[mmmmQuattro]

First of all, I am in Australia, and a E93 335 fully loaded costs about $140,000 in USD.

As I don't drive my car all that much, 3yrs and it's only just hit 13,800km,
I thought that I should extend the warranty as I figured that I haven't really used it much to break what would normally break under warranty.

I was convinced that I would extend the warranty, so I wasn't in any rush to have the rattles in the roof looked at, or any other minor things.

Now the warranty expires in 2 weeks time and I finally got around to calling the dealer to arrange it.

He said that for another 3 years of factory warranty it would be $3850

I said wow, why so much. He said, lucky you don't have a 35. I said, you mean a 335? that's what I have.
Oh, I thought you said 325, then in that case it's $6,780...

BMW, Are you f***King serious???

He said that if a turbo or something blew in the engine, it could cost $10k.
I figured that if I blew a turbo, I would rather spend $7k on two new 400hp turbos

[Sam335ix]

Time to trade that car for a donkey... That is just way too much money for a 335.

[DFW_M]

Originally Posted by jp330Cic.au

First of all, I am in Australia, and a E93 335 fully loaded costs about $140,000 in USD.

As I don't drive my car all that much, 3yrs and it's only just hit 13,800km,
I thought that I should extend the warranty as I figured that I haven't really used it much to break what would normally break under warranty.

I was convinced that I would extend the warranty, so I wasn't in any rush to have the rattles in the roof looked at, or any other minor things.

Now the warranty expires in 2 weeks time and I finally got around to calling the dealer to arrange it.

He said that for another 3 years of factory warranty it would be $3850

I said wow, why so much. He said, lucky you don't have a 35. I said, you mean a 335? that's what I have.
Oh, I thought you said 325, then in that case it's $6,780...

BMW, Are you f***King serious???

He said that if a turbo or something blew in the engine, it could cost $10k.
I figured that if I blew a turbo, I would rather spend $7k on two new 400hp turbos

Well, if you paid 2.5x the US price for your 335 to start with, I don't see a big deal paying 2.5x for the extended warranty. You also pay about 2.5x for the gas, too?

[GChase]

Why is your car $140,000 to start with? It doesn't cost $90,000 to ship a car...........

[JuppiOne]

are cost of living that much higher in Australia?

[MrPig]

Originally Posted by GChase

Why is your car $140,000 to start with? It doesn't cost $90,000 to ship a car...........

Import tarrifs. China is even worse.

[feenin4rich]

this.

Originally Posted by MrPig

Import tarrifs. China is even worse.

[gds52]

$140,000 in USD

Its even more costlier than in India.
If you have spent this amount, then 6k is not that bad, plus it will be for another 3 yrs. There can be more things other than the turbos. you will have a peace of mind. IMO, if you plan to keep your car for another 3 yrs then go ahead and get it.

[bmwforme]

Originally Posted by GChase

Why is your car $140,000 to start with? It doesn't cost $90,000 to ship a car...........

Yup.. import tarrifs as well as Engine Displacement Taxes...

that's why the F30 328i is a MAJOR hit in countries that have these heavy taxes. 2 liter engine and its fairly quick

OP, move to the US and get yourself an Aston Martin.. R8.. used Lamborghini...

[John 070]

I'm assuming we're all ordinary people, which is why it seems outrageous. But as I recall, two years ago, an extended warranty on a M3 in USD was $6,700, so these are not numbers that are all that shocking to roundel owners...unfortunately.

[rusn007]

We are pretty lucky that we live in the states. Cars here (foreign and domestic) are a lot cheaper than almost any other country in the world.

[timmahh]

OP.. What does your warranty booklet say regarding the turbos?

Check and see what all extends past the 4 year / 50k mark. For instance, in California, the turbos are covered to 70k miles [and a few more years I believe] because they are part of the emissions system.

And for fucks sake, if the dipshit is telling you "it's going to cost us $10k to replace the turbos" tell him to fuck himself. It's not like the dealership loses $10k to replace your turbos, they replace them and bill BMW for the warranty work and parts. Sales people are such idiots.

[M340i Pride]

Holy Shit thats too much

use that money to buy a cheap house in US, get a job here, and buy a CPO 335i for 28K!!!

[AddictedToBavarian]

Fear drives yuppies to pay this money. Are you that scared of your own car? Why even own it?

[ttribe]

Just for perspective - the 4-year, 50,000 mile extended warranty I bought on my E60 M5, from a third-party vendor, was almost $4k. It was worth it. BTW, that company has since ceased covering any additional E60 M5s...they covered a couple of $26k engine replacements. That was the end of that.

[chromisdesigns]

Don't you guys have Holdens and other fun cars to drive down there that we can't get? I can't imagine paying $140K for a 335, no matter where I was or how much money I had.

But if you did, you can hardly whine about the warranty cost!

[Masterkush]

hmm now I don't feel so bad

[Masterkush]

about anything! lol

[Wires]

At the end of the day, whatever extra you buy from BMW is 2x non-mobster market value. Doesn't matter what you buy (spark plugs, oil filters, fog lights).