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Sedans BMW 3-Series BMW CPO Warranty and Warranty Extension questions
40 messages, Last post on Sep 25, 2008 at 4:58 PM
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With anybody who has read my posts in the last month or so, I'm looking at a Certified 2004 325i with 30k miles on it. With the car, there is a CPO which kicks in after the original 4yr/50k plan which is a bumper to bumper with a $50 deductible. However, BMW also offers an extension of the original 4yr/50k to 6yr/100k for $1395 which would cover everything except for gas and tires. Now, a couple of questions. First of all, does it even make sense for me to look at Certified cars if I'm planning on buying the warranty extension anyway? Second, is this warranty extension even available for me? When talking to the sales rep with the aforementioned car, they have never said it wasn't available, even quoting me prices WITH the extension. However, if I go to BMW's website, it states that "If you’re the original owner of your BMW, you can extend your service contract...." I'm obviously not the original owner, so does anybody know if this is even available to me?? Thanks!
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Replying to: drolly (Feb 06, 2007 1:17 pm) The CPO warranty, which kicks in when the original 4/50 warranty expires is for repairs of warranted items.. It mimics the same extended warranty that an original owner can purchase for his car. The cost of this warranty to an original owner is around $2300. The $1395 that you were quoted? (marked up a couple hundred, BTW) This is an extension of the maintenance plan. This pays for oil changes, brakes, inspections, etc.. Any one can buy this, whether original owner or not. Clear as mud? regards, kyfdx
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Replying to: kyfdx (Feb 06, 2007 7:43 pm) Thanks for the info and yes that does clear it up. Not really how it was explained to me by the dealer. Basically the dealer explained it as "everything included in the 4yr/50k extended to 6yr/100k." But your explanation makes more sense once its pieced together.
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Replying to: drolly (Feb 06, 2007 8:15 pm) Of course, the CPO warranty is less comprehensive than the original 4/50 warranty and has the $50 deductible. Good luck! kyfdx |
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Hi kyfdx, I know the BMW CPO warranty coverage begins when the original factory warranty expires, either at 4 years or 50K miles, whichever comes first. Is the CPO coverage intended to provide a full 6-yrs and 100K of warranty coverage, regardless of when the original warranty expires? In other words, is it possible for the CPO warranty to extend beyond a 2-year period if the car reaches 50k miles long before it is 4 years old? Or, is the CPO warranty coverage limited to a time period of two years max? TIA!!
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Replying to: cotmc (Feb 07, 2007 12:29 pm) In other words, once you are out of the original warranty period, they check for 6yr/100K from original date.. nothing else matters.. regards, kyfdx
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Replying to: kyfdx (Feb 07, 2007 12:38 pm) Look here; nowhere does it mention anything about 6 years from original in-service date. |
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Replying to: kyfdx (Feb 07, 2007 12:38 pm) Look here; nowhere does it mention anything about 6 years from original in-service date.
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Replying to: ytsejam (Mar 30, 2007 3:23 am) The 6yr/100K warranty expiration is from the original in-service date.. no matter how quickly you get the first 50K miles.. I realize it doesn't read exactly that way, but if you pull up the vehicle history report on any CPO BMW, you will see that I'm correct. The expiration is always 6 years from the original in-service date. regards, kyfdx
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Replying to: kyfdx (Mar 30, 2007 8:39 am) Vehicle history reports (I assume you mean CarFax) are absolutely meaningless when it comes to determining when the CPO warranty expires.
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