AjaxTheDog
New member
Wow...
Thanks nwh, but I am not following what you are saying here. The dealer does sell the oil retail. And like I said, the reimbursement relationship between the dealer and BMW NA does not matter to me, the point is that the dealer has no right to modify my warranty terms because of that.
I think you are lucky you weren't injured or even killed because of the trans failure. A locked up wheel at interstate speeds is unimaginable to me and could have easily proved fatal for yourself and others if you were in a group of riders. I know incidental and consequential damages are not usually covered by warranties but if this was caused by negligence then that is a different matter. IMO you ought to talk to a lawyer about that.
Unfortunately, this issue is all too common in all vehicle warranties. I suspect the dealer was not reimbursed too much to change out a sight glass, as opposed to a full engine or transmission overhaul, that's why they did not just waive the oil fee.
Also, the Governor (or at least his department of revenue) get's some of the blame. In Colorado, and in many other states, if the dealer does not "sell" consumables, then the dealer has to pay use tax on his cost for those items because the inventory exemption from sales tax only applies to items the dealer ultimately sells to his customer.
I recently went through a frustrating experience with my new Triumph Bonneville when the transmission failed at under 2000 miles in the middle of no where. I had to rent a U-haul trailer, an F-150 to tow it, motel costs because it failed after hours and gas to travel the 450 miles to a dealer. The ultimate problem was the manufacturer's employee never installed the clip that holds the gears on the shaft and the gears migrated and the end one fell off. While I got a new transmission, Triumph will not reimburse me for my substantial out of pockets despite the fact this was pure negligence, not really a material failure.
$35 seems like a helluva deal to me. I'm out over 10 times that number.
Thanks nwh, but I am not following what you are saying here. The dealer does sell the oil retail. And like I said, the reimbursement relationship between the dealer and BMW NA does not matter to me, the point is that the dealer has no right to modify my warranty terms because of that.
I think you are lucky you weren't injured or even killed because of the trans failure. A locked up wheel at interstate speeds is unimaginable to me and could have easily proved fatal for yourself and others if you were in a group of riders. I know incidental and consequential damages are not usually covered by warranties but if this was caused by negligence then that is a different matter. IMO you ought to talk to a lawyer about that.