335d Xdrive am I nuts?

[Ootohere]

Anyone know of a good deal on a warranty for a BMW @ 3 years old?

Probably will go with the one BMW are offering but it is not that good value.

Just asking incase the is something Dealership have on offer that beats what BMW UK are offering.  

Some Warranty work was done, and some non warranty and first MOT & it came to 800 squids.

 

Thank You.

[VRS Mike]

16 hours ago, Offski said:

Anyone know of a good deal on a warranty for a BMW @ 3 years old?

Probably will go with the one BMW are offering but it is not that good value.

Just asking incase the is something Dealership have on offer that beats what BMW UK are offering.  

Some Warranty work was done, and some non warranty and first MOT & it came to 800 squids.

 

Thank You.

 

I pay £47 a month comprehensive with £100 excess on my M135i, it's worth it for the piece of mind and that's with BMW

Edited 14 August, 2018 by VRS Mike

[Ootohere]

They want £50 a month with £250 Excess on the 335d X-drive,  £60 with the £100 excess. 

(Just wondered if BMW was like Skoda where the HQ asks more than a dealership can do the same cover but for less money, still looking.)

[Aspman]

I just coughed for the BMW one. £57 a month inc breakdown (£100 excess)

 

The breakdown cover seemed reasonable value.

 

Mine has MOT and pre 3yr check before September. Also due large service and possibly back brakes.

 

I knew a guy with an X5 he said the warranty paid for itself several times over. It would only take a wishbone to even out.

 

I'm on my 3rd radio and that would be covered too at £1500 at pop.

[mac11irl]

Firstly, 1500squid for the radio??

 

Secondly, are the radios made of chocolate that they keep breaking on you?

 

330 wagon is on my imaginary next car short list, but the number of reports of quality being poor is really putting me off them now... :(

 

Edited 14 August, 2018 by mac11irl

[CWARD]

Aspman, not sure how your radios are breaking, I’ve not had any issues with mine. 

 

Mac11irl, the F30 doesn’t have the build quality of the previous generation. Having said that it's still miles ahead of my Octavia who’s interior creaked and rattled. The Skoda dealer wasn’t interested in these problems and despite problems reported whilst the car was under warranty they wouldn’t fix it when it was booked in a few days out of warranty which was their earliest appointment from making them aware of it. The failed rear wiper, oil temp sensor I ended up doing myself and when the electrical problems started it was time to get rid. 

With the BMW I’ve had two squeaks that needed fixing. One was the seat belt, which I expected them to just remove the trim and grease the mechanism but they actually replaced it. The other was a well known problem of the door frame rubbing against the door seals which makes a creaking sound. Firstly they applied a lubricant to the seal but the noise continued. Then they used a tape but the noise continued until they realised it wasn’t the doors but the boot lid that needed adjusting and it’s been silent since then. At no point have I needed to argue for work to be done it’s just done. Mechanically and electrical it’s been 100%. 

 

 

[Aspman]

The radio buttons are touch sensitive and have some sort of thin rubberised coating on them. On my first and second radio these rubber coatings seem to shrink and split. The buttons look like they've cracked but you can hardly feel anything. It's cosmetic and you can only notice it at night when the light leaks through the split. There are quite a few reports of it on line across the BM ranges.

 

 

They can't swap the buttons they have to replace the whole unit hence the big bill.

 

Apart from that ( a short argument about a cracked binnacle when I got the car, also fixed [£1500 again]) and the decomposing alloys due to them being refurbed, I've had no faults on the car in 18 months.

 

But I got no faults on my Octavia in 5yr, not even a bulb.

Edited 15 August, 2018 by Aspman

[CWARD]

Can’t say I’ve noticed that on mine but will keep an eye on it now you’ve pointed it out. 

[XLBaconDoubleCheese]

My F30 feels fairly well put together. I've got the creaky doors that need the tape treatment but aside from that nothing yet, touch wood. To be honest I wouldn't say my E90 is miles ahead in terms of build quality but then it's 11 years old, maybe I'll have to rethink in a few more years and see how the F30 is holding up. 

