M/Plan Renewal - Stealers Suck!

[Taffs]

So i called BMW yesterday to renew my M/plan on my E46 320i Individual and GUESSSS WHATTTTT....They freakin quoted me R17500.....WTF?????
I called them a month back to get a quote on the M/plan renewal and they quoted me R13500. When i mentioned that yesterday they told me that the quote provided at the time is only valid for 14 days....Why didnt the consultant tell me that but its still ridiculous. They said that R17500 is the system generated quote which cannot be negotiated!!!! Utter madness i tell you.....so F@#k the Stealers, id rather bank that monies now.....

 

[freerider]

I've had my 2003 320i for 3yrs now, and havent spent close to that on maintenance. Put it in a savings account and you wont be sorry.

 

[Nate]

Suppose one is just wary when major components breaks down. Other than that I would save the bucks aswell. Out of interest, what was the extend to which you wanted to extended the M/Plan?

 

[Taffs]

Thanks for the reassurance Freerider, appreciate it. I will do just that as these greedy buggers only wanna milk the consumers....

Any advice on getting things done or checked on my car with these stealers as the car is still currently on M/plan which will expire in October 2010??

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Suppose one is just wary when major components breaks down. Other than that I would save the bucks aswell. Out of interest, what was the extend to which you wanted to extended the M/Plan?

They told me that it can be extended for a year or another 20000kms....
My car is currently sitting on 108000kms

 

[Kisho135i]

thats strange they qouted george with his m5 11000 but his car has 50 000km though

 

[Nate]

Thanks for the reassurance Freerider, appreciate it. I will do just that as these greedy buggers only wanna milk the consumers....

Any advice on getting things done or checked on my car with these stealers as the car is still currently on M/plan which will expire in October 2010??

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Suppose one is just wary when major components breaks down. Other than that I would save the bucks aswell. Out of interest, what was the extend to which you wanted to extended the M/Plan?

They told me that it can be extended for a year or another 20000kms....
My car is currently sitting on 108000kms

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Damn, that's a rip off.

 

[Olorin]

A friend of mine has a BMW E90 330i and he told me that his car is out of a motor plan and he doesn't BOTHER taking it to BMW themselves for maintenance or repairs. Especially repairs. I'll find out where he goes but he tells me that guys he is dealing with are trustworthy and the pricing is MUCH, MUCH cheaper in terms of maintenance and replacement costs. Obviously the parts are not genuine BMW parts but does it really matter ?

I took delivery of my E90 2005 2 weeks ago and they extended my motor plan to 2012. However my km's are covered to 100k and then I need to pay to extend it. So I also need to think about whether I need to pay these people to extend to another 20000km or if I should just put it in the bank.

The rep told me that once I'm out of a motor plan I can get a warranty from them which will cover the electrical/mechanical systems. I have NO idea what that will cost since I didn't think that far ahead. But I'm learning here since I'm coming from a Corolla so this is all new to me.

 

[zaleonardz]

My 730d was 17k to take it from 100 to 115

 

[Philip Foglar]

The thing with motorplan is that it's great for high mileage users and of course when things that are covered by motorplan break. And even when the odd thing breaks (excludes engine, turbo, gearbox and such) you're not going to be out of pocket nearly as much as the cost of extending a motorplan.

 

[Taffs]

The thing with motorplan is that it's great for high mileage users and of course when things that are covered by motorplan break. And even when the odd thing breaks (excludes engine, turbo, gearbox and such) you're not going to be out of pocket nearly as much as the cost of extending a motorplan.

+1

Basically, the M/plan just provides peace of mind and hassle free driving experience with benefits such as BM on call, maintenance with a reputable company etc... which is all good but considering the price to extend these m/plan are absolutely ridiculous...Im just pissed at BMW with regards to their contradictory quotes. Does not make any sense!

 

[Philip Foglar]

When I bought my 330i the salesman indicated that they had extended the motorplan by a year and because the car's mileage is fairly low (46k km at the time) it didn't cost very much, not sure what very much means in terms of actual money, but he said that to extend the motorplan in terms of "time" is cheaper than extending it in terms of "kilometres" - which does sort of make sense. He also mentioned that the BMW motorplan is international and as such is actually costed in Euros - converted to Rand etc. Not sure if this is correct though, but could explain the variation in price.

