Newbie with question about buying an X5.

[axg1040]

The name of the warranty and the re-insurer that backs it, would be helpful; you could do a quick
GOOG on that co. name and see what kind of info pops up.

That "catch" of the car has to be "under 35k", (miles I assume), is pretty damn unusual, as the mileage
is not close to expiration for the oem BMW warranty, unless the "time" via delivery date is about to expire.
Most 3rd party warranties prefer your current orig. oem warranty to still be in effect or else there is an upcharge;
requiring a car to be at "35K or less" is damn weird on a 50K warranty, imo.

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I was able to get more info....

The warranty company is JM&A(aka Fidelity Warranty Services). They are the insurers behind many OEM extended warranties according to some Google searches.

I questioned the dealer about the 35k mileage issue. He stated that he was incorrect in telling me that. The price goes up considerably once you hit 35k miles. Come to find out he was the "new" guy. I finally spoke to the Finance guy and Service Manager to get all the details I needed.

[FSETH]

Originally Posted by axg1040

Thanks.

If you dont mind me asking....what did you pay for the max care warranty?

$1,879 For a 3-year 36k warranty. I don't think you can find a much better deal than that. Like I said, I have already had over $4k in warranty repairs approved and I have half of the warranty left. All work has been done at the BMW dealer of my choice. The warranty was really a no-brainer for me at that price for a 5 year old 4.4 X5.

cat97628
I bought my X5 14 months ago and found Carmax to have very reasonable prices on 02-03 X's. Aslo, my X was fully loaded with the exception of Xenons (which I really really wanted) the fullly adjustable air suspension and heated seats. The other great thing about Carmax is that you can search from their national data base for X5's across the country and have cars delivered to your local Carmax to check out in person. They do it for free within certain distances and then charge an increasing, but fair fee the further the location. I had them ship mine from about 3 hours away for free. I don't work for Carmax or anything and I wouldn't hesitate to go somewhere else for a good deal, I am just saying my experience was very pleasant.

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Originally Posted by cat97628

I am not really hip on the whole carmax experience. I really think the cars they offer are over priced. I just bought my 04' X5 last month and did quite a bit of shopping around. The ones they had were all very rough for the mileage and had fewer options. I have found in the past the best places to buy higher end cars is from lower end new car dealers. The lower end dealers Hyundia, Kia, Ford, etc do not have the clients come through their showroom that are looking for highline autos. as far as warranties go I just purchased mine from warranty direct which seems to be highly recommended. I was able to get the 4 year 100k warranty with airbag protection and $50 deductable for right around 3k.

on WARRANTY DIRECT
A lot of dealers use Warranty Direct, and just charge a premium to the consumer. Warranty direct has great warranties including a true bumper-to-bumper warranty