Should I buy BMW Extended Warranty or no?

FrozenGas · 09-08-2023, 09:09 AM

Back with another qs - did you renew your connected drive service when it expired? I do find it useful probably 30-40% of the time...not all the time tho...I think if I don’t renew, map updates will stop...thanks

kthankzbye · 09-08-2023, 09:21 AM

I’m on the fence and mine will expire 10/7/23. So far has been great. However, I’m getting the dreaded shudder at low speeds. Taking my X5 for service in a week. A txfer case replacement is 6-7k. Extended warranty makes sense in my case. But I’ll see if they find a fix.

TurtleBoy · 09-08-2023, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by FrozenGas

Back with another qs - did you renew your connected drive service when it expired? I do find it useful probably 30-40% of the time...not all the time tho...I think if I don’t renew, map updates will stop...thanks

Yes, I renewed mine and I think most have. You lose too much in my opinion if you don't have it.

FrozenGas · 09-08-2023, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

Yes, I renewed mine and I think most have. You lose too much in my opinion if you don't have it.

Thanks and will do the same - BMW must be loving these subscription extensions LOL 😂

mikuda · 09-09-2023, 02:51 PM

I bought out my lease and did purchase the Platinum warranty. I used advice here on the forums and shopped around for the best price!

On a side note, the warranties are prorated. So if you purchase and get the new car bug before the warranty is up, you can at least recoup some of the money. The warranties can also be transferred to the next owner which could be a selling point if you sold the car privately.

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FrozenGas Private 18 Rep 90 Posts Drives: G05 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Back with another qs - did you renew your connected drive service when it expired? I do find it useful probably 30-40% of the time...not all the time tho...I think if I don’t renew, map updates will stop...thanks
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09-08-2023, 09:21 AM	#24
kthankzbye Lieutenant 86 Rep 459 Posts Drives: 2011 F10 550i, 2020 G05 40i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NYC iTrader: (1)	I’m on the fence and mine will expire 10/7/23. So far has been great. However, I’m getting the dreaded shudder at low speeds. Taking my X5 for service in a week. A txfer case replacement is 6-7k. Extended warranty makes sense in my case. But I’ll see if they find a fix.
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mikuda New Member 3 Rep 14 Posts Drives: M50I Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Southcentral PA iTrader: (0)	I bought out my lease and did purchase the Platinum warranty. I used advice here on the forums and shopped around for the best price! On a side note, the warranties are prorated. So if you purchase and get the new car bug before the warranty is up, you can at least recoup some of the money. The warranties can also be transferred to the next owner which could be a selling point if you sold the car privately.
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