I love BMW Warranties
10-13-2008, 04:39 PM
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My car has 49,750 miles on it and last week i brought it in because the tranny was acting funny and got a new one put in. Cha ching at that mileage! There was also a light out that they needed to special order so i brought it in today to get that fixed but also noticed a little whine from my A/C so i mentioned it to the tech. Now they are keeping the car overnight so i can get a new A/C compressor. All this right before the warranty expires!
Two expensive fixes just in the nick of time. Thank god.
Two expensive fixes just in the nick of time. Thank god.
10-13-2008, 04:51 PM
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My Ride: 2006 530i Alpine White on Black interior, Sport and Premium Package, Steptronic, Navigation, Xenon Adaptive Headlights, Mtec V2.1 angel eyes,Hoen Fog Lights, Full M-Tech kit, ACS pedals, LED plate lights, CF Steering Wheel badge, CF Titanium trim, OE
good for you!!! 
10-13-2008, 04:59 PM
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its a 2005 545i with steptronic tranny. Mystic Blue with Tan interior.
I bought it about two weeks ago and since then i've added the black miro M6 wheels with falken tires and carbon fiber grills.
It is pretty mint though i'm a little gunshy with some of the recent repairs since i bought it...
I bought it about two weeks ago and since then i've added the black miro M6 wheels with falken tires and carbon fiber grills.
It is pretty mint though i'm a little gunshy with some of the recent repairs since i bought it...
10-13-2008, 05:58 PM
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My Ride: 2006 BMW 525I/TITANIUM SILVER METALLIC/GREY LEATHER INTERIOR/EURO RED REFLECTORS/20% TINT/EURO STICKER/BMW CCA STICKER
WOW. Congrats that is great luck.
10-13-2008, 07:28 PM
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My Ride: 2005 545i - Jet Black | bld 01/2005 | Black Dakota Leather | Sport Package | Cold Weather Package | NAV | Sports Seats | Sirius Satellite | Logic 7 | Multi-Disk | Shades | STEPTRONIC | Adaptive Xenons | Anthracite Maple | K&N Filter - Charcoal removed | Pinnacle 35% Tint | Blackout Kidneys | Black Calipers | Dinan Throttle Body | Dinan Pedals | EU Safety Triangle | e60 Clings | RPI Scoop | Black/white roundels | LED Interior Light Update
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Wow! That was in the nick of time!
Is this 'common' at that mileage to experience all of these issues?
Is this 'common' at that mileage to experience all of these issues?
10-13-2008, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sluggoslinger' post='692244' date='Oct 13 2008, 08:39 PM
My car has 49,750 miles on it and last week i brought it in because the tranny was acting funny and got a new one put in. Cha ching at that mileage! There was also a light out that they needed to special order so i brought it in today to get that fixed but also noticed a little whine from my A/C so i mentioned it to the tech. Now they are keeping the car overnight so i can get a new A/C compressor. All this right before the warranty expires!
Two expensive fixes just in the nick of time. Thank god.
Two expensive fixes just in the nick of time. Thank god.
10-13-2008, 11:15 PM
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 525i A/T (E60)
2005 MBenz C200K Elegance
2004 BMW 320D A/T Exclusive (E46 F/L)
2003 MBenz C180K
2001 BMW 318i (E46)
Same happened to me (E46). After the warranty just expired... Cost me $4,300... 
10-14-2008, 01:53 AM
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My Ride: MY2004 530d. Poverty spec
My warranty expired 75000 miles and 2 years ago. And I still manage to sleep soundly, amazingly. Like any other kind of insurance, the average cost of it (ie increased purchase cost of the car) is likely to be MORE than the average cost of repairing a car. I'm frequently puzzled by the obsession with warranties round here. But then I play poker too .
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