BMW Assist

Pamlico · 06-13-2008, 08:09 AM

Yesterday I specifically asked my insurance agent about a discount due to the recovery feature of BMW Assist. The response was somewhat surprising as the company (at least State Farm) does not give a discount if the service has to be renewed and paid for. Doesn't matter that the first four years are included. The major factor is that it's a renewable service. I'm not familiar with how LoJack works but it it's something that is only paid for once when installed and then is a 'lifetime' service the discount will be applied.

Since the actual discount in our situation would total about $5 / year it doesn't seem worth making a fuss.

qntran2 · 06-30-2008, 01:13 PM

I kinda wish I had BMW assist on my poor Z4.

I wrecked it in the middle of no where on the interstate when a car going 102 rammed me from behind and when I called 911 I had no clue where I was I had to walk to the nearest mile marker all messed up and covered in blood

Edit.

Heh oops looks like I just bumped an old thread I guess I didn't notice how far back in the page list I was getting when reading up on the 1

acivick · 06-30-2008, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qntran2

I kinda wish I had BMW assist on my poor Z4.

I wrecked it in the middle of no where on the interstate when a car going 102 rammed me from behind and when I called 911 I had no clue where I was I had to walk to the nearest mile marker all messed up and covered in blood

Edit.

Heh oops looks like I just bumped an old thread I guess I didn't notice how far back in the page list I was getting when reading up on the 1

That's ok, I was vaguely curious before how it worked. Now I have more info without doing a search. :drinking:

60Driver · 06-30-2008, 11:41 PM

If you live in a relatively 'low-crime' area the police may not have the equipment necessary to track LoJack.

syenisch · 08-04-2008, 08:42 AM

This is off-topic, but I'd like to share a story for those considering LoJack.

My dad got LoJack for his '07 Cayman S... after about 8 months, one of the keyfobs went bad. We found out because when I took the car out one day, he got a call from LoJack alerting him that the car had moved without a keyfob. It took forever for them to send a new one, and when they did, my dad said it seemed unusually lighter than the old one. He cracked it open and IT WAS AN EMPTY PIECE OF PLASTIC. It then took about another 6 weeks of badgering to get them to send another one. They said there's no policy for the situation and weren't too concerned with creating one!

I think LoJack has a great service, but I question their quality control after this experience. Also their customer service was awful. It makes me cringe that if anything were to happen to his Cayman S, he would be relying on them to get it back!

06-13-2008, 08:09 AM	#23
Pamlico Second Lieutenant 5 Rep 238 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rochester NY iTrader: (0)	Yesterday I specifically asked my insurance agent about a discount due to the recovery feature of BMW Assist. The response was somewhat surprising as the company (at least State Farm) does not give a discount if the service has to be renewed and paid for. Doesn't matter that the first four years are included. The major factor is that it's a renewable service. I'm not familiar with how LoJack works but it it's something that is only paid for once when installed and then is a 'lifetime' service the discount will be applied. Since the actual discount in our situation would total about $5 / year it doesn't seem worth making a fuss.
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06-30-2008, 01:13 PM	#24
qntran2 Private 4 Rep 69 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Nola iTrader: (1)	I kinda wish I had BMW assist on my poor Z4. I wrecked it in the middle of no where on the interstate when a car going 102 rammed me from behind and when I called 911 I had no clue where I was I had to walk to the nearest mile marker all messed up and covered in blood Edit. Heh oops looks like I just bumped an old thread I guess I didn't notice how far back in the page list I was getting when reading up on the 1
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06-30-2008, 11:41 PM	#26
60Driver Lieutenant 6 Rep 459 Posts Drives: Join Date: Mar 2008 iTrader: (0)	If you live in a relatively 'low-crime' area the police may not have the equipment necessary to track LoJack. __________________ ~My other car is a Blackhawk~ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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08-04-2008, 08:42 AM	#27
syenisch Captain 111 Rep 810 Posts Drives: 2015 435i Gran Coupe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Winter Garden, FL iTrader: (1)	This is off-topic, but I'd like to share a story for those considering LoJack. My dad got LoJack for his '07 Cayman S... after about 8 months, one of the keyfobs went bad. We found out because when I took the car out one day, he got a call from LoJack alerting him that the car had moved without a keyfob. It took forever for them to send a new one, and when they did, my dad said it seemed unusually lighter than the old one. He cracked it open and IT WAS AN EMPTY PIECE OF PLASTIC. It then took about another 6 weeks of badgering to get them to send another one. They said there's no policy for the situation and weren't too concerned with creating one! I think LoJack has a great service, but I question their quality control after this experience. Also their customer service was awful. It makes me cringe that if anything were to happen to his Cayman S, he would be relying on them to get it back!
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