BMW Insured Warranty

[Chris-CSL]

Hi,

Who else out there still has BMW Insured Warranty on their Cars and if so have you had a nice letter from them in the last week about increases?

nothing much just want to see if this is a wide spread thing before going back to them.

[cslsuperfan]

Hi,

Who else out there still has BMW Insured Warranty on their Cars and if so have you had a nice letter from them in the last week about increases?

nothing much just want to see if this is a wide spread thing before going back to them.

NO Chris it's just you getting the increase :hahaha:

George Osbourne has introduced a new tax on southerners

[MarcM]

Got a letter a few months back, mine has went up £2/3 per month.

Thanks to the Barnett formula my Scottish CSL's running costs are subsidised by English taxpayers :hahaha:

[estoril_csl]

I still have warranty on mine, it actually went down this year but I suspect that was because it had lapsed previously.

[outnumbered]

I still have it on mine - I'll keep it up until the next BMW dealer service in the summer, to cover anything major that needs doing. After that I'll be stopping it and going elsewhere for servicing.

[Equinox_csl]

I still pay for a warranty on a car thats done 10 miles in 18 months....no letters from then for ages for me.

[Pooky]

I still have it on mine - I'll keep it up until the next BMW dealer service in the summer, to cover anything major that needs doing. After that I'll be stopping it and going elsewhere for servicing.

You don't need a dealer service to maintain the warranty, just a VAT registered garage.

[estoril_csl]

You don't need a dealer service to maintain the warranty, just a VAT registered garage.

I thought that was only true for the manufacturer warranty, I thought that the Mondial one specifies that BMW must be used?

[Pooky]

I thought that was only true for the manufacturer warranty, I thought that the Mondial one specifies that BMW must be used?

If that was the case it isn't anymore, read it on here that you didn't need dealer anymore then phoned to check myself.

[estoril_csl]

If that was the case it isn't anymore, read it on here that you didn't need dealer anymore then phoned to check myself.

Good, I'm glad about that as my main dealer (service) seems pretty clueless on the CSL, the parts guys are great though!

[billyboysm3]

The problem with these cars is, if you do not drive them, when you do they break, then when you do drive them they break.

Only issue is with warranty, anything on the engine and your be waiting a year easy.

Probably best to get a order in for some camshafts, keep them safe and go to a indy for anything else and save yourself the agro of dealing with BMW.

[estoril_csl]

The problem with these cars is, if you do not drive them, when you do they break, then when you do drive them they break.

Only issue is with warranty, anything on the engine and your be waiting a year easy.

Probably best to get a order in for some camshafts, keep them safe and go to a indy for anything else and save yourself the agro of dealing with BMW.

Are the cams now available?

[Mike RT4]

Are the cams now available?

No, my car has been off the road since July last year waiting for them. BMW rejected three batches of cams and now can't give me a date when the next batch is going to be available (which "may" mean they have given up on the original supplier and are seeking an alternative). Up until October last year, I was given dates of when each batch was going to be in, but after each date came and went, I was advised that they had been rejected and the next batch was going to be arriving on x date. However, after the third rejection, they were suddenly unable to provide dates as BMW GmBh were no longer giving the UK that information. So I am currently in limbo, not knowing when my car will be ready.

Got offered a 1 series courtesy car, but told they what I used the CSL for (weekend toy), so wanted something equivalent fun to drive (as in an M-car of some description), but was told this was not possible.

[estoril_csl]

No, my car has been off the road since July last year waiting for them. BMW rejected three batches of cams and now can't give me a date when the next batch is going to be available (which "may" mean they have given up on the original supplier and are seeking an alternative). Up until October last year, I was given dates of when each batch was going to be in, but after each date came and went, I was advised that they had been rejected and the next batch was going to be arriving on x date. However, after the third rejection, they were suddenly unable to provide dates as BMW GmBh were no longer giving the UK that information. So I am currently in limbo, not knowing when my car will be ready.

Got offered a 1 series courtesy car, but told they what I used the CSL for (weekend toy), so wanted something equivalent fun to drive (as in an M-car of some description), but was told this was not possible.

I had thought this situation had been resolved, it is very poor on BMW's part regarding communication. I can (sort of) understand the restriction in supply but when things just go quiet...

Presumably you could fit either standard M3 cams or aftermarket ones but then BMW wouldn't honour the warranty?

I think if this happens to me I'll be cancelling my warranty and going independent.

[Mike RT4]

I had thought this situation had been resolved, it is very poor on BMW's part regarding communication. I can (sort of) understand the restriction in supply but when things just go quiet...

Presumably you could fit either standard M3 cams or aftermarket ones but then BMW wouldn't honour the warranty?

I think if this happens to me I'll be cancelling my warranty and going independent.

If I had done this myself with BMW it would have cost £7k, even at BMW's subsidised rates they give to the warranty scheme, it is still costing them £5.5k, so other than the length of time it is taking, I'm quite relieved it is being done under the warranty scheme. They have offered to financially compensate me for the loss of use, but can only give a figure once it has all been done and dusted.