ILDIVA,
Welcome to TheBoard...
I'm surprised your local Stlr would not "work with you" on selling
you their BMW ext warranty: it is CPOish in coverage and, pricey
but is some peace of mind. The pricey part is why I'm surprised
they did not work around to sell/offer it.
You might try another dlr in your area, too.
Also, some dlrs sell "3rd party" warranties in addition to the
official BMW ext warr.; you may find a dlr in area that has
one of those products.
On this board, a couple of us have Ext Warr. from WarrantyDirect:
http://www.warrantydirect.com/index.asp
SuperGreg, a freq poster and Moderator has "used" their coverage
and had pos. results and comments; I have not had to use my
coverage, yet.
From memory, WD and most warranty companies are loathe to take
on a car with an expired oem warr., much as you discovered from
your initial attempt...I'd keep at the different potential "coverers"
and see if you can shake one loose.
Keep in mind, that an Ext
Warranty is different coverage than BMW's
other product: Ext
Maintenance...it gets confused often, espc. by
the BMW guys trying to sell you something.
Confusing issue, I realize...and, many here would opine that one doesn't
need to pay out big dough for an ext warr. which is simply an insurance
policy.
Search Extended Warranty on this site, for more confusing views, lol!
GL,mD