The 2014 Alpina D3 Touring with *almost* moon mileage
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RazerSauber said:
watching with interest. Out of curiosity, do you get any warranty on this part now that the car isn't under warranty?
I thought so but:''You will get a new engine number to forward to DVSA to amend the record on your V5. Our records will also show the installation on your vehicle history at the mileage covered.
Other than that no documents will be issued as effectively the work has been paid for by BMW and you have made no contribution. Therefore you will have no Warranty on the engine as the warranty that covered the claim and paid for the repair is now expired.
Should anything occur that is outside of your control that could be deemed as a manufacturing defect BMW are likely to review this along with the usual documents in relation to service history brand loyalty etc. in a favourable light but this would be an issue for them to ultimately decide.''
Which is frankly b
ks and goes against all the BMW T&C's regarding warranty repairs. That's for a fight with BMW after I've got the car back though. This ''Therefore you will have no Warranty on the engine as the warranty that covered the claim and paid for the repair is now expired'' in particular makes no sense. Since its only expired since they spent 6 months trying to fix it.. Also the line before would deem any fully funded warranty work as unwarrantable....
Waitey said:
fastbikes76 said:
I would be offering a £200 goodwill contribution towards replacement engine costs.. which will reinstate the standard 24month warranty period on it. Used to help customers out with this tactic when I was workshop manager at VW and Toyota 
Interesting to know. They probably won’t want you knowing or using this ‘loophole’ but it’s perfectly legit and often done. Put pressure on them and reinforce the fact you have lost 6 months use AND 6 months of warranty due to their delays.
fastbikes76 said:
Anything replaced during a warranty period only has warranty for the remainder of the initial warranty. So yes the new engine effectively has zero warranty because the extended warranty that covered the engine has now expired. However if there is a customer contribution towards said replacement... the standard 2 years warranty then applies as per all new OEM parts. Helpful dealership staff will often hint at a customer that should they feel like contributing they then get the full warranty . You can pay as much or little as you like, so long as you make a payment.
They probably won’t want you knowing or using this ‘loophole’ but it’s perfectly legit and often done. Put pressure on them and reinforce the fact you have lost 6 months use AND 6 months of warranty due to their delays.
Very helpful. Thank you for this. They probably won’t want you knowing or using this ‘loophole’ but it’s perfectly legit and often done. Put pressure on them and reinforce the fact you have lost 6 months use AND 6 months of warranty due to their delays.
craig_m67 said:
Perhaps I’m missing something re warranty, but what happens if the new alpine engine that BMW didn’t know how to assemble earlier ... carks itself the day after you pick it up?
Is that tough luck, no warranty implied/given?
Yes, because the warranty the covered the replacement has expired, and as such anything replaced during that warranty period expires with it. Is that tough luck, no warranty implied/given?
As an example, your car comes with 3 years warranty from new, a month before warranty expires the engine dies. They replace the engine under warranty but takes them 29 days to do so and return the car. You then only have 1, or 2 days warranty on engine as it expires at the same time as original warranty period that covered the replacement.
Waitey said:
fastbikes76 said:
Anything replaced during a warranty period only has warranty for the remainder of the initial warranty. So yes the new engine effectively has zero warranty because the extended warranty that covered the engine has now expired. However if there is a customer contribution towards said replacement... the standard 2 years warranty then applies as per all new OEM parts. Helpful dealership staff will often hint at a customer that should they feel like contributing they then get the full warranty . You can pay as much or little as you like, so long as you make a payment.
They probably won’t want you knowing or using this ‘loophole’ but it’s perfectly legit and often done. Put pressure on them and reinforce the fact you have lost 6 months use AND 6 months of warranty due to their delays.
Very helpful. Thank you for this. They probably won’t want you knowing or using this ‘loophole’ but it’s perfectly legit and often done. Put pressure on them and reinforce the fact you have lost 6 months use AND 6 months of warranty due to their delays.
It’s been painful reading this thread, so I can only imagine how the OP must have felt through through the whole sorry episode.
Fingers crossed the build and install are exemplary.
craig_m67 said:
Perhaps I’m missing something re warranty, but what happens if the new alpine engine that BMW didn’t know how to assemble earlier ... carks itself the day after you pick it up?
Is that tough luck, no warranty implied/given?
This was my major concern. If they forgot to do a bolt up and OP gets 50 yards out of the dealership before it falls to bits, he's then left having to fund a new engine right away? I'd be interested to see how that would develop, although I hope this engine gives OP years of faultless service of course. Is that tough luck, no warranty implied/given?
I'd have thought they would've given OP a parts only warranty for X months or X miles but I suppose the Ts and Cs are pretty solid on the warranty.
fastbikes76 said:
Anything replaced during a warranty period only has warranty for the remainder of the initial warranty. So yes the new engine effectively has zero warranty because the extended warranty that covered the engine has now expired. However if there is a customer contribution towards said replacement... the standard 2 years warranty then applies as per all new OEM parts. Helpful dealership staff will often hint at a customer that should they feel like contributing they then get the full warranty . You can pay as much or little as you like, so long as you make a payment.
They probably won’t want you knowing or using this ‘loophole’ but it’s perfectly legit and often done. Put pressure on them and reinforce the fact you have lost 6 months use AND 6 months of warranty due to their delays.
''Unfortunately the repair is fully costed and invoiced under AUC warranty guidelines where there is no option to provide a contribution to repair.''They probably won’t want you knowing or using this ‘loophole’ but it’s perfectly legit and often done. Put pressure on them and reinforce the fact you have lost 6 months use AND 6 months of warranty due to their delays.
Worth a try.
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