Alignments covered under BMW Maint Plan?

PrimoM3 · 11-17-2008, 06:17 PM

Hi folks, my car is 100% stock aside from the BMW Performance wheels that were put on at the time of purchase. My car needs an alignment... is this covered in the maintenance plan?

ORIGIN M. · 11-17-2008, 06:31 PM

Are you sure it is the car? It may be the wheels, I would have them rechecked for the correct balancing.

In general no it would not be covered, however if the miles are low enough, and it has always been doing it, they may cover it.

If you don't ask, the answer is always no.

PrimoM3 · 11-17-2008, 06:36 PM

Sorry, I should have clarified a bit... I have just under 6k miles and the problem has only recently surfaced. It's likely all the potholes or perhaps I threw a weight. I just want to know if I can take this into the dealer and it would be covered or should I expect to open my wallet. If the later, I will take it to an alignment specialist in town that I've used before.

ORIGIN M. · 11-17-2008, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Primo135

Sorry, I should have clarified a bit... I have just under 6k miles and the problem has only recently surfaced. It's likely all the potholes or perhaps I threw a weight. I just want to know if I can take this into the dealer and it would be covered or should I expect to open my wallet. If the later, I will take it to an alignment specialist in town that I've used before.

Gotcha,,, I would check the wheels first. If you have a Discount Tire Store near you, they don't charge a thing, but the dealer in most cases will. If all the wheels come out balanced, then the next step would be the alignment.

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PrimoM3 Chemofski 54 Rep 1,295 Posts Drives: '13 X5M Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Coast, U.S. iTrader: (0)	Sorry, I should have clarified a bit... I have just under 6k miles and the problem has only recently surfaced. It's likely all the potholes or perhaps I threw a weight. I just want to know if I can take this into the dealer and it would be covered or should I expect to open my wallet. If the later, I will take it to an alignment specialist in town that I've used before. __________________ '13 Individual Frozen Brilliant White ///M3 Coupe Ordered 2/15/12 \| Euro Delivery on 9/21/12 \| U.S. Redelivery on 12/6/12 \| Motor Dead on 7/15/13 '13 Space Gray/Mugello Red X5///M Pavement Punisher \| Snow Muncher \| Family and Board Hauler \| Roadtripper
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