F.y.i. 50k-mile service by Sytner's on 35iS

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Busterboo

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F.y.i. 50k-mile service by Sytner's on 35iS.

The main items: oil & filter £115, microfilter £51, air filter £36, spark plugs £104 and 'vehicle check' with texted video £49.

The total including VAT: £446.
 
That really looks like do as little as possible and polish it.

6 plugs, 3 filters, some oil and a poxy video, doesn't look like value for money.
Do they even plug it into a diagnostics terminal?
 
Basically charging about 2-3x for all the parts (the whole thing should be less than 1 hr labour)... but if we want the stamp from the main dealer we have to bend over and take it like a man! :o
 
Ironic since most men I know aren't into that whole bend over thing... :rofl:
 
...depends if they have ever been to prison! Which is where Sytner ought to be with those prices.
 
Did you request the £49 “vehicle check video”? I’d be asking for that to be taken off unless I’d asked for it :x
Rob
 
Smartbear said:
Did you request the £49 “vehicle check video”? I’d be asking for that to be taken off unless I’d asked for it :x
Rob
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That does sound like a bit of a con - I thought they were complimentary? (And not just about the vehicle :rofl: )
 
Unless the car is in manufacturers warranty ( not the one you pay for ) i see no logical reason why you would pay through the nose for routine tasks predominantly carried out by the more inept of the dealerships workforce :cry:
Almost £40 for a air filter :rofl: if that's not a typo shoot me now :cry:
 
That reference to the video made me smile.

My E91 went to Sytner last week for the heater fan recall job, but I haven't had the video yet - should I ask for a refund? :lol:
 
Smartbear said:
Did you request the £49 “vehicle check video”? I’d be asking for that to be taken off unless I’d asked for it :x
Rob
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lol! The classic vehicle check where you pay them to find faults for which they then charge you even more money :rofl:
 
mr wilks said:
Unless the car is in manufacturers warranty ( not the one you pay for ) i see no logical reason why you would pay through the nose for routine tasks predominantly carried out by the more inept of the dealerships workforce :cry:
Almost £40 for a air filter :rofl: if that's not a typo shoot me now :cry:
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Lol - I just paid almost exactly that amount for an aftermarket air filter from a parts store, I shudder to think what the local BMW dealer would ask for the OEM part :cry: .
I agree that I don't understand this obsession with dealer stamps (after the warranty period). Surely as long as you have the invoice from a good indy to show the service was done (and don't most of them have a stamp they can put in the book as well?) anything more is throwing money away?
 
I paid £10 for a Bosch air filter that took me less than 5 minutes to fit, £36 is criminal.

Stuart
 
Busterboo said:
Now come on, fellas, be fair. The service included coffee and biscuits.

And it's for my BMW extended warranty. :wink:
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You’re insane.....pure insane...A BMW service AND their give you jack s**t for heaps of cash warranty.... :P

Seriously, you need to give yourself a damn good talking to Buster me old chum...
 
The extended warranty I can understand on the N54 though. It has some pretty expensive bits that do fail fairly commonly.
 
ph001 said:
The extended warranty I can understand on the N54 though. It has some pretty expensive bits that do fail fairly commonly.
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You do not have to get the car serviced at BMW to maintain the extended warranty.
 
ph001 said:
The extended warranty I can understand on the N54 though. It has some pretty expensive bits that do fail fairly commonly.
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I’d be interested to know what those bits are?
 
djstan said:
ph001 said:
The extended warranty I can understand on the N54 though. It has some pretty expensive bits that do fail fairly commonly.
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I’d be interested to know what those bits are?
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Looking at the price of a service could I suggest:
Spark Plugs, Oil, Filters and video? :D
 
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