[Oli]

I have a friend with an 04 M3, that has no warranty and wants to buy an extnded one?? As there has been a lapse,m since the end of the manufacturers warranty, I believe he can't buy a BMW one, which aftermarket warranty is best?

[Irnbrukid]

Are you sure, thought that you could get one even when the original had lapsed as long as the car had full bmw service history.

But i think there is a premium over what others pay, check some of the other bmw forums (mtorque etc).

[NFS]

Originally Posted by Oli

I have a friend with an 04 M3, that has no warranty and wants to buy an extnded one?? As there has been a lapse,m since the end of the manufacturers warranty, I believe he can't buy a BMW one, which aftermarket warranty is best?

I think this is right, but if I were him I would check with BMW anyway and try to persuade them to take it back.

I got a quote of circa £1k from warranty direct when I was looking at M3's. Only good for major disasters though really - e.g. blown engine.

[mikem]

Once its lapsed only a dealership can add the Mondial/BMW warranty when they sell the car under the AUC scheme. WD seems to be a bit of a lottery, I`ve read some good experiences and at the same time some bad ones

[Irnbrukid]

Originally Posted by mikem

Once its lapsed only a dealership can add the Mondial/BMW warranty when they sell the car under the AUC scheme. WD seems to be a bit of a lottery, I`ve read some good experiences and at the same time some bad ones

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Are you sure about that?

Seems to have changed nowadays...

http://www.mtorque.co.uk/ubbthreads/...693#Post670693

[Turbo Power]

It has now changed you can now purchase a BMW backed warrenty from BMW themselves. One of the criteria is that your car must have FBMWSH.

I would like to know why BMW have changed their policy on warrenties as this wasn't the case previously. Are they feeling the effects of the credit crunch?