Recommend me a warranty!

gaza01 · 11-27-2013, 06:15 AM

I need to take out a warranty for my car. What do you guys recommend?

Sparky68 · 11-27-2013, 06:17 AM

BMW ?

Mani59 · 11-27-2013, 06:20 AM

https://www.bmw-warranty.co.uk/

mistryn · 11-27-2013, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Raj59

https://www.bmw-warranty.co.uk/

+1 dont bother with other waranties from my experience

kaishang · 11-27-2013, 06:37 AM

Just thinking here. Say something expensive were to happen to your out-of-warranty car. Say your turbocharger blows up sending bits of turbine blades into your engine, turning it in to a useless lump of metal.

What stops someone from having their car recovered to their house, taking out a warranty, then claiming on it?

mistryn · 11-27-2013, 06:54 AM

^^ I think with the BMW warranty yuo cannot claim for within 30 days taking out the warranty

AWBimmer · 11-27-2013, 07:00 AM

Leave it on the drive... get a cheap run around... claim after 30 days? LOL

kaishang · 11-27-2013, 07:04 AM

Ahhhhh, I just realised those tricky lab-coated Germans have designed software for the car that writes fault codes, presumably also with the time and date, into the car so technicians can get it.

kaishang · 11-27-2013, 07:09 AM

I am wondering if I should get this warranty. So far the car has been in for some minor warranty repair about twice a year. So get a warranty with zero excess as on the balance or probability, the car will go in for fixing once or twice.

The "named component" warranty seems to cover most things which are likely to go wrong incl stuck window motors and heater fans?

rs32 · 11-27-2013, 07:37 AM

I went for the comprehensive one with maximum excess of £250 and no emergency service to cover my 335d for £323.

I figured that if it's a problem <£250 I can afford that, and wouldn't claim. Also I get AA cover with my bank account already.

Peace of mind for a pretty good price, covering the major things from a complexity/cost point of view.

And yes you can't claim on pre-existing faults and they enforce this via the 30 day rule.

zltm089 · 11-27-2013, 07:39 AM

BMW one...

avoid warranty direct at all cost..

bishbosh · 11-27-2013, 08:04 AM

Go for the proper BMW one.

I ended up claiming for timing chain wear @ 108k miles. No problem and that one claim took me up to the claim limit of £5k

No quibble either.

djgandy · 11-27-2013, 08:18 AM

I just renwed mine from the AUC one. £41/month including the breakdown cover. £100 excess. I'd not own one without a warranty. The labour costs are so high around here anything that takes a few hours costs a grand.

If you trim the breakdown and excess and go driveline/named only I think you can get the cost down quite a bit. I took the breakdown as I don't have other cover and it's not that expensive at £70/80 or so and it covers Europe which is handy too.

Kerr · 11-27-2013, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kaishang

Just thinking here. Say something expensive were to happen to your out-of-warranty car. Say your turbocharger blows up sending bits of turbine blades into your engine, turning it in to a useless lump of metal.

What stops someone from having their car recovered to their house, taking out a warranty, then claiming on it?

The private companies often ask you to have a vehicle inspection prior to warranty beginning if it is an expensive car.

Does the ECU log dates of when a warning light comes on? Wouldn't they be able to read it and work out it was old damage?

DMH-01 · 11-27-2013, 09:19 AM

BMW one for me as well.

I've used it a couple of times and never had any issues.

gaza01 · 11-27-2013, 09:19 AM

Thanks. Will look into the bmw warranty!

gaza01 · 11-27-2013, 09:29 AM

The bmw warranty excludes fuel injectors?...from what i can see.

djgandy · 11-27-2013, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by gaza01

The bmw warranty excludes fuel injectors?...from what i can see.

It covers injectors, unless you get Driveline only

https://www.bmw-warranty.co.uk/Home/...DetailsOfCover

https://www.bmw-warranty.co.uk/Home/...DetailsOfCover

https://www.bmw-warranty.co.uk/Home/...DetailsOfCover

gaza01 · 11-27-2013, 11:06 AM

If you read the booklet it includes the injector pump but not the injector

MAN15H · 11-27-2013, 03:25 PM

I got a free fully comprehensive one year Warranty wise warranty on my car when I purchased it in August. I haven't had cause to use it yet and hopefully wont need to ever make a claim.

Has anyone else had any experience of a warranty wise warranty..?

Also when I try and get a quote on bmw-warranty I get the message "Please check that you have supplied the correct vehicle registration number." Why do think that could be..? Car too old for an online quote maybe..? (2006)

rs32 · 11-27-2013, 03:31 PM

try not putting a space when you type the reg in ?

rawbhp · 11-27-2013, 04:11 PM

I decided to renew my BMW warranty. Full cover and Â£100 excess. Great peace of mind and they have been great at sorting issues in the past.

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kaishang Colonel 54 Rep 2,197 Posts Drives: 2010 E90 330d Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Just thinking here. Say something expensive were to happen to your out-of-warranty car. Say your turbocharger blows up sending bits of turbine blades into your engine, turning it in to a useless lump of metal. What stops someone from having their car recovered to their house, taking out a warranty, then claiming on it?
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kaishang Colonel 54 Rep 2,197 Posts Drives: 2010 E90 330d Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London iTrader: (0)	I am wondering if I should get this warranty. So far the car has been in for some minor warranty repair about twice a year. So get a warranty with zero excess as on the balance or probability, the car will go in for fixing once or twice. The "named component" warranty seems to cover most things which are likely to go wrong incl stuck window motors and heater fans?
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rs32 Team UK - Hybrid Audio Technologies 1 Rep 51 Posts Drives: 335d M Sport Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Warwickshire, UK iTrader: (0)	I went for the comprehensive one with maximum excess of £250 and no emergency service to cover my 335d for £323. I figured that if it's a problem <£250 I can afford that, and wouldn't claim. Also I get AA cover with my bank account already. Peace of mind for a pretty good price, covering the major things from a complexity/cost point of view. And yes you can't claim on pre-existing faults and they enforce this via the 30 day rule. __________________
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bishbosh Lieutenant Colonel 840 Rep 1,993 Posts Drives: F30 335d Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Sheffield iTrader: (1) Garage List 2014 BMW 335d [0.00]	Go for the proper BMW one. I ended up claiming for timing chain wear @ 108k miles. No problem and that one claim took me up to the claim limit of £5k No quibble either.
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djgandy Colonel 146 Rep 2,337 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 [0.00]	I just renwed mine from the AUC one. £41/month including the breakdown cover. £100 excess. I'd not own one without a warranty. The labour costs are so high around here anything that takes a few hours costs a grand. If you trim the breakdown and excess and go driveline/named only I think you can get the cost down quite a bit. I took the breakdown as I don't have other cover and it's not that expensive at £70/80 or so and it covers Europe which is handy too.
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gaza01 Colonel 105 Rep 2,692 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: London iTrader: (3)	The bmw warranty excludes fuel injectors?...from what i can see.
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gaza01 Colonel 105 Rep 2,692 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: London iTrader: (3)	If you read the booklet it includes the injector pump but not the injector
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rawbhp Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 258 Posts Drives: E90 335i M Sport Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Herts iTrader: (1)	I decided to renew my BMW warranty. Full cover and Â£100 excess. Great peace of mind and they have been great at sorting issues in the past.
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