It's like with the RFTS, what did we do before motorplans took over?

At the end of the day, barring serious mechanic failures these cars are still fairly affordable to maintain compared to let's say, a Toyota - I remember maintaining my old Corolla wasn't so remarkably cheap at the agents! Plus I didn't always get the best service in general! But that's another story...

 

[Olorin]

What if the clutch goes or the gear box...or the engine ? Wouldn't a motor plan be beneficial in that case ? I mean, mine has been extended to 2012. But my millage is locked to 100000 km so I have to extend otherwise I'm screwed if anything happens.

I'm not sure about the contradictory quotes but then I've never been quoted....yet. I hope this doesn't happen to me. The rep I dealt with was very nice....Clarissa from SMG...Century City.

 

[Philip Foglar]

It can and does happen. I've read plenty horror stories - Hilux 3.0 D-4D, all goes well until just out of warranty and then the gearbox/clutch fails. Or the diesel pump/injectors. And these are costly items. BMW turbos just like VW Polo turbos simply don't last forever and when they fail they do usually cause damage to the rest of the engine. Owning a car is a risk, doesn't matter which car it is, but it's in most cases still cheaper to maintain/repair a good car for a period of time than replace with a new car every so many years.

 

[Taffs]

What if the clutch goes or the gear box...or the engine ? Wouldn't a motor plan be beneficial in that case ? I mean, mine has been extended to 2012. But my millage is locked to 100000 km so I have to extend otherwise I'm screwed if anything happens.

I'm not sure about the contradictory quotes but then I've never been quoted....yet. I hope this doesn't happen to me. The rep I dealt with was very nice....Clarissa from SMG...Century City.

True, it would be beneficial but that's a big "What if"...I understand were you coming from and it is possible that you could be one of the very unlucky BM owners to experience this but if the car is maintained and driven with care, then you shouldn't experience such issues, just my opinion.
You can also think bout it this way, what if nothing happens and you forked out x amount for M/plan....then what? A loss in my books. I guess its mainly for the skeptics but we all have our own reasons.......

Don't get me wrong though Olorin, m/plan is nice but im just expressing my dissatisfaction on the quotes that was given to me.....I find it unacceptable!

 

[Philip Foglar]

And for the amount of money that you have had to fork out and then nothing goes wrong - what if you invested that money instead in a good interest generating account? Then you would have a decent amount of money should something reasonable go wrong, and again if nothing does, you still have the money invested.

 

[Taffs]

And for the amount of money that you have had to fork out and then nothing goes wrong - what if you invested that money instead in a good interest generating account? Then you would have a decent amount of money should something reasonable go wrong, and again if nothing does, you still have the money invested.

+1000

I will be doing just that, hell who knows...could even look at some performance upgrades with that cash.....

 

[msm]

Owning a car is a risk, doesn't matter which car it is, but it's in most cases still cheaper to maintain/repair a good car for a period of time than replace with a new car every so many years.

I still find it funny how some people rush to trade in their BM's BEFORE it hits 100K KM because they believe its passed it useful life and will become horrendously expensive to maintain ....

 

[Threetwoeight]

X5 3.0sd
20 000km 6month renewel
R47 000
This boils down to 1 service.
Had to beg for the quote 3 times, eventually phoned BMW SA customer care, But by this time we were 2000km other side of 100 000km

 

[2LV2]

Been involved with the development of a few Dealers and had a peak at the business models.

The margins on Services are rediculous. :shocked:

New Cars sales: +/- 20%; Used: +/- 22%; Spares: +/- 25%; Services +/- 66%!!!!

Thats theft in any language and these are funded through motor plans..... Thats what these schemes have done to the industry!

Don't be naive in thinking motorplan is a free service offered as a courtesy to "increase your driving pleasure" :hammerhead:

The cost is simply added to the new car sales price (which you finance btw)
Try buying a new car without a Motorplan.....

 

[netercol]

I still find it funny how some people rush to trade in their BM's BEFORE it hits 100K KM because they believe its passed it useful life and will become horrendously expensive to maintain ....

true this.. i drove a 320d t0 330000km's, and my 330d is already on 170000km's.. only major cost on the 320 was gearbox, replaced with one from wannenburgs, 3,5k.. rest wear and tear and services

beemers are well engineered and assembled machines, they will last a lot longer than you think, or than the dealers want you to think anyways..