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12-29-2012, 08:04 PM | #1 |
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Uneasy feeling
My car goes out of warranty tomorrow and its bothering me. With my luck shit gonna start going wrong, I did take it in for one last service three days ago and got a clean bill of health. so finger cross hoping for the best .
Were any of you guys worried when ur car was going out of warranty? |
12-29-2012, 08:58 PM | #3 |
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If your car has been relatively trouble-free up until now, then you shouldn't worry about it. Chances are, with good maintenance, your car will last quite a while with minimal issues.
You can keep a few grand in savings for an emergency fund if that makes you feel better though. Typically, trouble-prone cars exhibit issues well before the warranty is up, so I think you'll be okay. |
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12-29-2012, 09:01 PM | #5 |
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I bought my car almost out of warranty. Theres really not much to worry about. The HPFP is covered for quite some time. The wastegates/turbos are warrantied for 8 years. All the basic maintenance i do myself, other than oil changes.
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12-29-2012, 09:05 PM | #6 |
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I wasn't too worried. Most minor things I can handle myself, and instead of purchasing an extended warranty I put the money I would've spent on one into a savings account to use as needed on any repairs that I can't or don't want to tackle on my own. My car has been basically trouble-free since I bought it, with only a few minor issues that were easily resolved.
That said, 2-3 days after my warranty expired my passenger seat occupancy sensor took a crap. lol (still have to get that fixed, but I think I'll just code out the error).
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Same exact thing happened to me a week after my factory warranty expired and I had the airbag light stay on. I'm like you, I'd rather save the money and DIY rather than invest in an extended warranty Ponzi. However, for the airbag, I was able to talk BMW NA into covering me for the repair on goodwill. You could try giving that a shot, PM me if you'd like more details..
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12-29-2012, 09:19 PM | #8 |
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Oh no. You're car is going to self destruct tomorrow. Go buy a warranty! Just kidding man. I had a 2007 335i and soon after the warranty expired, little things went wrong but not enough to justify a 3-4k warranty. I got turbos replaced from the wastegate rattle at 81k miles, which is about a $6k job if you are over 82k miles. It has an oil leak at the oil filter housing. A fairly easy and inexpensive DIY. And there is a slight oil leak coming from the oil pan. More intensive, but again, not super expensive. LPFP is bad. I think it's about $160 and a simple DIY. And the clock spring is bad. About a $120 fix. Replaced the water pump at 75k miles. Got one new for $300. So I am going to spend less than $600-800 and be running strong. I'm selling it to a friend as we speak and he's not worried at all. But if you don't have the time, tools, space, and mechanic ability to fix things yourself, you may want to get a warranty. If you go over a few days, they will still sell you one because it obviously helps their numbers.
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My car's warranty was gone well before the age or mileage said so. Stupid modding addiction
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