Official X5 ///M Press Release and Pics(updated post 51)

[BGM]

Originally Posted by Pex5

That I definitely agree with you. I think they tweaked the Xs with a lot of of electronics mods (transmission, rear diff. and X drive etc..)

I heard that BMW is now going to immediately void warranties if you mod a turbo engine. That's the only way they can protect the Ms over a regular 4.4 TT?

Doesn't BMW void all cars warranties when you mod them ?

[JCL]

Originally Posted by BGM

Doesn't BMW void all cars warranties when you mod them ?

Manufacturers can't void warranties. What they can rightly do is refuse to cover problems caused by your modifications.

[Anmar Hussain]

We need some Hartge wheels for this guys!

[X5 Meister]

I wish someone told me this before I learned the hard way when I plugged in a Mercedes flashlight and BMW would no longer cover my car for anything.

Originally Posted by BGM

Doesn't BMW void all cars warranties when you mod them ?

[JT///MC]

Originally Posted by BGM

Doesn't BMW void all cars warranties when you mod them ?

They passed a law that prevents BMW from doing this. Even though they wish they could void your warranty for driving it off the lot.

[bmwman3241]

My dealer tells me anything from a power inverter, subwoofers, exhaust TIPS, body parts (grill), or anything non-BMW will void my warranty. I tried arguing with them many times, but they stick with what they said.

[JT///MC]

Originally Posted by bmwman3241

My dealer tells me anything from a power inverter, subwoofers, exhaust TIPS, body parts (grill), or anything non-BMW will void my warranty. I tried arguing with them many times, but they stick with what they said.

maybe he knows you're rich and he just wants to rip you off some more.

[X5 Meister]

Originally Posted by JT///MC

maybe he knows you're rich and he just wants to rip you off some more.

[KDD]

Anyone got pictures of the M X5 from the NY Auto Show?

[Imola.ZHP]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

I wish someone told me this before I learned the hard way when I plugged in a Mercedes flashlight and BMW would no longer cover my car for anything.

Were they serious?

Whats next? Will the dealer tell you where you can and cannot get fuel?

Find a new dealer...

Originally Posted by bmwman3241

My dealer tells me anything from a power inverter, subwoofers, exhaust TIPS, body parts (grill), or anything non-BMW will void my warranty. I tried arguing with them many times, but they stick with what they said.

Find a new dealer...

or

Do as you please and if they say anything about it, call the BBB, call BMWNA, stir up a lot of trouble. If they get a phone call from BMWNA saying they've got a complaint against them from a customer who says they will not honor their warranty because they changed out their kidney grills they will really look like idiots. That may be the best revenge...

Originally Posted by JT///MC

They passed a law that prevents BMW from doing this. Even though they wish they could void your warranty for driving it off the lot.

That law prevents ANY dealer from doing that. They MUST prove beyond doubt that whatever you've done has caused whatever your problem is...

For example, deflating your tires and re-inflating them with nitrogen would not cause a bad alternator. An improperly installed or shorting-out amplifier, however, might contribute to that problem. A properly installed amplifier, on the other hand, would not be able to be held accountable.


Stand up for yourself, don't let them try to push you around. Even my dealer has tried, when my personal SA was not available, I laughed and always refused whatever they were trying to shove down my throat. Like a $150 fuel system treatment, new tires, "worn out" lower control arms, etc, etc, ect. A friend of a friend who is a tech at that dealership told me the $150 fuel system treatment consists of them putting a can of a certain fuel cleaner in the gas tank. I had new tires in the garage that time they told me they "have to" install new front tires. I'll swap those lower control arms myself...

I've never had any issues with "mods" though mine are mostly cosmetic with any vehicle under MFG warranty I've owned...

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