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PPPP
Newbie Joined: 20-October-2005 Status: Offline Points: 10 |
Posted: 14-March-2006 at 08:39 |
www.bm3w.co.uk/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3979 62&an=&page=&vc=1
BMW are now saying they will review the warranty situation in 6 months, and are inviting feedback. Please let them know your views by writing to Jim O'Donnell (MD) at his e-mail address: All of us are affected by this issue - let's work together to influence BMW into re-considering these extreme changes.
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PPPP
Newbie Joined: 20-October-2005 Status: Offline Points: 10 |
Posted: 13-March-2006 at 13:11 |
Good point - here is some correspondence that refers to this.
Dear Mr P
Please accept my apologies for not responding to your email earlier, however, I have been out of the office for longer than I anticipated. I respond to your questions as follows.
Yours sincerely
Jane Noble
Customer Relations Manager
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e30m3
Senior Member II Joined: 26-April-2003 Location: East Sussex Status: Offline Points: 234 |
Posted: 13-March-2006 at 11:40 |
A friend of mine has recently bought an E46 which has bene a nightmare. I'm not supprised they don't want to put a Warranty on them if there all as bad as his.
Interesting to see how expensive it is compaired to porsche. |
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Andy
1987 M3 - Henna red, UK supplied 1971 V12 Jaguar E-type - Midnight blue 1991 205 GTI - Black track car 2003 Tonykart Venox Rotax Max |
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215DMX
Really Senior Member II Joined: 14-May-2003 Location: Croydon Status: Offline Points: 1780 |
Posted: 13-March-2006 at 09:21 |
Another thing worth mentioning if it hasn't been already, is, the parts that
are accross the range would still be subject to 'M' premiums, FOR THE SAME PART !!!!! as used on a 320... |
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rvbush
Newbie Joined: 06-February-2006 Location: Leamington Spa, Warwicks. Status: Offline Points: 14 |
Posted: 13-March-2006 at 06:11 |
I agree fully. There is no doubt that the warranty provider will be trying to maximise profit potential and has identified higher mileage, particularaly M cars, as being the biggest drain on profitability. However, brands often need loss leaders to assist in other areas of the business and accept reduced, or even neagative, profits in some areas if an overall benefit can be demonstrated. I would imagine that quite a high loss has been shown on M cars over 100k miles. However, I don't believe that there are enough of them or even "ordinary" BMW's) left in the warranty scheme to risk devaluing it in the way the new conditions do. Like others, I accept that there may well be a good case for increasing the price, but to a reasonable level, this is quite plainly intended to remove vehicles over 60k completely. The message is very simple, BMW do not value overall long term ownership of its' products sufficiently. It used to. |
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ultegra
Really Senior Member I I Hate Sunday Lunch Joined: 18-November-2003 Location: Itinerant Pikey Status: Offline Points: 319 |
Posted: 13-March-2006 at 05:23 |
I agree with it all. The new warranty is hardly worth the paper it is written on - the dealers are going to claim that any and all failures are 'wear and tear' [ I have this on good authority from a source in the dealer network]. Better off banking the money and paying a reputable independant to fix things when they go wrong. Oh, and if I need to labour the point, get EVERYTHING fixed before the old warranty expires. I have. |
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Chris Enright
M Coupe Silver ex M Coupe Black ex 318is Silver 318is White ex M3 GT ex 318is Red ex 318is Blue 316i shell - watch this space... |
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PPPP
Newbie Joined: 20-October-2005 Status: Offline Points: 10 |
Posted: 13-March-2006 at 03:55 |
Text follows, updates on: http://www.bm3w.co.uk/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Number=397 962
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ultegra
Really Senior Member I I Hate Sunday Lunch Joined: 18-November-2003 Location: Itinerant Pikey Status: Offline Points: 319 |
Posted: 13-March-2006 at 03:18 |
Any chance of copying the text over here so we can read it? |
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Chris Enright
M Coupe Silver ex M Coupe Black ex 318is Silver 318is White ex M3 GT ex 318is Red ex 318is Blue 316i shell - watch this space... |
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PPPP
Newbie Joined: 20-October-2005 Status: Offline Points: 10 |
Posted: 11-March-2006 at 18:17 |
The warranty changes that came into effect on February 1 have raised a lot of concerns Your fellow enthusiasts on BM3W have now made representations to BMW UK http://www.bm3w.co.uk/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Number=397 962
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