Took my 29 month old 06 R1200GS into the dealers today for its 2 year'ish service inc ABS fluid change etc. The ABS had been making funny grinding noises since the Thetford Forest off road bimble a couple of weeks back! (must have been the gentle drop tests!) Mentioned this in passing, 2 hours later I got a phone call telling me i needed a new ABS pump at £1200 plus labour plus leaking gearbox oil seal which would take 5 hours labour to strip. But BMW would cover the ABS pump as goodwill but labour would be down to me. "But I have extended warranty" i cried down the phone. Oh no this was not renewed says BMW. Luckily I had kept the online booking confirmation so they have reluctantly agreed to pay for both repairs, however the fault on my Vario pannier mechanismn is not covered due to being an accessory and over 2 years old. But I bought them when I purchased the bike less than 18 months ago, eventually this is agreed to also be covered. So does this mean I wont have to pay the ABS fluid charge as they need to do this under warranty. So in hindsight the £361 I paid for extended warranty was defintely worth the money and saved £1700 and will get renewed next time around or i'll trade in for a newer model. So how is it that BMW will offer goodwill on ABS but not gearbox oil seal?
