Buying E60 with NO warranty: yay or nay?
10-23-2008, 09:11 PM
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NAY!! Never drive a BMW out of warranty!! 
It will tear your heart out through your wallet!! 
It will tear your heart out through your wallet!!
10-23-2008, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='701932' date='Oct 24 2008, 01:11 AM
NAY!! Never drive a BMW out of warranty!! It will tear your heart out through your wallet!!
It will tear your heart out through your wallet!! 
10-23-2008, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by M Threezy' post='701819' date='Oct 23 2008, 11:22 PM
Looking to buy a one owner 2005 545i SMG 30K miles. Warranty expires in less than 2 weeks, but I don't know if I can justify the purchase price if I have to extend the warranty. With that low of miles, should I be concerned about this E60 having warranty or not? I plan to keep the car for now more than 2 years.
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Thanks!!!
Hey man I would first do a car fax check, and YES, I would buy an extended warranty. (It sounds good 30,000miles on a one owner 05, 545i, but I would offer 10% less of the asking price, whatever it is...((to help you pay for the extended warranty), and it is a bad time with our economy, and it is a buyers market. Now the 10% less offer might not work, but it does for me at some Atlanta GA BMW Dealers, and besides you never know until you try...).
Hope everything works out!!
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10-24-2008, 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by M Threezy' post='701819' date='Oct 24 2008, 11:22 AM
Looking to buy a one owner 2005 545i SMG 30K miles. Warranty expires in less than 2 weeks, but I don't know if I can justify the purchase price if I have to extend the warranty. With that low of miles, should I be concerned about this E60 having warranty or not? I plan to keep the car for now more than 2 years.
Thanks!!!
Thanks!!!
10-24-2008, 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='701932' date='Oct 24 2008, 12:11 AM
NAY!! Never drive a BMW out of warranty!! It will tear your heart out through your wallet!!
It will tear your heart out through your wallet!! 
10-24-2008, 07:40 PM
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My Ride: Current Vehicle - 2004 BMW E60 530i - Steptronic – Titanium Silver - iDrive - PDC - Black Dakota Leather– Adaptive Xenon Headlights (auto leveling) – Telescopic Steering – Heated Steering Wheel – Rear Heated Seats – Logic 7
Yes to the warranty.... I bought my 04 530i in February, at the time I purchased a extended warrant 60 k / 3 year for $2800.00 from old republic warranty company.
In the past 4 weeks I have had to replace .....
the idrive screen - $2200.00 bill
the steering column was replaced tolday - $1703.56 Bill
that is almost 4k , my portion was $100.00 which is the dedutilbe.
Honestly, I thought I was dooped into buying this warranty, but as you can see it was worth it.....
Just my 2 cents!
In the past 4 weeks I have had to replace .....
the idrive screen - $2200.00 bill
the steering column was replaced tolday - $1703.56 Bill
that is almost 4k , my portion was $100.00 which is the dedutilbe.
Honestly, I thought I was dooped into buying this warranty, but as you can see it was worth it.....
Just my 2 cents!
10-25-2008, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='701932' date='Oct 23 2008, 10:11 PM
NAY!! Never drive a BMW out of warranty!! It will tear your heart out through your wallet!!
It will tear your heart out through your wallet!!