X5 Warranty?

[AudiSport]

We have a 54 plate BMW X5 3.0d Sport. We've owned it for nearly two years now and bar the odd small issue it's been trouble free. It has now covered 65k miles and we intend to keep the car for another couple of years, however I've now started to worry about something major going wrong. I understand it has a weak gearbox and a friends X5 blew it's turbo at 70k mikes costing 1500 to replace..

So, should I start saving, or is there any extended warranties out there that are worth the paper they are written on? WarrantyWise and The AA spring to mind, I guess they are both going to want the best part of 80 pounds PCM? Which over two years will be approximately 2000 pounds. A lot of money - but quite a lot less than the cost of a new gearbox!

Any positive experiences with third party warranties?

Edited by AudiSport on Saturday 5th November 23:20

Edited by AudiSport on Saturday 5th November 23:25

[AudiSport]

Anyone?

[8Tech]

You would find that almost all aftermarket warranties are not worth the paper they are written on! My X5 failed its MOT on a really badly worn balljoint within a month of purchasing it from a non-BMW but prestigious franchised dealer and the warranty company rejected it as wear and tear at 38,000m.

Save your £80 per month in a car kitty and get your transmission and transfer box oil changed. This is usually not done on standard servicing and could well be the cause of the rare failures.

If when you go to sell it, nothing went wrong anyway, use the money and go on holiday to celebrate.

8Tech.

[Deva Link]

8Tech said:

... prestigious franchised dealer

What kind of prestigious franchised dealer would sell a car, and who would buy one, with less than a month's MOT? The dealer should have replaced the part without question in that timescale and in theory you can go back to them for up to 6mths.

WarrantyDirect's policies cover wear and tear fully under 60K miles and then on a sliding scale over that milage but you can't claim for the first 90 days (although they'll often reduce that if you negotiate). On a 7 year old car, though, it starts to get quite limited on the extent of cover you can get.