BMW and M Power Owners

Housey · 9 Dec 2015 at 15:05

Cancelled my warranty. Car is spending more time parked up in my garage than driving and frankly 82 quid a month is not really value

hurfdurf · 9 Dec 2015 at 17:11

Just got a call from BMW warranty as mine ran out last week, they want £28 a month for the top level of cover with a £250 excess. Seems worth it?

crinkleshoes · 9 Dec 2015 at 17:24

[TW]Fox;28921138 said:
The 6 is just as big, actually it might even be a tad bigger.

VincentHanna said:
Yeah, 6 series is a big car.

I know... but to me, it doesn't feel as big... I have a feeling it's a touch longer, but the handling is that little bit nicer and I just have a personal preference for it. Also the cocooning feel you get in it doesn't feel out of place, like it does in the 5 series. The cabin just feels mis-proportioned.

It's all personal preference... it was a nice car, no doubt, but for some reason the M5 didn't excite me all that much either... I have a feeling it might be different if it was an E60.

I'm most likely to get an M2 when my 320d goes.

rodenal · 9 Dec 2015 at 17:32

hurfdurf said:
Just got a call from BMW warranty as mine ran out last week, they want £28 a month for the top level of cover with a £250 excess. Seems worth it?

If you're happy with an excess see how much it is on £100 (obviously check zero too) as you'll probably find it isn't much more per month

[TW]Fox · 9 Dec 2015 at 17:48

hurfdurf said:
Just got a call from BMW warranty as mine ran out last week, they want £28 a month for the top level of cover with a £250 excess. Seems worth it?

On a Z4M!?

Bargain, that is insanely cheap.

hurfdurf · 9 Dec 2015 at 18:03

rodenal said:
If you're happy with an excess see how much it is on £100 (obviously check zero too) as you'll probably find it isn't much more per month

It's an extra £120 for the year, and I don't plan on ever claiming, its just peace of mind, so not really worth it. If something does brake i'm assuming it'll be very expensive.

AshD93 · 9 Dec 2015 at 18:06

hurfdurf said:
It's an extra £120 for the year, and I don't plan on ever claiming, its just peace of mind, so not really worth it. If something does break i'm assuming it'll be very expensive.

Isn't that the whole point of having it?

Housey · 9 Dec 2015 at 19:07

I had the zero excess and never used it once. Meh, typical insurance really.

rodenal · 9 Dec 2015 at 19:32

hurfdurf said:
It's an extra £120 for the year, and I don't plan on ever claiming, its just peace of mind, so not really worth it. If something does brake i'm assuming it'll be very expensive.

If that's the way you're looking at it maybe even go named compinent? The Biggie's are still covered

Gaygle · 9 Dec 2015 at 21:13

Seriously?! £350 a year for a BMW warranty on an M car?!

Edit: just checked to see how much it'd be for my the insured BMW warranty on mine. For Driveline cover with a £100 excess BMW want £4024.64 per year or £369 per month.

...I think I'll leave it.

badgeruk · 9 Dec 2015 at 21:18

Last time I looked it was £70ish a month for a Z4m (250 excess), so that's very very cheap.

[TW]Fox · 9 Dec 2015 at 21:24

It seems far too cheap to me. Its cheaper even than the Mini :confused:

badgeruk · 9 Dec 2015 at 21:27

Think my old Z4 was 30 or 35 a month. Change in warranty cost was something I looked at when I swapped to the M.

rodenal · 9 Dec 2015 at 22:15

I'm sure my dad z4 coupe is in the £45-50 region with assist, but I assume that's zero excess. Maybe the cover here is already driveline or named

Marvin · 9 Dec 2015 at 22:24

Cheaper than mine on a non-M Z4 - mine is £33.06 per month with the £250 excess on the highest level of cover minus the extras like breakdown.

Basher · 10 Dec 2015 at 09:26

My E89 was £58 a month with 0 excess.

hurfdurf · 10 Dec 2015 at 12:45

[TW]Fox;28923020 said:
It seems far too cheap to me. Its cheaper even than the Mini

Am I missing something? I could well be being thick.

SS-89 · 10 Dec 2015 at 13:16

I would definitely do it at those prices!

Gaygle · 10 Dec 2015 at 13:22

[TW]Fox · 10 Dec 2015 at 13:24

I wonder whats happened there, that has 'do it' written all over it.

I'd pick the £100 excess as IMHO its the best value. Also consider taking BMW Emergency Service - it's equivalent to the absolute top of the range AA cover including onward travel, hotel expenses, hire cars, etc and is only about 7 quid a month when taken with a warranty.