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Third Year Warranty Extension. Price drop?
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JIm
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Why can't I access page3?
posts 33-41?
Anyway, I'm not going for the warranty, I just cannot give anyone else more money for extended warranty. I've got it for the mobile, the Sky box, the TV, the hoover, the washing machine - on and on and on-aaaaaaah. I somtimes feel I want somethig to go wrong to justify the cost of it all, err I didn't mean that, touch wood!
So I am going to put some dosh away, and if the bike is ok this year, then I've still got the dosh, with interest
looking at this site, it seems BM helps out with final drives and clutch oil seals if they fail out of warranty.
I am however interested in the £130 BMW emergency cover, is it the same thing as the BMW assist?
posts 33-41?
Anyway, I'm not going for the warranty, I just cannot give anyone else more money for extended warranty. I've got it for the mobile, the Sky box, the TV, the hoover, the washing machine - on and on and on-aaaaaaah. I somtimes feel I want somethig to go wrong to justify the cost of it all, err I didn't mean that, touch wood!
So I am going to put some dosh away, and if the bike is ok this year, then I've still got the dosh, with interest
looking at this site, it seems BM helps out with final drives and clutch oil seals if they fail out of warranty.
I am however interested in the £130 BMW emergency cover, is it the same thing as the BMW assist?
JonL
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Can't access page 3?
I can't access page 2. But then Tekky's posts have disappeared - maybe he has too. No great loss.
I can't access page 2. But then Tekky's posts have disappeared - maybe he has too. No great loss.
The Bede
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... US Warranties are usually limited mileage. I don't believe the Euro ones have the same limitation.
:whatthefe Aww! Has BMW TEKKY been kicked off? Or did he leave 'cos he felt unwanted? Shame. It's fun to read a bit of argy-bargy on the forum now and again.
BBB61
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The US warranty is 3 years or 36000 miles.
As opposed the the cars 3 years unlimited 
LiquidLAN
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Has anyone else read through the contract yet?
I've come across two things that dont seem to make much sense given that this is a GS/A
first one is on Page 16 point 6 This BMW Motorrad Insured Warranty will not cover an insured motorcycle used for ..... off road use.
doesnt make much sense if these are bikes "designed" for offroad use...
second one is Page 25 Exclusions relating to Continental European Cover "the cost of replacement parts"
Maybe I've misunderstood this bit, but does a breakdown in Europe only cover recovery, replacement bike and labour?
I've come across two things that dont seem to make much sense given that this is a GS/A
first one is on Page 16 point 6 This BMW Motorrad Insured Warranty will not cover an insured motorcycle used for ..... off road use.
doesnt make much sense if these are bikes "designed" for offroad use...
second one is Page 25 Exclusions relating to Continental European Cover "the cost of replacement parts"
Maybe I've misunderstood this bit, but does a breakdown in Europe only cover recovery, replacement bike and labour?
I thought the off road use bit was amusing as well.
The page 25 exclusion I think only refers to the recovery service part of the cover. The parts would be covered by the warranty section I believe.
The page 25 exclusion I think only refers to the recovery service part of the cover. The parts would be covered by the warranty section I believe.
LiquidLAN
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I've emailed them for clarification - no response yet, but will let you all know what they say when I do.
I haven't seen the policy but would GUESS that it excludes the foreign parts, simply because the bike would be bought back to the UK and the broken parts replaced here (assuming they are covered). This saves BuMW (or the insurer) sending money back and forth across Europe, so making the premium cheaper.
The same MIGHT occur under the manufacturers' initial two year warranty. I haven't looked.
Either way, you MAY be better off with the BuMW extended warranty than with, say, a conventional breakdown / recovery policy, most of which do not cover parts and labour at all, as old Snoopy dog found out.....
PS I am never quite sure what 'Off road' is meant to mean, if the policy does not define what 'On road' or 'Off road' are to mean, in the context of the policy. My parents' place in France has a mile and a half of unmade 'drive' - or maybe it's a road, as several other houses and two farms have 'roads' - or are they drives - branching off it.
I can guess that naked desert sand (of some considerable volume in all directions) is 'off road'. But an unmade road - however rough or long - across the same dessert, cannot be 'off road' can it? To say that it is, would mean that one was 'on road' and 'off road' simultaneously, which is obviously impossible....
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I didn't take the third year cover because of the high cost.
Now the cost has come down, does anyone know if I can buy additional warranty now?
Now the cost has come down, does anyone know if I can buy additional warranty now?
How long have you missed?
If it's not too long AND you have kept up your BuMW services (as the policy probably / possibly demands) - you MAY be in luck.....
.....but do I recall some valiant private spanner action and concerns over global warming from a possibly over warm final drive?
PS What's happened to page four?
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It's been exactly a year without warranty. Hasn't had main dealer servicing, but has been there for a new engine cover and again for engince cover oil seal. I'm sure I could argue that it has had proper standard servicing, though - do you need BuMW "technician" training to undo a drain bolt, fit a new crush washer and fill it back up with oil?
(The "over-warm" final drive was, in fact, no warmer than any other 1200s - I've made a point of feeling other bikes' final drives as soon as they reach a standstill, which has raised a few eyebrows.)
The Bede
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... I had my previous bike repaired overseas under the initial 2 year warranty. But then freighting it back to UK, repairing it and returning it was not really a viable option.
... Didn't get a loaner though
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barryt
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I broke down in Santander a couple of weeks ago - the bike was misfiring and the fault traced to the lambda sensor from what I could understand.
I was picked up and taken to the main BMW dealer at no cost but once they found the fault then it was made clear that I needed to pay for the part and the labour to fit it - 266 euros. The extended warranty puchased in the UK was not valid in Spain and I assumed that it also applied to the rest of Europe.
I rang the emergency number who confirmed that this was correct and that I needed to submit the bill to my dealer who should claim back from BMW as if they had done the repair and then reimburse me.
The bike was fixed and back on the road within a couple of hours.
JIm
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Oh!
I feel a bit ripped off!
My fault, I did not read the small print. I was under the impression that the Beemer extended warranty was similar to the original one, you know, turn up at a Euro dealer with bust bike, they welcome you with open arms with no problems...............a bit too good to be true? one of the reasons I got the extednded warranty was I ride in Europe alot...
Jim
Don't feel too hard done by.
The alternatives are:
(a) Buy nothing. Then, if you breakdown you will end up paying for the parts / labour and all the recovery costs.
(b) Buy one of the regular breakdown / recovery covers for Europe. Most of these will exclude the UK (unless you are travelling to a ore-booked hotel) and will, anyway, exclude the parts and labour. You will, unless you travel arounnd the UK to pre-booked hotels 24/7 also have to buy conventional UK breakdown recovery in addition.
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