Wheel protection plan
10-15-2007, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by slickrick' post='480863' date='Oct 12 2007, 06:49 PM
Hey guy's,
I was going to purchase the wheel and tire plan now that I have the 18's style 124 sport wheels. They wanted $795 for a 5 year plan. I got them down to $600 for the 5 year plan for wheel and tire protection. What do you guy's think? I have to call her and purchase it as soon as possible.
I was going to purchase the wheel and tire plan now that I have the 18's style 124 sport wheels. They wanted $795 for a 5 year plan. I got them down to $600 for the 5 year plan for wheel and tire protection. What do you guy's think? I have to call her and purchase it as soon as possible.
10-15-2007, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by sol' post='481922' date='Oct 15 2007, 04:35 PM
Yes. Replaced 2 tires in the last 6 months...bad luck I guess. Taken care of by BMW no problems...although both times the tires were not in stock.
Thousands of the 172s will be replaced by insurance companies or owners as a result of BMW putting them on as standard equipment on the 550s.It takes time to get used to a low profile wheel/rim set up especially with poor road conditions and curbs.Thats why BMW put the disclaimer on the web site.
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10-25-2007, 01:18 PM
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My Ride: 2008 535i w/ Sports & Permium Pkg. Silv/Blk
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So I'm picking up my son today at school & I notice a huge nail in the Rt rear tire!.......Damn!!.....these are run-flats....they are expensive damn!.....oh but wait, I remember my sales guy saying to me ".......forget the other crap the finance guy will try to sell you, but you MUST GET THE WHEEL/TIRE INSURANCE, it's $600 bucks but you will thank me one day if you buy it....." So I called up my SA (Dino @ Vista 
) & told him about the nail......"please tell me you got the wheel insurance" he said, I told him Terrence, the salesman, insisted I get it. "Ok great, you want to bring it in today.." I said yep, & off we went to the 'bimmer store' as my son calls it. We were there in 20 min. & it took them an hour to have a NEW TIRE! installed, mind you, this it 2:15 in the afternoon, usually at that time of day all you can do is drop off you car & maybe get a crappy rental. I am just geting back now because we had to 'pretend drive' all the cars in the BMW and MINI showroom.
So, if you are buying/leasing a new BMW & wondering if it's worth it to get wheel protection, I just checked the exact tire on TireRack.com, $331.53 shipped, this excludes mounting & balancing, need I say more? Terrence is on vacation, I'll remember to thank him.
P.S. We just passed 4k mls on the car.
) & told him about the nail......"please tell me you got the wheel insurance" he said, I told him Terrence, the salesman, insisted I get it. "Ok great, you want to bring it in today.." I said yep, & off we went to the 'bimmer store' as my son calls it. We were there in 20 min. & it took them an hour to have a NEW TIRE! installed, mind you, this it 2:15 in the afternoon, usually at that time of day all you can do is drop off you car & maybe get a crappy rental. I am just geting back now because we had to 'pretend drive' all the cars in the BMW and MINI showroom. So, if you are buying/leasing a new BMW & wondering if it's worth it to get wheel protection, I just checked the exact tire on TireRack.com, $331.53 shipped, this excludes mounting & balancing, need I say more? Terrence is on vacation, I'll remember to thank him.
P.S. We just passed 4k mls on the car.
10-25-2007, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Klepper' post='414320' date='Apr 16 2007, 02:28 PM
I bought a similar plan from my dealership when I bought my 550i a year ago. I recall it was around $600 for three years of coverage for both wheels and tires. I have had 2 nail punctures in the rear wheels. Both were replaced free of charge. Those tires are >$300 each, so I of course think the plan is well worth it.
10-26-2007, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by MiamiPhill' post='486102' date='Oct 25 2007, 11:18 PM
P.S. We just passed 4k mls on the car.
Working hard to knock out the remaining 600 so I can really start pushing it. 
I don't like getting passed while cruising at 100 but I just keep telling myself to sit back and relax...my day will come. Will get some picks up soon!
10-27-2007, 05:00 PM
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I just finalized my deal at Rick Hendrick BMW in Charleston SC today and bought a 5 year tire and wheel program for $549. The max is 500/tire for a tire max of $2000 over 5 years and $1000/rim, max of $4000 over the 5 years, no deductible. It also covers rim repair up to $50/event. A single tire and rim replacement will cost over $1000, so I considered it pretty likely that it will be used at least once over the next 5 years. I plan on keeping the car long-term and also bought an extended warranty and maintenance plan.
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