KickinA

So I'm doing an ED on an 06 530i. I know it comes with 4 years free maintenance, but is this free maintenance enough to properly maintain the car? Also, I plan to keep the car as long as possible, so is purchansing the extented maintenance contract worth it? or even the extended warrantly for that matter?

thanks

zippers525

Its pretty good, you may want to change the oil halfway between the recomended.

Aaron

Do a search here on the maintenance contract and the warranty, it's been discussed plenty of times before. I would say yes, they're worth it if you are planning to keep the car for a long time. I plan to hold onto it for 10 yrs, and I plan to do 20k miles/year. You can purchase it before your existing expires, and a BMW plan (both) can be had before a certain number of miles...I believe someone said 15k. I plan to purchase mine after the first year.

stream

I pay for an oil/filter service half way between the covered interval.

I bought an extended warranty for a car many years ago. It was my first Porsche (and I was stretching to buy it) and I decided that rather than risk an expensive repair after the warranty expired, I'd get an extended warranty and roll it into the loan. Well, the only time I tried to use the extended warranty, they said that part (motor mount) wasn't covered. I'll never buy another extended warranty again. Also believe in high deductibles on auto insurance. If you do the math, it's worth it to self-insure.

saurabh

what are the options and how much would you end up paying for the extended warranty???

Aaron

saurabh, how much was your Nav w/TV and how much was the DVD player... very interested in this option...sorry for post digression.

sixgun95

Keep in mind the extended maintenance contract is negotiable! My dealer wanted 1595.-, told him I'll wait, price went down to 1295.-. Hell if you get one brake job on it it almost pays for itself.

saurabh

the entire package was a bit pricey (i think because of their high installation prices ). It cost me $999 with installation. I got the module and the DVD player with TV Tuner.

You can also read my post here: http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=11113

arnolds

Extended Warranty and Extended Maintenance are two separate programs.

Back on topic, I think if can negotiate a lower amount for the extended maintenance and it covers Inspection II and another set of brakes, you come out ahead.

sixgun95

Extended Warranty and Extended Maintenance are two separate programs.

Back on topic, I think if can negotiate a lower amount for the extended maintenance and it covers Inspection II and another set of brakes, you come out ahead.
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I agree, and I had the same rationale. Yes, don't mix apples and oranges....extended maint vs. extended warranty.