Having just bought my Z4M as a somewhat impulse purchase, I noticed that the service history includes the running in service at a main dealer, then an oil service carried out at a normal independant garage (ie. not even BMW specialist, I think it might have been the lease company that owned the vehicle) at about 10k miles back in March - do you think this is a bad thing that the oil service was carried out by a non-franchised dealer, or is it a basic change that anyone can do and shouldn't affect re-sale?
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Oil change service by an independent
- Thread starter Billard
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Providing the right 'quality' oil is used and appropriate filter should be no issue although as has been said in other threads buyers can often prefer a main dealer service history and may use non franchise dealer servicing as a bartering point. Having just bought the vehicle I would do (or insisted before purchase) an oil and filter change or full service – personal choice for either. But at least this gives you a ‘clean’ starting point for your vehicle. UK/EU regulation now allows independent dealer servicing during warranty providing original parts are used without jeopardy to the warranty.
lacroupade
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Billard said:Having just bought my Z4M as a somewhat impulse purchase, I noticed that the service history includes the running in service at a main dealer, then an oil service carried out at a normal independant garage (ie. not even BMW specialist, I think it might have been the lease company that owned the vehicle) at about 10k miles back in March - do you think this is a bad thing that the oil service was carried out by a non-franchised dealer, or is it a basic change that anyone can do and shouldn't affect re-sale?
what were they called?
lacroupade
Veteran
http://www.fleetcare-maintenance.co.uk/
I'm sure they are a very good garage but they are very local and seem to cater for commercials a bit too heavily. Pound to a penny you've got an engine full of whatever they had in the barrel in the corner and a motor factors oil filter so I'd go with Alan - get it done again soon as....
I'm sure they are a very good garage but they are very local and seem to cater for commercials a bit too heavily. Pound to a penny you've got an engine full of whatever they had in the barrel in the corner and a motor factors oil filter so I'd go with Alan - get it done again soon as....