Extended Warranty - Yes or No?

Thanks that's interesting but I think the question is far from settled. I would prefer to see it in the plain black and white of official BMW T&Cs rather than hearsay and I cannot find anything later than the 2008 provided above
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Ok then you disbeliever check out this thread then follow the link on post #18 or you could always buy an extended warranty then check out the T&C's in the back of the booklet :rolleyes:

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showth...rranty-cost/page2?highlight=extended+warranty
 
Nice 'n' Fat said:
Happy now ? :cool:
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Not really... more links to hearsay AFAIC.

It's an interesting discussion, albeit tiresome and repetitive but nobody has provided T&Cs that support the Indy Garage Servicing Claim so the matter isn't settled and as pointed out somewhere in one of the dozens of threads on this; without an updated T&C it's no wonder there is seemingly perpetual confusion and/or skepticism. Indeed, that's probably exactly what BMW want because it's in their financial interests as I suspect most BMW owners will get the extended warranty and most will simply cough up for BMW servicing if in doubt just in case.

It's an easy enough matter to settle conclusively once and for all and that's for someone who has recently took out an extended warranty to provide a scanned PDF copy here that includes text to support said claims. Its not official without T&Cs and I'm not justified in believing any of it without the evidence. It's far too easy for some administrator, even Natasha in the BMW Insured Warranty Services Department, to get it wrong for whatever reason.

In lieu of this, unless someone with a BMW extended warranty who has had their bike serviced by an Indy Garage and then successfully made a claim under the BMW Insured Warranty Scheme for said bike (and can demonstrate this with satisfactory documentation) than the matter is at somewhat of an impasse without those T&Cs.

FWIW I think that if you can show that you have serviced the bike in accordance with the schedule, even if it's done by the owner themselves, this should not invalidate any warranty claim. Especially if the insurance provider cannot demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt (or even on the balance of probabilities - to be generous) that substandard servicing by the owner, or parts used in said service, caused the fault in the first place.

:comfort
 
Page 20 of the current book:

BMW Motorrad Insured Warranty
Terms and Conditions
What must I do to keep the
Warranty valid?
The terms and conditions of the
warranty listed below must be adhered
to. Failure to do so will result in the
rejection of a claim or the termination of
your BMW Motorrad Insured
Warranty. This does not affect your
statutory rights.
1. a) 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.


If only I was clever enough to work out how to link the PDF to this thread :blast
 
Nice 'n' Fat said:
Page 20 of the current book:

BMW Motorrad Insured Warranty
Terms and Conditions
What must I do to keep the
Warranty valid?
The terms and conditions of the
warranty listed below must be adhered
to. Failure to do so will result in the
rejection of a claim or the termination of
your BMW Motorrad Insured
Warranty. This does not affect your
statutory rights.
1. a) 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.
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Is that the initial manufacturers warranty or the extended warranty? I have read on this forum, in links to threads that you yourself have provided, suggestions that the T&Cs could be different in each case?
 
That's from the current (as of June 2015) Extended Warranty Policy Booklet

PM me your e-mil address and I will send it to you then you could maybe stick it on this thread ?

I would but unfortunately I'm too thick to know how to link it :blast
 
Nice 'n' Fat said:
That's from the current (as of June 2015) Extended Warranty Policy Booklet

PM me your e-mil address and I will send it to you then you could maybe stick it on this thread ?

I would but unfortunately I'm too thick to know how to link it :blast
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Great, I stand corrected - thanks. PM enroute.
 
Condition B might seem to exclude 'home servicing' carried out by the owner. If anyone does carry out their own (proper) home servicing and buy the insurance backed warranty, be very sure to keep all the receipts in a safe and tidy state. For those that don't it might be hard to argue: Well, me mate doz it and he's a biker in 'e and he don't give me no papers, the cnut.

BMW Motorrad Insured Warranty
Terms and Conditions
What must I do to keep the
Warranty valid?
The terms and conditions of the
warranty listed below must be adhered
to. Failure to do so will result in the
rejection of a claim or the termination of
your BMW Motorrad Insured
Warranty....

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.
 
