Rick B
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Just found out my warranty has expired and am considering the Motorrad extended,, coming back at £455, with zero excess.
Is it worth it?
Is it worth it?
I've had it for the last two years, used the rescue once, which was good, but probably no different to the AA. Most things I have had replaced on my RT was not covered by the warranty, such as exhaust headers, etc, all done by BM under goodwill. So as stated depends if you think anything expensive will break, but as for the quality of the product its good.
Put £455 into a savings account and then put the same amount in each year thereafter would be my advice but then I do not worry too much about such things
Thanks Casbar,, Just had the headers done before the original warrenty ran out, i was just thinking parts like the electric screen motor ,switch gear etc
Just found out my warranty has expired and am considering the Motorrad extended,, coming back at £455, with zero excess.
Is it worth it?
Depends on the model IMHO. K1600 take it up.........no brainer. GS probably more questionable, as many of the issues like coolant pump leaks should be covered by goodwill. Not that goodwill lasts forever & it's interpreation seems to vary considerably.
However, my understanding was that the warranty extension was a once only offer made just before the factory warranty expired & priced attractively? IIRC, once the date has passed, so has the 'deal'. Maybe things have changed since I was in that position over 3 years ago.
Not much difference between trading in every 2 years, except your bike is 2 years older and nothing to show for it.Chose to go the pay monthly thing,£35 per month with £100 excess if memory serves.
Just got my Extended warranty for the GS not to expensive however in the small print, all repairs and yearly services must be done by BMW...........
Never noticed that before, is that new? I know the third party servicing using BMW parts etc is a car only legislation. So I assume they can do what they want, they could even enforce dealer servicing for manufacturers warranty if they wanted.
Well its what they say in their letter I received today, and actually the company is called Cargarantie, that is the company BMW use here in Freiburg, not sure if it is the same for the whole of Germany.
https://www.cargarantie.com/index.php?id=3&L=0[/QUOTE
In the UK its administered in the UK by AWP Assistance UK Ltd. I'll have to check my policy booklet to see if it mentions BMW servicing
Just checked my policy book and it says - Care of your motorcycle - you must keep your motorcycle in an efficient and road worthy condition and regularly service it in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations and genuine parts, or parts of equivalent specification must be used.
b) After each service, please ensure that the relevant service details are completed in your service records
by the servicing garage and obtain a receipt for the service. You must keep all such receipts for reference in the event of a claim. Nothing about BMW having to do it.