[Ootohere]

@Aspman have you had a Recall letter on the water pump?

[Aspman]

Nope.

 

Nothing on BMW or the Gov recall check site.

 

I can only see water pump faults applying to cars 2011-2013.

Edited 18 December, 2018 by Aspman

[Ootohere]

Best check with them...

http://bmw.co.uk/landingpages/bmw-vehicle-recalls#gref

 

My young lad was topping up coolant and away to get it in for a diagnosis and the letter popped through the door last week.

Along the lines of Warranty action, & leak could cause corrosion, or is that a overheating issue, fan,  EGR or whatever, which could cause fire i would say.....

 

 

Edited 18 December, 2018 by Skoffski

[Ootohere]

PS

This was on a July 2015 car.  * No recall showing on the DVLA Recall site.* 

But then BMW are doing a Voluntary Recall, so the DVLA must believe not Safety Critical, or believe BMW maybe...

('it will be showing imminently',  is that short hand for when we can be arsed?)

Edited 18 December, 2018 by Skoffski

[Aspman]

I'll give them a phone if I can be arsed. I remember a recall with Honda for an airbag issue. Safety critical but I don't believe I  got the letter until nearly 6 months after the recall.

 

I think my build date is similar

Edited 19 December, 2018 by Aspman

[Ootohere]

I keep getting a Recall Letter on a 1998 Suzuki Jimny Manual. I returned saying that it was an automatic but Suzuki GB keep sending the letters.

The new 'registered keeper' will likely now get the letters.

[Ootohere]

@Aspman

Have you had an issue with the I-drive.

Booked in tomorrow because it is blank and comes up as a wiring issue. Not a fuse.

It is £160 to look at it, 3 hours and no courtesy car.

[Aspman]

16 hours ago, Roottootemoot said:

@Aspman

Have you had an issue with the I-drive.

Booked in tomorrow because it is blank and comes up as a wiring issue. Not a fuse.

It is £160 to look at it, 3 hours and no courtesy car.

 

Hi George, nope. I think the I-drive has crashed a couple of times in 3yr but that's all.

Geneally the car has been very reliable.

Considering a move now because the saloon isn't looking to practical in the near future and it's needing brakes all round and the alloys refurbed. Need to think about that bill Vs cost to change.

TBH another 335d is on the list. There are very few cars that are anything like it.

 

I pay £57 a month for the extended warranty as well. But that has an excess. Not sure if I'd get a curtesy car. Central Motors in Letham have all the kit for BMW computers so they can service minis.

[Ootohere]

Car dropped off and the coolant recall is being done.     Brakes were done for 2nd time new discs and pads locally and MOT. £650 at mates rates. 

Edited 25 September, 2019 by Roottootemoot

[Ootohere]

They want £1,600 for a new head unit, part is £1,400. But talk of goodwill on a 4 year old car.  Leading arm Bush advised tyres. Just 3 grand. 

[Aspman]

Beemers traditionally heavy on front suspension.

 

How many miles has it done? Might influence my decision to change.

Edited 25 September, 2019 by Aspman

[Ootohere]

52,000 miles. Need to get car back and go get a unit fitted and punt it.  Crazy trying to deal with who we are.  

Edited 26 September, 2019 by Roottootemoot

[Aspman]

Same mileage as mine.

 

I'd like to get an E63 next but I think the depreciation would make me weep.

[vrskeith]

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw/3-series/first-drives/bmw-3-series-m340i-xdrive-2019-review

 

[shyVRS245]

12 minutes ago, vrskeith said:

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw/3-series/first-drives/bmw-3-series-m340i-xdrive-2019-review

 

369bhp, 369lb/ft and 1,670kg. My Vrs245 £17,000 cheaper 336bhp, 380lb/ft and 1,370kg.

[Ootohere]

@Aspman

BMW giving a gesture on the new unit and still the labour to pay has it costing just the same as some knock off one would have cost. 

so the new unit will be getting fitted.