1 Could be Good News for UK Owners Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:11 pm
MikeP
Life time member
BMW(GB) are looking into supplying parts for "Heritage Models" at heavily discounted prices.
They already do this for their cars and are going to begin with brake discs and pads to test the market reasoning that they sell hardly any of these because their prices are far too high.
Apparently they've looked at the various specialists and believe that they can compete with them on price.
I suppose that not having a BMW dealership on your doorstep will affect where you buy parts; if it costs more to travel and collect than the postage, the only advantages will be the warranty and possibly having receipts for "genuine" parts (I know that genuine parts are available from the various specialists but a BMW invoice seems to be more attractive to some prospective owners).
They already do this for their cars and are going to begin with brake discs and pads to test the market reasoning that they sell hardly any of these because their prices are far too high.
Apparently they've looked at the various specialists and believe that they can compete with them on price.
I suppose that not having a BMW dealership on your doorstep will affect where you buy parts; if it costs more to travel and collect than the postage, the only advantages will be the warranty and possibly having receipts for "genuine" parts (I know that genuine parts are available from the various specialists but a BMW invoice seems to be more attractive to some prospective owners).