Should I maintain warranty?

[s1csl]

You can't compare BMW bill to mondial to what it would cost in reality.

The point was it cost them not me, I don't think a saving of £1k a year over 2years would cover the cost of my bill so warranty worked for me

[mattCSLnut]

This is where you will get a split in answers.

I will start it off by saying NO.

If the Cecil in question was a daily driver then I'd say YES, keep paying the Warranty monthly DDs ... but since it's a "Weekend Warrior" and spends the winter months in hibernation, just like mine, I'd say NO as well.
I've had warranty on mine for the first 3 years of ownership by which time I got to know my Cecil very well and managed to get a few Big ticket items like the Diff in the bag :smokin:
Also since my car always had Warranty all of it's life it's had most of the common things (and then some) changed anyway :thumbs:
Now that BMW are struggling in supplying items like engines under Warranty (just look @ Bill's predicament) it seems a bit pointless since most of us have this warranty for the BIG stuff like the engine going Bang! ... I've decided to end my monthly DDs about 18 months ago and I haven't looked back :smokin:
Like others have said, put a few £££ aside into an ISA or whatever saving AC you have and keep checking & changing things like engine oil & filter Religiously and a lot more often then BMW recommend. Also get to know a decent, knowledgeable BMW Indy, should the worst happen.

[Bounce]

Just renewed mine on DD at 80k miles.peace of mind and all that.always get back more than I paid in,so it makes sense for me

[Mark CSL]

My car had over 60k of warranty work in the 6 years i owned it
i would never buy another m car without it

Just my 2p worth :whistle:

[glendog74]

I haven't had warranty on mine for 3 years now and have had no need for anything since I let it lapse in 2011 and have saved myself over £3500 by doing so.

My car has done minimal miles during this time however (<10k) and has sat in a garage for much of it!

[JBird]

My car had over 60k of warranty work in the 6 years i owned it
i would never buy another m car without it

Just my 2p worth :whistle:

Geewiz 60k? Isn't the sum of all warranty claims capped at the price you brought the car for?

I got mine with 23k on the clock, ran it as a daily for a year to get to know the car and uncover any gremlins. Ended up cost neutral after 2 years. Now since its become a second car am also thinking of ditching the warranty, atleast till it reaches 59,999!

[shimmy]

Geewiz 60k? Isn't the sum of all warranty claims capped at the price you brought the car for?

I got mine with 23k on the clock, ran it as a daily for a year to get to know the car and uncover any gremlins. Ended up cost neutral after 2 years. Now since its become a second car am also thinking of ditching the warranty, atleast till it reaches 59,999!

Only the Mondial warranty, not the original BMW warranty.

[Trawler]

My car had over 60k of warranty work in the 6 years i owned it
i would never buy another m car without it

Just my 2p worth :whistle:

I'm speechless, 60k.

On the other side of the coin. Had cesil nearly 8 years and added nearly 37k on the clock, now 54k. Never took up the option of warranty. Costs so far other than consumables, (new APs, etc) are broken spring and one wheel bearing. Hope my luck holds out as Cesil is a keeper.

[deanobeano]

Interesting replies all.

I'm taxing the beast tomorrow and will spend the next few months trying to put some more miles on him.

After that I will take another look at the warranty yes/no question.

I must admit, for a couple of days this week, I was tempted to sell and get a M135. However, the video on the m235 v's CSL made me realise that this was pure folly.

A monthly warranty costs alot less than how much a new 1 series would shed.

[gav]

Yes.
But it may take a long time for them to get oem parts so may work out better just to sort Indy if problems can be managed quicker.

[s1csl]

Yes.
But it may take a long time for them to get oem parts so may work out better just to sort Indy if problems can be managed quicker.

You have to put oem parts on a CSL after all it is the greatest M car BMW built, scrap yard parts off a M3 would not do:bigcry:

[gav]

You have to put oem parts on a CSL after all it is the greatest M car BMW built, scrap yard parts off a M3 would not do:bigcry:

There was no indication in relation to standard m3 parts.
This relates to the fact that BMW simply don't have certain csl specific parts any more and rather than wait for them to try and make them and go warranty repair route, other avenues may need to be explored. An example could be replacement carbon roof (not a great example), they just don have them so would need to work something else out in that instance.
I would definitely recommend warranty on a csl though.

[GregorJP]

I have had a warranty for about 3.5 years and I think BMW have spent about £23k on her.

I asked exactly this question on this forum after I bought mine on 55k miles just over 3 years ago. At the time, I used her as a second car, putting about 5k miles a year on. I did about 5 track days a year, including two Ring and Spa trips. Resoundingly, the answer I got was "yes". Elms also advised that I should put one on.

Between 55k and 66k miles, BMW did a ton of work, including top end rebuild of the engine, new gearbox, new clutch, new alternator, etc. I also had the subframe repair completed, no questions asked. I reckon on 20k at least. I also spent at least 8k of my own money maintaining and improving the car. When running regularly, a warranty brings peace of mind.

Since April of last year, I've put her in storage because I bought a GTR and at that time, I stopped the warranty.

1,500 miles a year is such a middling amount of mileage that it's hard to justify a warranty. But if something significant goes wrong (and unfortunately, CSLs are far from perfect, as the Technical section of this site shows), then it will easily cost more than £1,200 to get fixed properly at Elms.

That's my two cents as well. Now, who wants to buy my car? :finga:

[JBird]

Only the Mondial warranty, not the original BMW warranty.

Interesting, when is a warranty a mondial one and when is it a BMW factory one? Doesn't every warranty become a mondial one after a year? Mine was retailed as stealer approved used car in 2009, has had a continous warranty since, but seems to be the mondial one (they deal with the claims anyway). I still have an additional wallet in the glovebox from when it was retailed, and the warranty booklet is the mondial one, presumably just paid for 1 year in full.

[shimmy]

Not 100% sure if it swaps after 2 or 3 years but what matters is that BMW carry out the inspections and manage the works.mondial (now Axa I think) don't get tok involved,just underwrite the CSL losses