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General Car Chat / Good deal or not
« on: 30 June 2009, 19:55:30 »
My secretary has been running a 04 BMW mini( 50k on the clock) for a couple of years, the extended warranty ran out 2 weeks ago and guess what happened..............Power steering pump went, it's a well known fault with minis.
She was about to accept the inevitable and pay £800 for a new one from BMW but I asked did she mind if I had a go at negotiating on her behalf which she didnt.
The car went in for a diagnostic which confirmed the pump was knackered but also threw up the fact that the gearbox was on its last legs( cue her saying " I wondered what the grinding noise was " ) and also needed replacing at £1200 plus labour, not including a new clutch at £400 all + vat.
All in about £2400+, after several days of banter with BMW they have settled on her making a £450 contribution towards the total cost of the repairs.
I feel it's a good result as it is 5 years old and definately out of warranty, she seems happy what do you think?
She was about to accept the inevitable and pay £800 for a new one from BMW but I asked did she mind if I had a go at negotiating on her behalf which she didnt.
The car went in for a diagnostic which confirmed the pump was knackered but also threw up the fact that the gearbox was on its last legs( cue her saying " I wondered what the grinding noise was " ) and also needed replacing at £1200 plus labour, not including a new clutch at £400 all + vat.
All in about £2400+, after several days of banter with BMW they have settled on her making a £450 contribution towards the total cost of the repairs.
I feel it's a good result as it is 5 years old and definately out of warranty, she seems happy what do you think?