M Power warranty and running costs

[MGYoung]

Hi folks,

Can someone give me an approx idea of servicing and warranty costs for an E46 M3 saloon? The car will be serviced at a bmw dealer and the warranty will be with BMW as well.

Thanks and all the best.

Martin.

[Deniz.S]

The cost for warranties has recently dropped:

Full Comp / 250 Excess / Breakdown = £690
Full Comp / 100 Excess / Breakdown = £835
Full Comp / 0 Excess / Breakdown = £951

Full Comp / 250 Excess / No Breakdown = £612
Full Comp / 100 Excess / No Breakdown = £757
Full Comp / 0 Excess / No Breakdown = £873

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Named Part / 250 Excess / Breakdown = £590
Named Part / 100 Excess / Breakdown = £706
Named Part / 0 Excess / Breakdown = £798

Named Part / 250 Excess / No Breakdown = £512
Named Part / 100 Excess / No Breakdown = £628
Named Part / 0 Excess / No Breakdown = £720

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Driveline / 250 Excess / Breakdown = £474
Driveline / 100 Excess / Breakdown = £557
Driveline / 0 Excess / Breakdown = £623

Driveline / 250 Excess / No Breakdown = £396
Driveline / 100 Excess / No Breakdown = £479
Driveline / 0 Excess / No Breakdown = £545

Servicing prices tend to be all over the place, dealers will charge what they think they can get away with, so expect quotes from £650 all the way to £1000+ (For inspection 2). However the BMW dealer in Cotswold provides Inspection 2 for £650. This undercut my local dealer (BMW Taplow) by £500so a quick comparison call and they agreed to price match. The schedule for maintenance is (with 12,000 intervals):

Inspection 1 - £450+
Oil service - about £120
Inspection 2 - £650+
Oil service - about £120

Hope that helps

[berry100]

If an E46 M3 is bought out of warranty, is it possible to get a BMW Warranty added subject to some sort of inspection?

Cheers

[Deniz.S]

Unfortunately not. Even a 1 day lapse will mean the car in question can never again be placed un der the BMW Warranty.

[Windymiller]

So what sort of warranty is best? I'm currently discussing warranty options with an indy and want to make sure the limits are set correctly.

[paoloh]

MGYoung said:

Hi folks,

Can someone give me an approx idea of servicing and warranty costs for an E46 M3 saloon? The car will be serviced at a bmw dealer and the warranty will be with BMW as well.

Thanks and all the best.

Martin.

Saloon???

[noumenon]

How good is the full warranty? Does it really a sleep well at night solution? Anything that isn't covered (other than comsumables like pads, clutches, tyres etc.)?

Also, how long can the car be covered (e.g. 10years/100k)?