BMW not straight on charges

JohnDorian

neilmcl said:

JohnDorian said:

CasualBagger said:

Grumpy_chap said:

CasualBagger said:

Grumpy_chap said:

£680 for a "full" service seems extortionate.  Are you at the age / mileage where you need a cam belt change or similar?

I just picked a random 40k mile M3 on Autotrader and ran it through BMWs website cause I was curious. 

Arrived at £695 for:
- oil and filter
- climate control filter
- air filter
- spark plugs

So yeah circa £700 is normal for BMW. I think some of the engine layouts require you to take the engine bay apart to change spark plugs. 

The moral of the story is simply this: Don't buy a BMW. 

Although the OP did not say what BMW they drive, there is nothing 'random' or 'typical' about an M3.  Not even amongst BMWs.

True enough - it's only £430 for a petrol 3-series. Bargain. 

Most BMWs are on 24 month/20k miles service intervals so not really all that different to most manufacturers when taken on an annual average.

Actually they're not. As mentioned, they're on what they call Condition Based Servicing (CBS), which is variable and based on the condition of individual service items. For example you may get an oil service come up at 18,000 miles then a brake check at 22,000, although most service centres would bundle them both in at the same time if they were that close together. 

Somebody must not have told my BMW X3 because every time I turn it on it will display the month (24 from last service) or miles after which (20k less miles done rounded) in which it needs a service. It explicitly refers to this as a service. 

This is similar to the service other manufacturers refer to and the post you quoted was referring to that specific cost - which, while it may seem more than other manufacturers, it is based on twice the time/mileage of those manufacturers.

mattyprice4004

JohnDorian said:

neilmcl said:

JohnDorian said:

CasualBagger said:

Grumpy_chap said:

CasualBagger said:

Grumpy_chap said:

£680 for a "full" service seems extortionate.  Are you at the age / mileage where you need a cam belt change or similar?

I just picked a random 40k mile M3 on Autotrader and ran it through BMWs website cause I was curious. 

Arrived at £695 for:
- oil and filter
- climate control filter
- air filter
- spark plugs

So yeah circa £700 is normal for BMW. I think some of the engine layouts require you to take the engine bay apart to change spark plugs. 

The moral of the story is simply this: Don't buy a BMW. 

Although the OP did not say what BMW they drive, there is nothing 'random' or 'typical' about an M3.  Not even amongst BMWs.

True enough - it's only £430 for a petrol 3-series. Bargain. 

Most BMWs are on 24 month/20k miles service intervals so not really all that different to most manufacturers when taken on an annual average.

Actually they're not. As mentioned, they're on what they call Condition Based Servicing (CBS), which is variable and based on the condition of individual service items. For example you may get an oil service come up at 18,000 miles then a brake check at 22,000, although most service centres would bundle them both in at the same time if they were that close together. 

Somebody must not have told my BMW X3 because every time I turn it on it will display the month (24 from last service) or miles after which (20k less miles done rounded) in which it needs a service. It explicitly refers to this as a service. 

This is similar to the service other manufacturers refer to and the post you quoted was referring to that specific cost - which, while it may seem more than other manufacturers, it is based on twice the time/mileage of those manufacturers.

I believe some still use the 'traditional' age / mileage based servicing - I know my 530d does. 

mattyprice4004

ps124 said:

Apart from the MOT stuff, new tyres, etc...no I can't think of anything. The light has never shown up. I took it to BMW in the last year of my service and they said only bring it when the light shows up.

The 'ANY' in capitals obviously means you think its not right?

Sounds like the garage have reset the service indicator at MOT time, and not actually serviced it. 
Can we have the reg, so we know which car to avoid when you sell it on?

JohnDorian

mattyprice4004 said:

JohnDorian said:

neilmcl said:

JohnDorian said:

CasualBagger said:

Grumpy_chap said:

CasualBagger said:

Grumpy_chap said:

£680 for a "full" service seems extortionate.  Are you at the age / mileage where you need a cam belt change or similar?

I just picked a random 40k mile M3 on Autotrader and ran it through BMWs website cause I was curious. 

Arrived at £695 for:
- oil and filter
- climate control filter
- air filter
- spark plugs

So yeah circa £700 is normal for BMW. I think some of the engine layouts require you to take the engine bay apart to change spark plugs. 

The moral of the story is simply this: Don't buy a BMW. 

Although the OP did not say what BMW they drive, there is nothing 'random' or 'typical' about an M3.  Not even amongst BMWs.

True enough - it's only £430 for a petrol 3-series. Bargain. 

Most BMWs are on 24 month/20k miles service intervals so not really all that different to most manufacturers when taken on an annual average.

Actually they're not. As mentioned, they're on what they call Condition Based Servicing (CBS), which is variable and based on the condition of individual service items. For example you may get an oil service come up at 18,000 miles then a brake check at 22,000, although most service centres would bundle them both in at the same time if they were that close together. 

Somebody must not have told my BMW X3 because every time I turn it on it will display the month (24 from last service) or miles after which (20k less miles done rounded) in which it needs a service. It explicitly refers to this as a service. 

This is similar to the service other manufacturers refer to and the post you quoted was referring to that specific cost - which, while it may seem more than other manufacturers, it is based on twice the time/mileage of those manufacturers.

I believe some still use the 'traditional' age / mileage based servicing - I know my 530d does. 

That may well be it. May be it is the 3 litres as mine is the 35d.