Advice : BMW warranty claim
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There's other options depending how you paid for the car but it appears that stipulation in various warranty documents mention "not covered for track days" so the best you can hope for is a goodwill gesture I reckon 50/50 phone a friend. Small end bearings went in a car I owned, and OEM direct from manufacture replacement was £5K fitted by an indy.
Quite surprised you tracked it with such low mileage on the clock - I am aware many engines are dyno tested before they are shipped/fitted to retail vehicles but its alway worth performing some kind of running in. 2000miles might be enough for some cars but not yours - unless of course you ragged it from the moment it left the showroom.
There's other options depending how you paid for the car but it appears that stipulation in various warranty documents mention "not covered for track days" so the best you can hope for is a goodwill gesture I reckon 50/50 phone a friend. Small end bearings went in a car I owned, and OEM direct from manufacture replacement was £5K fitted by an indy.
Quite surprised you tracked it with such low mileage on the clock - I am aware many engines are dyno tested before they are shipped/fitted to retail vehicles but its alway worth performing some kind of running in. 2000miles might be enough for some cars but not yours - unless of course you ragged it from the moment it left the showroom.
northwest monkey said:
A few years back, a mate of mine bought a CSL and was invited by his dealer to an Oulton Park track day with his car. Maybe they used to build them a bit better?
Then of course there is the Porsche / Merc / etc driving experience centres. Far cheaper than £xxxxxRather than a track day these days I would opt for something like Cat Driver Training at Millbrook ... technically it is not a track ... right
Now BMW are offering x-drive I see it as a viable alternative to the VAG models. Incidents like this do not phase me...I would always have my local Indy give the car a pre-trackday check before any track days so I reckon the engine was still new and was probably still burning a bit of oil as most new engines do and you pushed it too hard too soon in its life
Edited by bigburd on Tuesday 3rd February 21:29
Alex said:
"M" stands for Motorsport.
Over to you BMW.
My thoughts exactly, small print in terms and conditions does not play well with "clear terms" that has sodded banks and energy companies of late.Over to you BMW.
If anyone who has taken out energy/loans/insurance you now get read a whole list of points and exclusions. If my car wasn't covered for a non-competive standard trackday I'd be calling lawyers too. The salesman should have clearly documented then that the terms and condition of the warranty were explained and also if you mentioned using on track informed you of such exclusions.
Also http://www.bmw.co.uk/en_GB/new-vehicles/2/Coupe/20...
Where does it say not for use on trackdays?
Edited by shost on Tuesday 3rd February 21:44
And again http://www.bmw.co.uk/en_GB/new-vehicles/2/Coupe/20...
Really are they going to refuse you with that on their website??
Edited by shost on Tuesday 3rd February 21:46
Really I'd tweet Jake Humphrey too. Just because.
Edited by shost on Tuesday 3rd February 21:47
Alex said:
"M" stands for Motorsport.
Over to you BMW.
Haha 😆Over to you BMW.
That's a classic. Bmw denying warranty claims on cars they admit that are designed for it. With such low miles one would think that they would stand behind it. I would have paid a tow truck company to tow it home before it was recovered. Even outside a track its like a red rag to a bull.
You had it recovered outside the track which means you must have pushed or towed it there rather than have it recovered at the track it self. The mistake you made was it wasnt far enough, dumped in a layby or better still in your driveway (new tyres fitted) with a pool of oil and engine parts scattered everywhere would have been more convincing.
northwest monkey said:
A few years back, a mate of mine bought a CSL and was invited by his dealer to an Oulton Park track day with his car. Maybe they used to build them a bit better?
They still do for the proper M cars. You get M driver tuition etc. as well. Believe it takes place in German, possibly the ring? Can remember looking at it a long while ago and it wasn't cheap.Didn't BMW send Andy Priaulx around Thruxton in a terrible promo video before the car was released? Yes they did https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xsbd3vqtio
He isn't taking it too cautiously either.
He isn't taking it too cautiously either.
NORTS said:
They still do for the proper M cars. You get M driver tuition etc. as well. Believe it takes place in German, possibly the ring? Can remember looking at it a long while ago and it wasn't cheap.
Does that mean that BMW will have to confirm that the M235i is not a true "M" car? 
Kawasicki said:
What's the difference between a track day and a road with no speed limit?
I've never driven on a track day but have done on unrestricted autobahn. From what I see on the track the car revs up to the redline and has a cycle of hard braking then re-accelerating. On a road with no speed limit you're pretty much always on high gear, low revs and don't usually have heavy braking. Isn't this a case of the terms and conditions of the warranty expressly excluding track day use and the car has blown up on a track day = you're shafted.
The issue then is are T&Cs are complete w
k and do they stand up in law as being reasonable? I'd say not but then ianl.
Gutted for you anyway op, proper stress that nobody needs, hope you sort it out.
The issue then is are T&Cs are complete w
k and do they stand up in law as being reasonable? I'd say not but then ianl. Gutted for you anyway op, proper stress that nobody needs, hope you sort it out.
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