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AndrewH · May 1st, 2006, 03:31 AM

Just heard from my dealer that BMW group Australia have announced (or are about to) that, effective today, all new Mini's (and BMW's

) now come with three years unlimited kilometre warranty as standard

(about time though

).

Apparently this new policy will be back dated to anyone that picked up a car after 1 March

which includes me

CoolJamJar · May 1st, 2006, 03:42 AM

Well, thats sounds pretty good!!
So, does that mean if you purchased an extended warranty, it is now 4 years???

AndrewH · May 1st, 2006, 03:51 AM

No, but you might get a nice letter from mini with an "adjustment"

ScottyB · May 1st, 2006, 03:56 AM

wow.. impressive.

Wonder if this will allow any bargaining/arguing for 04s... seeing as mine is up for extention in a month

MiniFr34k · May 1st, 2006, 04:07 AM

Bought my car 2nd hand. opted to extend the warranty for a year, and will be finishing soon. anychance someone like me could grab an extension on warranty at all?

OZChris · May 1st, 2006, 04:29 AM

Bugger, ours was delivered in Jan

n00b · May 1st, 2006, 04:43 AM

So any words on extending the warranty to 5 years?

doubt it they will as they should know by now plenty of repair jobs will be submitted in the last 12-18 months of the warranty lol.

IML337 · May 1st, 2006, 05:27 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ScottyB

wow.. impressive.

that's not the word I would use - it's about time they caught up with something the rest of the industry introduced five years ago!

I can't believe it's taken BMW this long!

MickyD · May 1st, 2006, 06:29 AM

^^^^^^^^ exactly what I was thinking....

"Megan" · May 1st, 2006, 06:41 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by IML337

that's not the word I would use - it's about time they caught up with something the rest of the industry introduced five years ago!

I can't believe it's taken BMW this long!

Me either!! I thought that is what they came with, and when "Megan" spat the dummy at Eastern Creek, was surprised to find out that it was only a 2 year warranty.

Bu99er, I think this means "Scarlett" misses out by a couple of weeks

We picked her up on the 10th February.

bigturtle · May 1st, 2006, 07:18 AM

Wahooo - that's sensational news!! I've been a little disappointed about the 2 year warranty, but if it's changing to three years and mine is going to be back-dated I'll be tickled pink!

Revhed · May 1st, 2006, 07:31 AM

Here is the press release:

http://autoweb.drive.com.au/cms/A_10...wsarticle.html

minigolf · May 1st, 2006, 07:37 AM

Agreed … about fkn time … but thanks all the same.

Tit · May 1st, 2006, 07:38 AM

bar-stewards.

...the car is no different to the one delivered in the US....why shouldn't it have the same sort of warranty?

....3 years.....wow-wee...

Still...and improvement is an improvement....

Smurfn · May 1st, 2006, 07:42 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tit

bar-stewards.

...the car is no different to the one delivered in the US....why shouldn't it have the same sort of warranty?

....3 years.....wow-wee...

Still...and improvement is an improvement....

The steering wheel is on the other side

CoolJamJar · May 1st, 2006, 07:43 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tit

bar-stewards.

...the car is no different to the one delivered in the US....why shouldn't it have the same sort of warranty?

....3 years.....wow-wee...

Still...and improvement is an improvement....

I always thought that was strange, but even stranger is that Canadian delivered cars have a 4 year warranty!!!

Smurfn · May 1st, 2006, 07:43 AM

3 years is a decent warranty I think, and it is about time MINIs came with it as standard

doona · May 1st, 2006, 07:51 AM

Cool.... they now finally meet the standad benchmark.

-Dan

Tit · May 1st, 2006, 08:26 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by CoolJamJar

I always thought that was strange, but even stranger is that Canadian delivered cars have a 4 year warranty!!!

IML337 · May 1st, 2006, 08:38 AM

Generally, the manurfacturer will only provide a 1 year factory warranty - in this case BMW Germany. Then it's up to the local distributor - BMW Aus - to provide the rest... Hence the differences in varying countries even though the product is the same.

Or is that not the case these days?

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AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 06:58 AM Posts: 4,181 Offline	Three years unlimited kilometre warranty now standard for all new MINI’s Just heard from my dealer that BMW group Australia have announced (or are about to) that, effective today, all new Mini's (and BMW's ) now come with three years unlimited kilometre warranty as standard (about time though ). Apparently this new policy will be back dated to anyone that picked up a car after 1 March which includes me Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

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AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 06:58 AM Posts: 4,181 Offline	No, but you might get a nice letter from mini with an "adjustment" Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

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ScottyB Take me down to Paradise My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: David McGhan's World Local Time: 06:58 AM Posts: 192,103 Offline	wow.. impressive. Wonder if this will allow any bargaining/arguing for 04s... seeing as mine is up for extention in a month - Global Moderator - MY BLOG - Global Procrastinator - ... Buying the 8C for its dynamic abilities is like buying a porn film for its plot ...

