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View Poll Results: How likely are you to consider another brand after seeing the BMW MP changes? | |||
Definitely will | 271 | 37.28% | |
Most likely will | 124 | 17.06% | |
Possibly will | 185 | 25.45% | |
No chance | 147 | 20.22% | |
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01-09-2016, 11:34 AM | #485 | ||
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Because there's one less year of included maintenance? As above - no change to the warranty.
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As I have posted before, I think it makes BMW look cheap but it's their company and, frankly, they probably should have never embraced a 48 month program in the first place because human nature is to complain about things we lose...sigh. |
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01-09-2016, 12:00 PM | #488 |
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To be honest, I'm upset with this change. But then again who likes something they've become accustomed to being taken away from them?
Will this stop me from buying another BMW? Absolutely not - no other manufacturer has free maintenance to boot either. But like the poll said, will it make me consider other brands more seriously for the first time, including Audi and second hand Porsche? Definitely. Now the playing field is even and there is no distinct perk to owning a bmw. And no - I don't think $100-200 oil changes q1yr is a perk. That's small beans. But having the peace of mind in knowing even wear and tear items like clutches and brakes are covered (not that I've ever needed them) - that is big for me. I knew previously I didn't need to spend a dime outside of car payment, insurance and gas. Now, this is not so, particularly with the higher performance segment of BMW. Now, if another manufacturers come up with better products, I will go with them. Case in point - used porsche 911 4S/turbo with warranty vs a new m3/m4. Which would you have? Hmm... |
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01-09-2016, 12:05 PM | #489 |
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Our friends in Woodcliff Lake are not so stupid. They know exactly what it's costing them for the extra year/mileage of free maintenance. And they know that while potential buyers may not be happy about this, in the end the vast majority will end up buying or leasing the car they really want anyway, irrespective of the length of the free maintenance plan. BMW will continue to to advertise that they offer free maintenance, and lots of buyers will never even pick up on the fact that the details have been changed. And at the end of the model year it might help move a few of the current model year vehicles. I'll even bet that many of the forum members here who are swearing they won't buy another BMW will begrudingly be back in a BMW showroom the next time they need a vehicle.
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01-09-2016, 02:00 PM | #491 |
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Why do people keep commenting on the warranty? This has nothing to do with the warranty. The biggest thing is the brakes, which really only affects those with X5s or Msport+ 3's and higher. If you are rolling around in a regular 328 and you need brakes that soon, you are doing something wrong. I am sure the increase in amateur track days is part of this decision. But the vast majority of sales are the leases, so this will affect a small margin of customers. It is also another measure to stop reconditioning cars for other non-BMW dealers for free.
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01-09-2016, 02:14 PM | #492 |
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Everybody saying they will jump to Jaguar for their "free maintenance" may want to read the fine print. It looks like one free oil change a year or 16k miles. It also says that wear items are not included, specifically brake pads, wipers and other wear and tear items. So much for that. Yes, they do have an extra year and 10,000 miles of warranty coverage.
http://www.jaguarusa.com/owners/serv...-warranty.html I don't like the fact that BMW reduced its maintenance program either. Nobody likes it when things are taken away. But, the knee jerk reactions in this thread are crazy. BMW is still very competitive even with the new program when compared to its competition. I'm of the opinion when one is looking for a new car they should look at all of the competition and not just who gives the most supposedly free stuff away. First and foremost, I would think one should like the car for what it is and then look at the add ons and complete package. If this sole change causes people to leave the brand, I think you should of probably left long ago anyway as you probably were not that enamored with the product to begin with. |
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People are also mentioning jumping to Tesla because of this. This is free?
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If your rotors warp at 9,000 miles, that will now be considered normal wear and tear....just like with Mercedes Benz. I've been through this with them on a '14 E550. Normal city driving and it's on its THIRD set of rotors....at 18,000 miles. I don't want to go through that again. During the ordeal I've been lauding BMW for its solid warranty. So this absolutely will be a game changer for me. I don't want to have to consider spending thousands for brakes over a three year lease. No, it's never happened to me in the six BMWs I've owned, but that's no guarantee it won't happen with new and perhaps different parts once they're no longer covered. And I haven't even mentioned the cost of changing the belt.
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Upset with the BMW 3 year/36k mile maintenance program so going to buy a car that comes with nothing?
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It seems like BMW is trying hard to alienate their customers. The bad will from this move seems greater than the internal cost of keeping the program as-is. In an era where the competition is making damn good and competitive cars, seems like an odd strategy.
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Now, frankly speaking they don't shine on reliability in a such tremendous way that nobody will give a damn... So there you have it. I bought mine cash and is out of warranty for a few months now, knock on wood, hope I will not have issues, but if outside of warranty will prove to be that painful, I will take my money elsewhere too since I personally tend to keep the vehicles for more than 3 years. |
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However, I believe that a strong manufacturer stays behind its product in a better way. Heck, if I know that the cars are that good why not keep the same 4 years or even go further a little bit? That proves a strong product and confidence. But clutch and belt not covered? like, really? I owned many vehicles in my life, starting with cheap cars; all covered the belts and clutch. Brakes I get that they get worn out and might have a point with the mileage, but when you have a toy that stays in the garage 6 months and is driven only in the summer how you can not cover a brake issue? |
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I can see it being harder to prove that the clutch or brakes should be replaced under the warranty because of a manufacturing defect. I guess we will just have to see how BMW handles these situations in the future. If you don't like it, by all means move on, but I don't know who you are going to go to because nobody else covers these parts under a maintenance program either. That I know of anyway. |
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By moving I am not saying that the maintenance program is the main cause but the fact that the maintenance program can give you some peace of mind by covering essential things, especially when you vehicle is not the most reliable. Think about water pump issues for example. You can trade the maintenance program for a more reliable vehicle with less or no maintenance but proven reliable (all have a minimum 3 years anyway). I know a guy with a Mitsubishi. Many problems on the EVO but he has 10 years warranty. Everything was replaced with no fuss. The ideea is how much peace of mind you can get? My cars are very well kept and even during the warranty, I have paid for the oil change between the free ones for example, and never had big problems regardless of the car; if BMW will shine as the number one manufacturer in reliability I wouldn't care about the maintenance program but this was one element that was counter balancing the reliability perception. Anyway, I find the decision to be cheap, not to mention there is a thread where they are increasing the price with 3-400, and read all the time the record sales. Why not give back some, especialy when nobody will claim and receive a clutch or a belt without a reason and without an inspection... |
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Anyway, my guess is BMW looked around and said why are we doing this? Nobody else is close and they know they are going to piss people off, but they also know they are still competitive. I also don't see why they should pay for people's track hobby. I don't think the program was designed for that and people that abused it helped bring an end to it IMO. Edit: Looks like Lexus gives you the first two services free, so you get two free oil changes. I don't see anything for Acura. |
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