/M4 on the drop down on vehicle models.

Warranty Direct does not cover BMWs at all (anymore if they ever did).

I called my own insurance, Mercury, for the Mechanical Breakdown Insurance and they also do not have a protection plan for BMW M4.

My car does not qualify for Geico MBI since I exceeded the mileage.


Does anyone else have any recommendation besides going to the dealership?
Costco and AAA used to have an extended warranty but it's gone now too.

I got my M3 covered through Mercury so they can do it. That said I did before my factory warranty expired which maybe required but they do offer it. I got 6 years 75k miles.

[dmk08]

EasyCare. Better and cheaper than BMW extended. My SA advised me to get it over BMW on my E92 and it was great.

[MisterF80M3]

Originally Posted by raremage

Question about Fidelity (or any extended warranty really). I inquired about my recently acquired M3 and no problem to extend but I’ve got another year of factory warranty on my 2018 followed by a year of CPO coverage. When should I be looking for an additional warranty, as I approach the end of the CPO? Seems like I’m wasting money to add anything right now...

Fiedelity told me their coverage does not kick in until after your warranty expires.

Originally Posted by N1rve

I just gave EasyCare a call and they don't service California apparently.

At this rate, I think Fidelity or BMW Extended Warranty is the only option.

I agree that Carmax warranty is great if you bought a used M4. As Doug says "Bumper to Bumper".

If you are going to keep your car stock, you can't go wrong with BMW.

Modified I would go with Fidelity.

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by MisterF80M3

Fiedelity told me their coverage does not kick in until after your warranty expires.



If you are going to keep your car stock, you can't go wrong with BMW.

Modified I would go with Fidelity.

How did you contact Fidelity? Did you have to go through a dealer to get a quote?

[therealkenc]

Originally Posted by N1rve

How did you contact Fidelity? Did you have to go through a dealer to get a quote?

Many folks here go through Troy, he seems to offer competitive prices for Fidelity - tdietrich@toyotaofgreenfield.com

[wam22]

CNA is what we used at my old BMW dealer and the service advisors never complained about getting something covered. I have had similar experiences with them at Porsche too.

[DanMpower]

Originally Posted by wam22

CNA is what we used at my old BMW dealer and the service advisors never complained about getting something covered. I have had similar experiences with them at Porsche too.

CNA and TWG are the two main backers for the epic CarMax warranty, FYI.

[stealthm4f8x]

Originally Posted by DanMpower

CNA and TWG are the two main backers for the epic CarMax warranty, FYI.

I have the "epic" CarMax warranty on my f82 until 2025 and it's transferable if anyone wants to buy the car PM me or check my threads. Looking to downgrade

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by therealkenc

Many folks here go through Troy, he seems to offer competitive prices for Fidelity - tdietrich@toyotaofgreenfield.com

Agree. Has worked well for me with other cars.

[westwing222]

Originally Posted by N1rve

Hi,

Has anyone recently purchased a third party extended warranty program for their BMW M3/M4? I did a search and it seems information on extended warranty is dated even just from last year or so. I am finding out a lot of third party companies don't cover BMW M3/M4.

I checked Carchex and M3/M4 is not a model they support. Only the normal 3 and 4 series.

I checked Endurance and they do not seem to have M3/M4 on the drop down on vehicle models.

Warranty Direct does not cover BMWs at all (anymore if they ever did).

I called my own insurance, Mercury, for the Mechanical Breakdown Insurance and they also do not have a protection plan for BMW M4.

My car does not qualify for Geico MBI since I exceeded the mileage.


Does anyone else have any recommendation besides going to the dealership?
Costco and AAA used to have an extended warranty but it's gone now too.

Just got a 2017 M3 competition with 22k miles on her warranty through Autopom. 5yr/100k from date of purchase for 5k. Dealer wanted $7200 for less.

[KeyBoy]

Anyone have experience with Concord Auto?

[1GRYBST]

Does anyone have any experience with Axiom Platinum Extended warranty in california ?

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by 1GRYBST

Does anyone have any experience with Axiom Platinum Extended warranty in california ?

I haven't heard of this company before but it's offered by Steve Thomas BMW.

[1GRYBST]

Originally Posted by N1rve

I haven't heard of this company before but it's offered by Steve Thomas BMW.

Yeah they are the ones that gave me the quote

[M_Swee]

Just got Fidelity Platinum through Troy of Toyota Greenfield, based on the threads here and the recommendations. Compared with various places, if you're under 25K miles his prices are really competitive.

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Amongst the indy shops here it seems to be Axiom as the recommended 3rd party insurer and pays out the easiest......I bought one so will see when the time comes. Hope it doesen't