BMW Service Plan

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John H100

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Just had a quote of £900, this includes;

A basic oil and filter service and aircon fiter
A major service, oil and filter, spark plugs, air filter, brake fluid change, air con filter.
1 MOT
7 Seasonal Health Checks
2 Map updates.

I like to stick to main dealers as I would hope, as has been the case in the past, a full dealer history leads to a contribution to any repairs needed when the car is out of warranty, I tend to keep cars for around 6 years.

Am I correct in assuming at £900 the plan does make financial sense.

Regards all

John
 
From our local dealer, Coopers (shortly changing its name to Inchcape) in Malton.

See https://www.inchcape.co.uk/bmw/service-and-repair/bmw-monthly-service-plans/

John
 
Ledg said:
Where have you got this from? I need to ask my local if they will do this or not?
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You can get the price from the bmw website after entering your cars details.
 
Not sure if they have it in the UK but i have a maintenance contract with bmw, you pay monthly 100euro or something and then all the maintenance / repairs and replacement cars are free. There are some exclusions, like new brakes and tires. I think it comes through bmw financial services.

I already made my money back for the next 5 years this year LOL, i think out of the 10months i have the car it has been at least 1month at the dealership. Easily 2500+ euro in replacement cars that i did not have to pay and probably about the same or more in work hours :)
 
raven said:
Not sure if they have it in the UK but i have a maintenance contract with bmw, you pay monthly 100euro or something and then all the maintenance / repairs and replacement cars are free. There are some exclusions, like new brakes and tires. I think it comes through bmw financial services.

I already made my money back for the next 5 years this year LOL, i think out of the 10months i have the car it has been at least 1month at the dealership. Easily 2500+ euro in replacement cars that i did not have to pay and probably about the same or more in work hours :)
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That sounds more like the extended warranty which is available here also.
 
When I bought mine, the salesperson told me that she wouldn't try to get me to buy this as it wasn't worth it overall. I tend to agree as in 3 years ownership I only needed two services and all the rest of the stuff is just filler. The services are nowhere near £450 each so they are overcharging for what you can pay for individually. The seasonal check-ups are exactly that. They do almost nothing of value apart from telling you that stuff is reaching end of life and then quoting for a replacement at Main Dealer prices. It's not a bad idea if you want to spread your costs but for me, the less time my car spends at the dealers, the better.
 
Z4monster said:
When I bought mine, the salesperson told me that she wouldn't try to get me to buy this as it wasn't worth it overall. I tend to agree as in 3 years ownership I only needed two services and all the rest of the stuff is just filler. The services are nowhere near £450 each so they are overcharging for what you can pay for individually. The seasonal check-ups are exactly that. They do almost nothing of value apart from telling you that stuff is reaching end of life and then quoting for a replacement at Main Dealer prices. It's not a bad idea if you want to spread your costs but for me, the less time my car spends at the dealers, the better.
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This raises the question; what cost are people finding or expecting for the service costs generally?

As on the BMW Service website it quotes just shy of £600 for "Engine oil service with microfilter, air filter & spark plugs"
:O
 
My first service is due in January or 16,000 miles... I wonder which will be sooner :rofl: :rofl:
I’m wondering what to do about servicing as they seem to be very expensive.

With our C Class Merc, they signed me up to a plan, which seemed to make sense as the first service was about £300 but the guy warned me that the second one would be closer to £700. Absolutely extortionate but that’s what it is. So we pay £38.00 a month to cover it.

I wonder what BMW will suggest come service time as they’ve now stopped doing service packs via BMW UK now and it’s down to the individual dealers.
 
Before corona i did 1000+km /week so for me it made sense having a fixed service cost since I had 2-3 maintenances per year with my previous car.
Now its more like 50km/week :(
 
Wyldie85 said:
My first service is due in January or 16,000 miles... I wonder which will be sooner :rofl: :rofl:
I’m wondering what to do about servicing as they seem to be very expensive.

With our C Class Merc, they signed me up to a plan, which seemed to make sense as the first service was about £300 but the guy warned me that the second one would be closer to £700. Absolutely extortionate but that’s what it is. So we pay £38.00 a month to cover it.

I wonder what BMW will suggest come service time as they’ve now stopped doing service packs via BMW UK now and it’s down to the individual dealers.
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You’ll have to let me know which of our locals you use and what they say come Jan 😉
 
In my experience the cost of a service plan has always been higher than the costs of the individual services themselves. You could argue that a plan covers you against a rise in service costs and it gives you a monthly payment option but when I purchased my G29 the salesman told me that a service plan wasn't worth having.
 
My first service is due April 2021 or 14,000 miles.

I'll probably think about changing the car a year after that, so the first service is going to be the only one that I have. Obviously not worth a £900 service plan!
 
Quotes I had were something like £330 for first
£550 second then £50 for Mot so works out £30 cheaper to pay up front plus any price rises. Seasonal checks not worth anything much, otherwise it’s a very expensive annual wash n vac. I’ve just paid upfront for peace of mind on new motor. It was such a lump of cash to buy it another £900 didn’t seem bad at the same time.
 
Bmw until fairly recently offered a five year service pack. £550 covered an oil service, brake fluid and the major service. It was a bargain at the price!

I bought one when I got the 35is in Aug 2016 and in those four years I’ve had my monies worth :thumbsup:

1st £290, Brake Fluid £85 , 2nd £550
 
ronk said:
Bmw until fairly recently offered a five year service pack. £550 covered an oil service, brake fluid and the major service. It was a bargain at the price!

I bought one when I got the 35is in Aug 2016 and in those four years I’ve had my monies worth :

1st £290, Brake Fluid £85 , 2nd £550
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Yes, I remember when I bought my first BMW, an E89, in 2010.

I forget the exact details, something like £200 for a 5 year plan, an absolute no brainer at the time :)
 
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