Extended Warranty?

anups007 · 12-13-2010, 11:18 PM

I own a 2007 328i and only have around 18k on it. Should I go ahead and get the extended warranty?

e90pilot · 12-14-2010, 12:07 AM

It depends on how much you drive it. If you drive it a lot it's worth it. A major repair can cost you easily over $2000. That being said, my 325 has had little issues, but after my warrenty was out, I had 2 major repairs: valve cover gasket ($500) and a blown diff ($2000) both of which might have been covered.

fdriller9 · 12-14-2010, 10:21 AM

It's really if you feel like you can do the work yourself.

If you are a DIY'er, get a BT tool and bentley manual and basically you can maintain the car yourself.

If you intend on keeping the car for a long time, past 150k, I would change the oil change intervals to something shorter. I change my oil every 5-6K.

Around 50k, I would flush all fluids, filters, etc. Then you should be good till 100k.

Obviously doing the above will not prevent engine component failures but preventative maintenance helps if anything.

Just my .02 cents. If I had a low mileage car, such as yours, I would religiously maintain up keep items.

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e90pilot Freight Dawg 104 Rep 2,103 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oakland, CA iTrader: (3)	It depends on how much you drive it. If you drive it a lot it's worth it. A major repair can cost you easily over $2000. That being said, my 325 has had little issues, but after my warrenty was out, I had 2 major repairs: valve cover gasket ($500) and a blown diff ($2000) both of which might have been covered. __________________ --Marcelo '06 Arctic Metallic 325i \| Sport Package \| 6MT \| Dinan Stage III suspension \| Dinan exhaust \| 330i manifold swap! Click here! \| Active Autowerke tune \| 135i Brake Calipers \| Deiselboost caliper brackets \| E46 M3 front rotors
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fdriller9 Banned 253 Rep 7,089 Posts Drives: '06 AW 330xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Jersey/Philly/NYC iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 330xi [6.44]	It's really if you feel like you can do the work yourself. If you are a DIY'er, get a BT tool and bentley manual and basically you can maintain the car yourself. If you intend on keeping the car for a long time, past 150k, I would change the oil change intervals to something shorter. I change my oil every 5-6K. Around 50k, I would flush all fluids, filters, etc. Then you should be good till 100k. Obviously doing the above will not prevent engine component failures but preventative maintenance helps if anything. Just my .02 cents. If I had a low mileage car, such as yours, I would religiously maintain up keep items.
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