At least you can fit her in the boot when you dispose of her.Wifes not keen on the touring estate
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lol don’t put thoughts in my mind, will keep searching the 5 series G30 range
Lovely colour! I have a thing for purple cars at the moments. techno violet and blue velvet are two of my favourite bmw coloursCross post from show us your motors, he's my aubergine.
So....after getting quotes for second hand motors of £80-90 I rang a few of the scrappers who responded to my request. None of them actually had the part, just other components of the roof mechanism.
I woke up this morning intending to just bite the bullet when I got 2 more emails with quotes of ~£850, so far more realistic, but from people who'd previously given the low quotes.
Rang one and this time he confirmed the part and part number and the car he took it off, offered a 6 month warranty on it and said he could ship it straight away and he'd send me a link to pay.
So I followed the link and somehow it appears it was still linked to the low quote, I paid the £85 and have had an emailed invoice for £85 showing as paid.
Lets see if a working, correct part turns up at the garage!
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Isn't this comment rather incorrect? BMW AUC warranty is a manufacturer warranty, not an insurance product. Also, for manufacturer warranties you still have to service the car according to schedule at an authorised workshop.
depends on which dealer
If non-BMW dealer then it's just the 3rd party warranty
If BMW dealer then it's 1 year AUC warranty, however they do offer 3rd party warranty after that as an added cost which they WILL upsell
(I got duped into this lol as I didn't realise it wasn't the BMW warranty I was paying for, so in effect I paid double...once for that 3rd party warranty and second for the BMW warranty :angry: )
Seems much like most manufacturers I've seen, the approved used or extended warranties are an insurance product and not regulated in the same way the original new car warranty is, so they add stipulations like this which wouldn't be allowed on the new car warranty.
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I could well be wrong, as I haven’t properly looked into it, but I had assumed it would be much like Porsche - the Porsche extended warranty, while manufacturer branded, is offered by dealerships as an insurance product and, hence, can have many stipulations in it that you must follow.
I think BMW is the same, but I’m not 100%.
The BMW extended warranty is an insured product but AFAIK the AUC warranty is a manufacturer warranty.
Any particular reason why she's not keen on the touring? I appreciate the G31 does look a bit more 'bulky' than the G30 but it's extremely practical and the split rear hatch is endlessly practical.
For reference, I bought a 2019 540 on 26k miles for £30k in May this year. The spec on mine isn't as high as the one linked above but I'd still say it's a bit overpricedThanks all
When I popped into the BMW dealer yesterday I said my budget was 25k-30k obviously he went with my highest budget!
Can someone kindly link me to a G30 5 series please? Or what you’d recommend I look at, I had a 5 series 3 years back and when I was in the dealership yesterday I got all excited about having a BMW again, just need to keep my power dry so to speak
This caught me eye - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202312064607415
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"We want you to have total confidence in your car which is why the warranty is backed by BMW, not third-party insurers, and even covers the battery and exhaust."
Backed by BMW yes but it's still a 'product' and not regulated in the same way as a new car warranty is, hence adding in stipulations like having to service at BMW authorised workshops, whereas a new car warranty can only restrict you to servicing in accordance with schedule at a VAT registered workshop.
Sure. But I'd still rather have a manufacturer backed warranty than third party insurance product. Is anyone really servicing their brand new BMW anywhere else than at BMW anyway?
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Agreed but the original point was about whether the AUC can force you to use the dealer network for servicing, which it can, because it's not a regulated 'new car manufacturer warranty' regardless of who backs it.
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I'm not sure what you think the issue is here really.
The Approved Used Car Warranty is manufacturer backed. I have had cars covered by all 3 types of warranty BMW offer and the only practical difference I have ever noticed with any of them is that the new car warranty covers things like trim rattles and the other two do not. Other than that the experience was excellent with all 3, regardless of the type of product they are.
In case of any issue with an AUC warranty, my recourse is BMW. In case of the insured warranty, it is the third party insurer. The main benefit of buying AUC is that the onus is on the manufacturer if something goes wrong. Not sure why that's so surprising. The AUC warranty also covers more than the insured warranty.
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The insured warranty isn't an alternative to the approved used car warranty. It's for when it expires. I don't think the 'buy the car from a random garage then buy the warranty' idea is a good one, for a start the price of the warranty if it isn't a renewal is considerably more expensive.
The level of cover balances out I think - yes the approved used warranty does cover more, but not much more - I can't think of much extra that it covers other than the exhaust and the battery - but one of the benefits of the insured policy is that it specifically includes cover for wear and tear.
Only the new car warranty is clearly superior.
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I know that. A previous poster stated that the AUC warranty was an insured warranty and I corrected that and gave my opinion that I prefer it being a manufacturer backed warranty. I hope that's OK with you.