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12-02-2012, 07:41 AM | #23 |
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aftermarket warranties scare me ... if i was buying the car i would want it to be a CPO ...but if i own it from new... i wouldn't necessarily care since you know the maintenance you are doing or not doing.
if someone could come out and confirm or maybe even make a thread on positive feedback for aftermarket warranty programs it would make a lot of members lives that much easier and also eliminate repeating threads being started I also agree with above post regarding maintenance, im mechanically inclined and my boy owns a car shop does work on all my fams german cars..so get the parts at cost and he never charges me anything above for parts Last edited by 6spdg37s; 12-02-2012 at 07:47 AM.. |
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So like someone said it's like insurance. I would if I was concerned open a special savings account put the equivalant cash in there and let it grow,, it will be there should you ever need it. If you don't need it use it for your next new car Another example, my former e46 build in late 2001 sold in 2010 only needed 2 new rear springs and two brake jobs. One before spring before I sold her and the new owner (I am still in touch with him) changed the other rear spring last year. The 2 brake jobs with nearly 100K KM on that car are normal. Good luck with whatever you decide, I just commented here to give you fruit for thought.
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12-02-2012, 09:53 AM | #25 |
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Are you the original owner? Did you put most of those 50k miles on yourself?
Seems to me those are important points to consider because if you tend to consistently drive the car hard, then maybe an extended warranty makes sense. As for me, I declined extended anything for two reasons: 1) Consumers Report, in an issue on car maintenance costs, noted that, out of all BMW models, the M3 cost the least to maintain. 2) I look at it like I am in a bet with BMW. And I don't like my odds. By that I mean, BMW is betting me 3k that my M3 will not cost me 3k to maintain for two years beyond my warranty period. Thing is, BMW knows the failure rate of every component of their car - I don't. I don't believe for a second "the house" would make that bet unless they were sure the odds were in their favor to come out on top |
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I don't know where I would have implied that.. but do you? JK Quote:
But, I'm not here to argue or prove any point.... Like I've said, To each their own, and again, maybe I'm getting lazy and or old... Not old really, but my spend my time with my 2 beautiful kids when ever else I'm not riding the Beast.. Yeah, I guess my 8k could have went towards some nice wheels.. lol
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I believe Consumer Reports cited the m3 as being the most reliable which is not saying it is the cheapest BMW to maintain. |
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