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Smurfn Smurfing Around Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newcastle, NSW Local Time: 05:58 AM Posts: 42,149 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tit bar-stewards. ...the car is no different to the one delivered in the US....why shouldn't it have the same sort of warranty? ....3 years.....wow-wee... Still...and improvement is an improvement.... The steering wheel is on the other side http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheezelsmurf/

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May 1st, 2006, 03:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
CoolJamJar DON'T PANIC! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oran Park, Sydney Local Time: 06:58 AM Posts: 886 Offline	Well, thats sounds pretty good!! So, does that mean if you purchased an extended warranty, it is now 4 years???

May 1st, 2006, 04:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
MiniFr34k fr34king n00b! My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sydney Local Time: 05:58 AM Posts: 2,173 Offline	Bought my car 2nd hand. opted to extend the warranty for a year, and will be finishing soon. anychance someone like me could grab an extension on warranty at all?

May 1st, 2006, 04:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
OZChris MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 06:58 AM Posts: 2,507 Offline	Bugger, ours was delivered in Jan

May 1st, 2006, 04:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
n00b Twincharge??? My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 05:58 AM Posts: 2,283 Offline	So any words on extending the warranty to 5 years? doubt it they will as they should know by now plenty of repair jobs will be submitted in the last 12-18 months of the warranty lol.

May 1st, 2006, 05:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
IML337 saving the world Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Singapore Local Time: 05:58 AM Posts: 2,931 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ScottyB wow.. impressive. that's not the word I would use - it's about time they caught up with something the rest of the industry introduced five years ago! I can't believe it's taken BMW this long!

May 1st, 2006, 06:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
MickyD MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 06:58 AM Posts: 3,628 Offline	^^^^^^^^ exactly what I was thinking....

May 1st, 2006, 06:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
"Megan" MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney Local Time: 05:58 AM Posts: 1,768 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by IML337 that's not the word I would use - it's about time they caught up with something the rest of the industry introduced five years ago! I can't believe it's taken BMW this long! Me either!! I thought that is what they came with, and when "Megan" spat the dummy at Eastern Creek, was surprised to find out that it was only a 2 year warranty. Bu99er, I think this means "Scarlett" misses out by a couple of weeks We picked her up on the 10th February.

May 1st, 2006, 07:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
bigturtle Oh God, what have I done? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Local Time: 05:58 AM Posts: 301 Offline	Wahooo - that's sensational news!! I've been a little disappointed about the 2 year warranty, but if it's changing to three years and mine is going to be back-dated I'll be tickled pink!

May 1st, 2006, 07:31 AM	#12 (permalink)
Revhed Rollin Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney Local Time: 05:58 AM Posts: 30 Offline	Here is the press release: http://autoweb.drive.com.au/cms/A_10...wsarticle.html

May 1st, 2006, 07:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
Tit Still kickin' along Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Local Time: 06:58 AM Posts: 3,087 Offline	bar-stewards. ...the car is no different to the one delivered in the US....why shouldn't it have the same sort of warranty? ....3 years.....wow-wee... Still...and improvement is an improvement....

May 1st, 2006, 07:43 AM	#16 (permalink)
CoolJamJar DON'T PANIC! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oran Park, Sydney Local Time: 06:58 AM Posts: 886 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tit bar-stewards. ...the car is no different to the one delivered in the US....why shouldn't it have the same sort of warranty? ....3 years.....wow-wee... Still...and improvement is an improvement.... I always thought that was strange, but even stranger is that Canadian delivered cars have a 4 year warranty!!!

May 1st, 2006, 07:43 AM	#17 (permalink)
Smurfn Smurfing Around Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newcastle, NSW Local Time: 05:58 AM Posts: 42,149 Offline	3 years is a decent warranty I think, and it is about time MINIs came with it as standard http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheezelsmurf/

May 1st, 2006, 07:51 AM	#18 (permalink)
doona ......... Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 05:58 AM Posts: 2,802 Offline	Cool.... they now finally meet the standad benchmark. -Dan

May 1st, 2006, 08:26 AM	#19 (permalink)
Tit Still kickin' along Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Local Time: 06:58 AM Posts: 3,087 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CoolJamJar I always thought that was strange, but even stranger is that Canadian delivered cars have a 4 year warranty!!!

May 1st, 2006, 08:38 AM	#20 (permalink)
IML337 saving the world Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Singapore Local Time: 05:58 AM Posts: 2,931 Offline	Generally, the manurfacturer will only provide a 1 year factory warranty - in this case BMW Germany. Then it's up to the local distributor - BMW Aus - to provide the rest... Hence the differences in varying countries even though the product is the same. Or is that not the case these days?

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