BNW Roadside Assist or NRMA Roadside Assist?

cruvon · 03-29-2010, 05:46 PM

Hi, due for my roadside assist thing, BMW roadside assist is $100, wondering if the NRMA one is better. Never had to use BMW Assist except for once when my runflat had a puncture at a weekend on holiday in Canberra and they didn't carry a spare when called them, all they said was I would have to wait till Monday when the shops open, not sure if NRMA would be any different, any experiences with either?

The__J__Factor · 03-30-2010, 10:53 PM

I have bmw road side, it has nice features included if your more then 70kms from your home. I like having a bmw tech come out if u break down.

on the other hand because it is bmw road side assist they have a tiny team on call compared to nrma ect. So wait times are usually much longer.

It took about a hour and 20mins for them to come to my rescue a few weeks ago, then another 1hr + to get a tow truck in.

cruvon · 03-30-2010, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by The__J__Factor

I have bmw road side, it has nice features included if your more then 70kms from your home. I like having a bmw tech come out if u break down.

on the other hand because it is bmw road side assist they have a tiny team on call compared to nrma ect. So wait times are usually much longer.

It took about a hour and 20mins for them to come to my rescue a few weeks ago, then another 1hr + to get a tow truck in.

whew, that's quite a bit

, wonder what would happen if were caught out 100's of kms away at the long weekend

johnnydad · 03-31-2010, 12:09 AM

Check the small print - do they contract to another service out of hours and in remoter areas? I recall one of our previous cars factory assist did that.

Aside from that, if you can change/sort a tyre, the most likely event will be a flat battery. Do BMW Assist sell you one 24/7 like NRMA do? I've found that service extremely helpful on several occasions.

The__J__Factor · 03-31-2010, 12:27 AM

^ dont think they carry batteries around. When i had a flat battery they jumped it and its been fine since.

The thing i would really look out for is how many free tows you can have. Coz really road side assist can only jump start your car and change your tire. Anything else will require a work shop to look at the car and a tow.

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The__J__Factor Major 92 Rep 1,090 Posts Drives: ///M Coupe Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gold Coast, Australia iTrader: (0)	I have bmw road side, it has nice features included if your more then 70kms from your home. I like having a bmw tech come out if u break down. on the other hand because it is bmw road side assist they have a tiny team on call compared to nrma ect. So wait times are usually much longer. It took about a hour and 20mins for them to come to my rescue a few weeks ago, then another 1hr + to get a tow truck in. __________________ 135i N54 manual MR-S with a 2zz swap and mods Sold EVO X MR - Phantom Black - Ti Exhaust - Ti UICP - AQM Intake - Sold Z4 M Coupe - H&R - RE Diablo - RPi - Tekarbon - Sold
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johnnydad Captain 112 Rep 931 Posts Drives: 17 BMW M2 - 05 RS Clio 182 Cup Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney, NSW iTrader: (0)	Check the small print - do they contract to another service out of hours and in remoter areas? I recall one of our previous cars factory assist did that. Aside from that, if you can change/sort a tyre, the most likely event will be a flat battery. Do BMW Assist sell you one 24/7 like NRMA do? I've found that service extremely helpful on several occasions. __________________ John 17 F87 M2 Pure - long beach blue 10 E91 320d LCI - space grey - black dakota - steptronic - innovations - 157s - front PDC - Konis 99 BMW Baby Racer - red; 05 Renaultsport Clio 182 Cup - French Racing Blue - Konis - Eibachs - Remus - Turinis
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The__J__Factor Major 92 Rep 1,090 Posts Drives: ///M Coupe Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gold Coast, Australia iTrader: (0)	^ dont think they carry batteries around. When i had a flat battery they jumped it and its been fine since. The thing i would really look out for is how many free tows you can have. Coz really road side assist can only jump start your car and change your tire. Anything else will require a work shop to look at the car and a tow. __________________ 135i N54 manual MR-S with a 2zz swap and mods Sold EVO X MR - Phantom Black - Ti Exhaust - Ti UICP - AQM Intake - Sold Z4 M Coupe - H&R - RE Diablo - RPi - Tekarbon - Sold
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