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Does that £522 not include the breakdown cover? You should check as I think it does and if it does, it'll be about £80 cheaper without it.
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Does that £522 not include the breakdown cover? You should check as I think it does and if it does, it'll be about £80 cheaper without it.
Good spot I hadn't checked, it's £440 without breakdown cover
Good spot I hadn't checked, it's £440 without breakdown cover
You still get breakdown cover if you remove Emergency Service anyway, but it's limited to away from home only and recovery to the nearest authorised BMW workshop only.
Yeh I'm quite happy with that, according to BMW it's "just a 3 series"! Can understand why Fox et others get frustrated that 5/6/7/8 series are much more expensive when they share a lot of components underneath!That's eye-wateringly... cheap!
Comprehensive 100%.
Yes, my 840i renewal will likely be at least 3-4x that, despite having the same engine, gearbox and no xDrive system. Mine does have a lot of complicated tech on it, but they are mostly options, so don't affect the warranty cost.
The simplest way to look at it is: the warranty price is based on the cost of the car when new, but there are a few exceptions to this, mainly with the M cars.
I think the breakdown cover also includes a replacement car if they can't fix it
It does, yes. You should get a hire car for up to 48 hours which in theory you can then exchange for a loan car from the repairer (or your car, repaired!). It also covers things like accommodation if you're away from home, cover in Europe etc.
I think that for £80 it's fairly good for what it offers.
I think that for £80 it's fairly good for what it offers.
They'll do this without Emergency Service (The breakdown cover) as well - if you're not at home - and take the car to the nearest main dealer.
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sounds more like a 4 series or an m3? New 5 series isn't out yet.
the m3/4 and 4 series still have by far the biggest grill of any BMW though, but very surprised if you've managed to go 2.5 years without seeing one!
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German plates don't look that different?
EDIT: Apologies, you're right. They are 520x110mm vs UK's 520x111mm. So ours are indeed 1mm taller
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What? No they're not - they are largely the same. I can think of a few of countries (Maybe 2 or 3?) with smaller front plates but none at all where no front plates are required. The vast majority require a front number plate of almost exactly the same dimensions as ours?
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sounds more like a 4 series or an m3? New 5 series isn't out yet.
the m3/4 and 4 series still have by far the biggest grill of any BMW though, but very surprised if you've managed to go 2.5 years without seeing one!
That was the one. Only saw it in passing. I've certainly never noticed any of these cars around before. Folks round here seem to prefer the SUVs rather than cars. I'm sure I would've remember seeing such a major design fail before - that's REALLY bad
All opinions expressed are my own. I certainly don’t expect any/ every one to agree with them! I’ve got black wheels on my car - the hate expressed was extensive
I have had a mixed bag of emotions from people but I think it looks good in the flesh but it needs to be the dark colour grill & right colour car.
The biggest difference with the new 440 cars (had a f32 before) is the interior plus it's definitely a motorway car as it eats the miles with no issues
The biggest difference with the new 440 cars (had a f32 before) is the interior plus it's definitely a motorway car as it eats the miles with no issues
Other than Switzerland and Italy, who have smaller plates on the front, all of Europe has standard sizes front and back
Perhaps your thinking of the USA?
-edit Andorra, Moncaco & Liechtenstein have small ones too..
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