phrider
2001 Titanium Silver M Roadster with hardtop
1998 Titanium Silver E36 M3 Coupe
Former cars: Saab 900 Turbo, Rabbit, 1967 Chevy II, 1951 Packard Ultramatic Coupe (0-60 in under 0.3 minutes)
Woo hoo :
Very cool. BMWNA is finally doing the right thing.
Florian
2002 M Coupe
Estorilblau
368S/74
Very nice indeed. Now my hunt for the perfect S54 M Coupe begins!
Now, let's see what we can do about that Bangle fellow.
1997 M3
1999 Z3 M Coupe - Turbocharged
You are a little bit late on that. The resale price will most definitely gain a couple of thousand or so based on the extended warranty. And do not forget about the 368S CartelOriginally posted by ADVANT123
Very nice indeed. Now my hunt for the perfect S54 M Coupe begins!
Now, let's see what we can do about that Bangle fellow.
I agree about Bangle though...
Florian
2002 M Coupe
Estorilblau
368S/74
True my friend, however, i am only 19 and cannot afford another car for now. Maybe in 2 years when I'm done with college. My E36 M3 will have to do until than
Well this warranty thing looks as official as it can get. Below is the BMWNA answer to my inquiry.
Florian
Dear Florian Popescu,
I'm with BMW of North America, LLC, and your Owner's Circle inquiry has been forwarded to me for response. This warranty is being offered on all S54 Engines in M3 coupe, convertible and M roadster and coupe model year 2001, 2002, and until further notice, current production 2003. I hope this information is useful to you.
Best Regards,
Amber Wood
BMW Customer Relations
--Original Message--
formid: 1001
Comments: Hello!
Recently there have been a significant amount of rumours regarding an
extended warranty (6 years/100,000 miles) to be offered by BMWNA for M3
owners for the S54 engine due to the known issues with this engine.
Now my question would be if BMWNA considers offering this kind of warranty
for the M3 model years 2001 to 2003, will this warranty be offered for M
Coupes model years 2001 to 2002 that share the same basic engine with the
M3?
Thank you!
Florian Popescu
2002 M Coupe
Estorilblau
368S/74
Great info!
im just purchased a 2001 m roadster imola red 55k miles. The owner says subframe is ok and no engine problems. I found on the forums about the bearing problem and i contacted the local service center and they said that the engine warranty expires in NOV2007 (10 mo from now). So im contemplating, should i push the car and hope engine failure occurs before november, or just drive it normal and hope engine failure never occurs. I'd hate for the engine to fail a few months after warrany expires.
2002 Alpine White w/ Black 368 (<OO \(||][||)/ OO>)
Power: Custom Exhaust w/ High Flow cats, CSL headers, built, low-compression Supercharged and aftercooled S-54, ViPEC standalone ECU, Vortech V2 Si trim
Driveline: Euro 6 speed, 3.64 diff w/ 40% Lockup, Rogue Octane SSK, UUC Red TME kit, UUC Stage 3 LTW Flywheel/M5 Clutch, SS Shift Knob
Suspension & Brakes: TC Kline True Match Coilovers 500f/500r w/ adjustable camber plates, Racing Dynamics sways, Custom front sway endlinks, ATE fluid, UUC/Willwood BBK 6 piston f - 4 piston r , Slotted E46M3 Rotors, Stainless Lines, Strong Strut, IE Subframe & adjustable rear trailing arm bushings
ICE & Misc: Projector Z's w/DDE & 5k HID, 19'' Gold HRE C20's, Custom Aux pwr outlet, footwell lighting, ACS Splitters, Areo Sideskirts, Custom gauge pods, Z8 Start, Pioneer AVIC Z3, Clarus Components, 10" RE Sub in a Mister-X Enclosure, Alpine PDX 4X150 + 1X600 Amps
Coming soon: and a visit to Randy Forbes
Awesome!
(now let's work on the subframe)
997 Carrera 2S..the choice of 2 out of 3 Top Gear presenters.
Unfortunately, most of our S54 cars are getting close to the 6 year mark. My 01 with 41K has less than a year to go. The good news is that it is running great and I do not beat it anyway.
No, don't try and blow the engine. Since you have coverage til Nov (Dec for me), why don't you shop for an extended warranty? If bumper-to-bumper is too much, see if you can get a powertrain extended waranty for maybe 3 yrs/36k miles. Of course, you know NOTHING about any bearing problems these cars have had.
John
2001 ///M Roadster F: CG/Koni short coil-over struts/Eibach, Wilwood front brakes, CG tubular swaybar. R: TC Kline springs, short Bilsteins, shortened swaybar, IE sub & swingarm bushings & shock mounts, 3.23 gear, Rogue dual-ear cover, Eisenmann 4x83 pipes. Misc: Sport mode, Rogue pulleys, keyless, RG Motorsport intake, OZ Superleggera 18" 3 piece. SOLD, Coming Next: building a 34 Ford Hot Rod.
2004 Infiniti G35 Coupe
2006 Hemi Durango
2005 Scion xB
2007 Scion tC
2007 Yamaha FZ1, Mr. 10.5
1989 Reynard F2000
Geez. Look at original posting date.
2001 S54 LSB/NAPA. 1 of 7.
i purchases a 2nd party warranty thrpugh a local bmw dealer. Basically, it coveres everything bumper to bumper as what BMW did. I just dont get the free service anymore. I hardly drive my car so I got 5 years more warranty or until I reach 75K miles. I think i paid like $2500 for it, I cant remember. But it does make me not worry or care about if the BMW is going to break down.
2002 Alpine White w/ Black 368 (<OO \(||][||)/ OO>)
Power: Custom Exhaust w/ High Flow cats, CSL headers, built, low-compression Supercharged and aftercooled S-54, ViPEC standalone ECU, Vortech V2 Si trim
Driveline: Euro 6 speed, 3.64 diff w/ 40% Lockup, Rogue Octane SSK, UUC Red TME kit, UUC Stage 3 LTW Flywheel/M5 Clutch, SS Shift Knob
Suspension & Brakes: TC Kline True Match Coilovers 500f/500r w/ adjustable camber plates, Racing Dynamics sways, Custom front sway endlinks, ATE fluid, UUC/Willwood BBK 6 piston f - 4 piston r , Slotted E46M3 Rotors, Stainless Lines, Strong Strut, IE Subframe & adjustable rear trailing arm bushings
ICE & Misc: Projector Z's w/DDE & 5k HID, 19'' Gold HRE C20's, Custom Aux pwr outlet, footwell lighting, ACS Splitters, Areo Sideskirts, Custom gauge pods, Z8 Start, Pioneer AVIC Z3, Clarus Components, 10" RE Sub in a Mister-X Enclosure, Alpine PDX 4X150 + 1X600 Amps
Coming soon: and a visit to Randy Forbes
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