[QUiKSR20]

Originally Posted by BavarianFanatic

This is intriguing. Perhaps an element of increased risk should have been anticipated?

And, yes, rates for repairs on BMWs in general are more than insane. How about a quoted price (dealer) of over $2,000 to replace an N54 valve cover? For reference, I did it myself in 2 hours using OE parts that I bought for less than $300.

How about how often the valvecovers fails? Fix the damn design issue.. I had this issue BMW just threw valvecover gaskets at it until the warranty was done.. 3 in 75k miles.. WTF poor design, My service writer I went to when under warranty said its extremely common, And yes they wanted $900 to fix it.. I did it for $50 in parts and 2 hours.

[CalCarNut]

Originally Posted by BavarianFanatic

Definitely do agreed value insurance. I have several cars underwritten by Grundy myself. It's DIRT cheap compared to regular insurance. Grundy has less restrictions than Hagerty, so be sure to do a comparison. From memory, a car valued at $15k is about $200 annually.

Thanks..I'll have to check them out. The car has basically sat since I bought my 4GC so the mileage restrictions probably won't even matter.

Much appreciated info.

[CalCarNut]

Originally Posted by BavarianFanatic

This is intriguing. Perhaps an element of increased risk should have been anticipated?

And, yes, rates for repairs on BMWs in general are more than insane. How about a quoted price (dealer) of over $2,000 to replace an N54 valve cover? For reference, I did it myself in 2 hours using OE parts that I bought for less than $300.

No, the car was her fiancee's...the history is known and the car not abused. If it was just a used car at a great price, yes, I'd agree with you that it's too good be true.

She's not a mechanic by any means ..so that'll never happen(working on her own car). lol