That wording is from the booklet I received in June and now Steve has the PDF copy which he will kindly post here for me "coz I iz 2 thik init" ;)
 
cybergizmo said:
So my bike is 2yrs 3m old done 16k and I have just seen the 'dreaded blue streak' and had the water pump replaced as a "good will gesture" as I dont have the extended warranty.

When I collected the bike the Sales Guy I bought bike from, Service Manager and his assistant all suggested quite strongly that I should fork out for the extended warranty as it will pay for itself. They emphasized that the water pump if I had had to pay would of been in excess of £500...

I am confused by this, it really felt like they were saying, if you dont take the warranty you can expect some very big bills...WHY would BMW make out their bikes are not up to standard?

Seeking your advice please.....spend £379 on the warranty or take me chances....(i have NEVER taken an extended warranty on anything I have bought, cars, white goods and never regretted it BUT ......)

Overall VERY happy with bike but this would be the 8th (recall, issue I have had )

1. New Switch Gear on Left
2. New switch Gear on Right
3. New Rear Brake Pads (600 and 1800 miles!)
4. New Beak as paint peeled off
5. New Throttle
6. Washer on Final Drive
7. Read Brake Slider Seized
8. New Water Pump
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Nearly £400/yr for the warranty....before the inevitable dealer servicing (for peace of mind and to aid any warranty claim)

Bollox to that. If I bought a product that I felt would potentially be unreliable or cost dearly to keep running, the fecker would be down the road pdq.
 
Hopefully this will be the definitive thread re the BMW branded Motorrad Extended Warranty T&C's and who can and can't service your bike when it has a current extended policy running ?

Somehow I doubt it :D
 
cybergizmo, Like you my GSA oil cooled is coming to the end of the manufacturers warranty and you question was on my mind. My experience with this bike is reasonable, its been reliable, the previous two BMs was not, I had massive issued with the K1600GTLEs that I had so BMW no longer represents reliability to me, it represents 'Lotto' time as it seems it is a pure lottery as to what will give and when so I will play safe and buy the warranty, yes its expensive but its piece of mind and cheap if something does go wrong. Good luck.
 
I've got just over a year to go before I need to make the decision of extended warranty, but I already know I will be taking it out. I bought my first GSA brand new in 2009 and kept it for over 4 years before chopping it in for a 90 year GSA. I kept the extended warranty for the extra 2 years and in some ways I wish I had kept that bike and just paid the warranty year after year.
Now I've got the WC GSA I plan on keeping it for many years and the warranty / breakdown cover taken out each year, you can keep the extended warranty up to 80k miles, that'll be good for me for over 10 years !
 
Thank You

Hi All

Thank you so much for all the responses and constructive honest comments.

I will have to bite bullet and buy it (annoyed really that I didnt take the £333 option that was offered with £0 excess) when the bike was 1yr 11 months old but now its older all I have as a choice is £379 with £50 excess - lesson learnt....

Still find it frustrating that I need to even consider on BUT......
 
islandbob said:
cybergizmo, Like you my GSA oil cooled is coming to the end of the manufacturers warranty and you question was on my mind. My experience with this bike is reasonable, its been reliable, the previous two BMs was not, I had massive issued with the K1600GTLEs that I had so BMW no longer represents reliability to me, it represents 'Lotto' time as it seems it is a pure lottery as to what will give and when so I will play safe and buy the warranty, yes its expensive but its piece of mind and cheap if something does go wrong. Good luck.
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i can see why you'd want a warranty, but i'm amazed you bought another BMW :confused:
 
What astonishes me is that there are still people buying these bikes. To quote "The Service Manager and his assistant all suggested quite strongly that I should fork out for the extended warranty as it will pay for itself". So they're admitting the bike will fail again. In effect they're poorly designed, unreliable over priced piles of crap. Who in their right mind would spent £14 - £15k.......??????
 
grahamj said:
What astonishes me is that there are still people buying these bikes. To quote "The Service Manager and his assistant all suggested quite strongly that I should fork out for the extended warranty as it will pay for itself". So they're admitting the bike will fail again. In effect they're poorly designed, unreliable over priced piles of crap. Who in their right mind would spent £14 - £15k.......??????
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:troll3
 
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