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Originally Posted by lennisd
context: I recently bought out my 330i lease and included CPO with it (extra year of warranty so 5 total). I guess my canyon driving and crap roads added up, because in less than 20k miles my front tires were 3/32" and they wanted to change them for CPO, and all brake pads are worn down to 5mm. I've already gone through two tires before as well - insane - was not expecting to need so many tires so soon. Anyway-
Point: The dealer offered me "BMW Ultimate Care+ 2" for 2 years which covers the following maintenance:
brake pads and rotors
external drive belts
clutch disc
wiper blade inserts
any adjustments required due to normal operating conditions (except as excluded below) - excludes a TON of stuff like tires, body, engine, txn, etc.
My brakes are all at 5mm, so depending on who you ask sounds like I'll need brakes in somewhere between 4-12 months.
Finance guy justified it to me like this:
Getting the car serviced is gonna cost 900, 900, and 1500 over 2 years
Brakes are gonna cost 2200 (rotors)
In total he said I'll spend $5500 MINIMUM on the next 2 years with the car. Let's say he sold me the package for ~$3200.
I have another month or so to decide if this is a good deal or if I should just cancel it.
FYI - Last car I owned before this was a 95 model in the 2010s, so I'm a complete stranger to new cars and esp german cars. *with this car* I'm used to just taking my car to the dealer and having everything taken care of on the lease but I know owning a 3+ year old BMW will be different than owning a brand new one. Maybe spending 1500 in yearly maintenance Y4 and Y5 outside of brakes and tires is an expectation?
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His estimate on maintenance and the cost of the package are a lot more than what my dealer estimated. I was give an estimate of $1700 on brakes and I could expect to replace them twice under the plan. I love threshold braking into a corner and then rotating the car, so I do use my brakes pretty hard, so it was an easy choice for me. I would have to pull my paperwork but I paid right around $2100 for the plan. I can extend it for $1K per year for up to another 2 years if I choose.
Search the forums. There are several dealers that will sell you the package for a lot less.