Extended Warranty report for my 2010 X6M (fully optioned)

[Sa3064]

A heads up for the forum...

I purchased a used 2010 X6M in June, 2012 with 34,000 miles on it. As of today, I have 89,000 miles on it and had my first major service call this week. I was concerned with a transmission which seemed to misbehave and screeching brakes.

My out of pocket:
1. New rear brakes and rotors, the brakes were down to 4mm ($850)
2. New air filters ($125)

Thankfully I bought the extended warranty at the then choking price of $5,200.

The turbos were making a whistling noise and there appeared to be a lag in in acceleration (it would jump from 2nd gear to first in a lurching manner) so my service advisor said that they would figure it out.

Pardon my pedestrian recounting of what they did:
1. Fuel control valve was replaced ($650)
2. Head unit (I believe the brains of the vehicle located behind the nav) was replaced ($2,500+)
3. Something else replaced ($800)

They thought the turbos were going to stop whistling with these fixes, but they are now keeping it over the weekend and ordered new turbos at a price that they estimated of $6-8,000. Holy crap!

I don't know many people who have actually gotten their money out of the extended warranty game, but I did it because it was year-1 of the //M model and anything that goes wrong with an //M goes really wrong.

This is still the best car I have ever owned and it has served me very well both in the worst of snowstorms that the midwest can deliver and the best of speed that a straight and long road allows... last week I got it up to 152 MPH comfortably.

Amazing vehicle... I want another one when I wear the "Stealth Bomber" out.

Have fun and safe motoring.
J

[Kerrazy]

Thanks for sharing! I like reading the positive experiences and yes good call on the warranty!!

[godmans]

Did you have CPO?
I was not aware that we can buy extended warranty on top of CPO...

Thanks for sharing bud

[Sa3064]

This car was not a CPO. I purchased it from a friend of mine who is still regretting it.

The extended warranty included all of the upsells the dealer could convince me was a necessity. Of the extended warrantied I have purchased (2 before this) I never got my money out of it, until this one. Woa!!

Again, the reason I bought it was because this was year 1 of the 555 HP engine, and I was worried that it would have something go bad in a big way. My conservative nature with a healthy dose of fear.

Good luck on your decisions.
J

[ddk632]

Wow, so all of that was covered?? Holy crap, did you get your money back!

Thanks for the report.

I have heard BMW is now offering the new Gold / Platinum warranties, and am thinking of going with the Platinum once my warranty expires on my 2013. A BMW tech told me (so meaning, I haven't researched it myself, hehe) that the Platinum from BMW is akin to the factory warranty. I am skeptical on that, though.

I'll likely hit the 50,000 miles way before I hit 4 years so it's been on my mind from time to time.

What warranty do you have, is it the BMW one or a different one?

[denaliman]

I have always bought an extended warranty with my BMW's. All third party because BMW Canada at the time did not offer Ex-warranties. My previous e70 X5 cost me $4,200 for the warranty. I had lots of battles with the warranty company as usual. However, ultimately they paid and were not happy. The last year of my ex-warranty there was close to $25,000 of warranty repair work and this was on top of work done under factory warranty!. Evaporator & condenser, steering rack, 2 power steering pumps, 2 rear strut satellite control units, Coolant bottle, blower fan and control unit, front sway bar, comfort access control unit and that's what I can remember off the top. i was so happy to get rid of the X5. I will be buying an extended warranty for my X6M if i do decide to keep it after Factory warranty runs out.

[Sa3064]

This was the Gold (I think) which is basically the factory warranty including the radio, nav and other electronics... that was what brought it up to $5200.

Yes, it was a BMW warranty, so there is a $50 deductible.

I so choked on it when I decided to get the warranty, but am really glad I got it.

[ddk632]

Nice, thanks for the info - I will definitely be getting the BMW warranty. That's amazing.

I had a 2001 325Ci with an extended warranty, and so many things went wrong that cost me thousands out of pocket on top of it, that I haven't had much faith in after market extended warranties after that experience.

Thus, your thread is really helpful!

[Spaceballs]

I purchased the platinum when I picked up my '10, and the maintenance was included upto 100,000 miles. I am also glad I did, as I needed to have the transfer case replaced recently, and it was about 1 month before it arrived from Germany. I've also needed swap bar end links (they were covered after I complained vehemently as BMW argued that was normal wear and tear) after 62,000 miles. Had a few other things covered as well-oh yea, injectors and coils. Hopefully my pads and rotors wear out at the same time as that is covered under the maintenance part.

[badblkX6]

Very nice write up and it is great to hear that you actually bought the warranty and it was useful. So many times I purchased warranties for vehicles, electronics, etc and never had to use them.

Thanks for the write up and best of luck with the ride!

[newguy39]

It's good to hear about a positive warranty story!

[AMLG]

Definitely something I will purchase before factory warranty expires