[lennisd]

context: I recently bought out my 330i lease and included CPO with it (extra year of warranty so 5 total). I guess my canyon driving and crap roads added up, because in less than 20k miles my front tires were 3/32" and they wanted to change them for CPO, and all brake pads are worn down to 5mm. I've already gone through two tires before as well - insane - was not expecting to need so many tires so soon. Anyway-

Point: The dealer offered me "BMW Ultimate Care+ 2" for 2 years which covers the following maintenance:

brake pads and rotors

external drive belts

clutch disc

wiper blade inserts

any adjustments required due to normal operating conditions (except as excluded below) - excludes a TON of stuff like tires, body, engine, txn, etc.

My brakes are all at 5mm, so depending on who you ask sounds like I'll need brakes in somewhere between 4-12 months.

Finance guy justified it to me like this:

Getting the car serviced is gonna cost 900, 900, and 1500 over 2 years

Brakes are gonna cost 2200 (rotors)

In total he said I'll spend $5500 MINIMUM on the next 2 years with the car. Let's say he sold me the package for ~$3200.

I have another month or so to decide if this is a good deal or if I should just cancel it.

FYI - Last car I owned before this was a 95 model in the 2010s, so I'm a complete stranger to new cars and esp german cars. *with this car* I'm used to just taking my car to the dealer and having everything taken care of on the lease but I know owning a 3+ year old BMW will be different than owning a brand new one. Maybe spending 1500 in yearly maintenance Y4 and Y5 outside of brakes and tires is an expectation?

[TurtleBoy]

Welcome to the forum. You may get brakes and two sets of wipers out of it. I would skip it.

[metrixBMW]

Yea I'd skip it as well or at least try to bargain down another 25-50% of the price to try to get it in range of the brakes/rotor replace.

[lennisd]

Would you guys go and do the dealer recommended service when the car says to?

PS @TurtleBoy nice interior

[TurtleBoy]

Originally Posted by lennisd

Would you guys go and do the dealer recommended service when the car says to?

PS @TurtleBoy nice interior

Thanks. I stick to what the CBS and maintenance guide says not what others/dealers may say.

[Dan B]

Originally Posted by lennisd

context: I recently bought out my 330i lease and included CPO with it (extra year of warranty so 5 total). I guess my canyon driving and crap roads added up, because in less than 20k miles my front tires were 3/32" and they wanted to change them for CPO, and all brake pads are worn down to 5mm. I've already gone through two tires before as well - insane - was not expecting to need so many tires so soon. Anyway-

Point: The dealer offered me "BMW Ultimate Care+ 2" for 2 years which covers the following maintenance:

brake pads and rotors

external drive belts

clutch disc

wiper blade inserts

any adjustments required due to normal operating conditions (except as excluded below) - excludes a TON of stuff like tires, body, engine, txn, etc.

My brakes are all at 5mm, so depending on who you ask sounds like I'll need brakes in somewhere between 4-12 months.

Finance guy justified it to me like this:

Getting the car serviced is gonna cost 900, 900, and 1500 over 2 years

Brakes are gonna cost 2200 (rotors)

In total he said I'll spend $5500 MINIMUM on the next 2 years with the car. Let's say he sold me the package for ~$3200.

I have another month or so to decide if this is a good deal or if I should just cancel it.

FYI - Last car I owned before this was a 95 model in the 2010s, so I'm a complete stranger to new cars and esp german cars. *with this car* I'm used to just taking my car to the dealer and having everything taken care of on the lease but I know owning a 3+ year old BMW will be different than owning a brand new one. Maybe spending 1500 in yearly maintenance Y4 and Y5 outside of brakes and tires is an expectation?

His estimate on maintenance and the cost of the package are a lot more than what my dealer estimated. I was give an estimate of $1700 on brakes and I could expect to replace them twice under the plan. I love threshold braking into a corner and then rotating the car, so I do use my brakes pretty hard, so it was an easy choice for me. I would have to pull my paperwork but I paid right around $2100 for the plan. I can extend it for $1K per year for up to another 2 years if I choose.

Search the forums. There are several dealers that will sell you the package for a lot less.