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I think so but not certain. It’s the best value warranty extension I’ve ever seen. The previous one on the T5 was the WORST value!

Nope because the ignition coil heats with just the ignition on; no combustive power needed. That’s why there’s a slight delay on starting; to allow it to heat. And on older diesels, you turned the ignition on and waited for the coil light to go out before starting. I had an utter turd of a...

Try bump starting should you flatten your battery :p

It’s terrible! £390 for a two year factory warranty extension. All should be told about it; I’d call and demand they sort it out..

Caravan Club member? :whistle::D

Ahem; our rear bed mattress still has the plastic on it :rofl: But mostly because the last one got a bit mucked up by stuff under it in the boot. And we use a topper so don’t feel it. :D

Well that’s what we did; overdid it on the last one, specced more appropriately on this one. And spent more wisely as a bonus. No plans to sell this unless it becomes a PITA like the last one. We had no plans to sell that one either...

You also can’t test options; our £1200 satnav on the old Cali? Cr4p. On our BM; worth it. And many other examples. There’s nothing else where you “risk” such a lot of money not knowing if it’s any good or not.

Now that' s a proper reason. :thumbsup:

I know this sounds like I'm from the driving nerd world of advanced driving (which I am, 21 years) but if DSG is used so you can do stuff you shouldn't be doing when driving, it's not really the right reason to have it. We've got an auto BM; because it's faster and more efficient, not so I can...

Mine too. I leave it in gear with the handbrake off. I had the van roll back down a hill; the handbrake was fully on. I don’t trust it at all. Also hard/impossible to swivel the front drivers seat once on levelling ramps; you need to take the handbrake off (it gets inter way) but it won’t hold...

This is what I can remember; there'll be plenty I've forgotten... Replacement steering column New rear diff 3 EGR valve replacements and a new ECU (we didn't have it for 11 weeks...) Roof corrosion done TWICE. New roof control unit. Broken butterfly latch on the window - snapped in my hand...

I realised it's just a £250 excess and it has breakdown cover (which would be £100+) so it's not bad really. Very few issues with them - a few minor recalls but all done under warranty. The gearbox seems very strong (ZF8 auto) too but I want to be sure. Probably won't bother with it next year...

Yes and dealers also make much bigger margins on selling options... There was a fairly infamous article where some mag specced a 2.0 diesel Audi A6 up to £70k with a crazy amount of options. The car was worth roughly the same as a no option A6 3 years later. The car lost about half its value...

Tourer: yep you are mostly right and I’ve had supposedly low depreciation cars drop like a stone while others have hung onto their money surprisingly well. Our last Cali wasn’t bad but it was still a big hit. I’m sort of halfway house; add a few bits you need but keep it sensible. The most...

Don’t forget, options depreciate far harder than the van itself. GFVs on some options are zero. Having had a very optioned up T5.1 Cali, we knew what we actually needed this time; mud flaps were rubbish, inbuilt nav is hateful, side bars just scratched and got mucky, we never used diff lock...

Well I took out One on and old Astra and it was total and utter pants; Warranty Direct; never again. IMO most are just a total rip off but the BM one, despite being insured (Allianz), is a BM endorsed product and £400 for full cover and BMW assist breakdown cover seems quite reasonable.

Cornwall is usually poor for anything fuel related but we have a few garages with AdBlue pumps fairly nearby.

I’d be a bit narked if my BMW branded warranty was refused by BMW!!

Up to three MONTHS old to qualify for the proper VW extension. Loads have missed out on it.