Warranty / Mods

[Bealo]

Nothing but good things to say about the BMW warranty.

Infact i feel it is that good and issue free that it would steer me towards having another BMW in the future

[bromers]

Originally Posted by glendog74

I must say that i disagree with you there bromers. It's now pretty well known that you have not had a good experience of BMW warranty but i do believe that your experience is an isolated one tbh.

Personally i have had good experience with BMW and their warranty - and my car is modified 'considerably'. There are plenty of others on here who have similar experience of BMW warranty - like me, their cars are also modified...

At the end of the day as i have said in other threads; it depends which dealer you take the car to as some are clearly better than others when it comes to warranty claims...

Guybrush - Evidence of good BMW warranty service is on this forum in many other threads. I personally wouldn't entertain an independent warranty from elsewhere.

..and no - i don't work for BMW Warranty services

My very recent impressions were that they were really clamping down on claims. If your car is modified and the dealer doesn't declare them to Mondial or Head Office then it is fine, for what it's worth my hadn't, but you are always running the risk that they will reject a claim. The warranty T&C's quote it and they can use them against you.

And from another thread in here there's no BMW goodwill anymore on cars this age.

I would be really interested to know if a 3rd party warranty would of paid out though.

[DuncanR]

Originally Posted by _Nathan_

Dunc - that airbag thing is interesting as a member on here had an airbag beploy on the motorway for no reason and BMW refused to help out as the suspension was modified.

And that was the point being made in the court case, taking things to the extreme, IF you fitted an after market snazzy interior mirror, how the fook would that be a contributable cause to early airbag deployment ??
Maybe said member should do a little more research on the subject. ... here perhaps ? http://www.autoforumz.com/Series-E39...pict98451.html

[Dan]

Originally Posted by shimmy

i had an independant warranty for 2 years, never claimed but in that time BMW gave me a new gearbox and clutch/flywheel on Goodwill

Fuckers! I've just been told today that even though I have the Comprehensive Warranty with BMW, potentially my clutch slur isn't covered as there's some sort of exclusion on the clutch, can't fucking believe it!?

[DazBlackCSL]

Originally Posted by Bealo

Nothing but good things to say about the BMW warranty.

Infact i feel it is that good and issue free that it would steer me towards having another BMW in the future

[Thorney]

THe Canadian case will have no bearing on UK law as different legal system, however Canadian law is in part based on the UK's judicial system so could be at least referred to (BMW would strive to have it exlcuded of course).

However the point they make (and is referred to since) is that BMW's main case was that they said the modification 'caused' the issue but as the only people who can ascertain the 'cause' is BMW then the onus of proof is on them as only they have the facitlies to measure it so BMW are in a difficult situation, either open up their diagnostic systems to third parties (which they should do under EU law but invariably make it difficult) or accept that push comes to shove they will have to pay out in such circumstances.

[_Nathan_]

Originally Posted by Dan

Fuckers! I've just been told today that even though I have the Comprehensive Warranty with BMW, potentially my clutch slur isn't covered as there's some sort of exclusion on the clutch, can't fucking believe it!?

This has always been the case, it is a wearing friction part.

If they take it out and the clutch itself isn't worn then warrenty should cover, but all depends on how the dealer involved relays information and how well they understand the normal issues the CSL suffers.

[Franco]

Dont sound cheap Dan!

[Dan]

Originally Posted by _Nathan_

This has always been the case, it is a wearing friction part.

If they take it out and the clutch itself isn't worn then warrenty should cover, but all depends on how the dealer involved relays information and how well they understand the normal issues the CSL suffers.

The dealer is very aware of the situation, it's in at our favourite place Nathan, the trouble is it's the best part of £650 labour just to take the gearbox out and then it still might not be covered dependent on what they find! Catch 22 now and it's the main thing I wanted sorted with the bloody car!

Originally Posted by Franco

Dont sound cheap Dan!

As above mate...

[Franco]

OUCH!