Oil service prices

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I need an oil service in the next few weeks. My first choice is Synters leicester, they are currently quoting £233 and will price match, not got a lot of time to ring around at the minute. Anyone got any good deals recently from midlands based dealers - rybrook warwick - £190 which i thought was quite good, anyone got anything better?

Also presume i need a bmw dealer as i am on an extended warranty?
 
£190 isn't bad, or you could try to get Sytner to price match them if Sytner is closer/better for you.

Yes, you need to keep your scheduled maintenance at BMW dealers for the warranty to remain valid.
 
I got quotes from the two dealers you mention recently for an Oil Service. Sytner wouldn't price match in the end though, the best they could offer was a 10% discount, lady on the phone said the oil alone costs £120, hmmm!

Ended up taking it to Warwick after I got a fantastic price of £165. They offer a £20 discount if you book via email so its worth going on their website and dropping them a line.
 
Buy your own oil from Opie Oils for £60ish and ask the dealers for a price supplying your own oil and you'll get £100+ off those prices.
 
BigT said:
Buy your own oil from Opie Oils for £60ish and ask the dealers for a price supplying your own oil and you'll get £100+ off those prices.
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Castrol 10w60 for M engines is the one to use, and the only one Opie will recommend. You'll need 5.5 litres of it at about £13/litre in 1 litre bottles, £10/litre in 4 litre bottles, or £9.50/litre in 2x4 litre bottles - or you can buy just enough oil by buying the 'service pack' for £67. (all plus £6 postage of course)

OpieOils normally have discounts on throughout the year to give you another 10-25% off certain oils (plus your member discount) - current deal code (until 11th) is 'BMWSPEC' for any BMW spec oil for an extra 10% dicount.

I've had dealers falsely claim that it's 'against the rules' for them to stamp the service book if you supply your own oil, as the can't guarantee that it's not 'counterfeit' :headbang:

If we can buy it retail for less than £9/litre, then I'm sure BMW can buy it for less than that in the quantities they're buying - if not, it helps you understand why they have to charge up to £180/hour for labour to recoup their losses :D
So the oil cost in an oil service should be 5.5L x £9 (£49.50) MAX, plus half an hour's labour at £140/hour (£70) = £120.

And don't forget that they probably don't use 5.5L anyway, as IIRC they don't empty it via the sump like a DIYer would, they'll simply suck what they can out through the dipstick tube with an oil siphon (to protect the environment from spills) and then top it back up.

We're paying upto £100 for the stamp - and that's fine with me, but I just wish they wouldn't be so machiavellian about it all by claiming the price is due to the price of oil (it's fully synthetic, it doesn't use a cracked hydrocarbon base, and it doesn't come from crude).
 
Well good news Sytners priced matched Rybrook book on line price, after going away to think about it for 30 mins - thanks for the info Baj on the online booking saving :thumbsup: So got it for £169.83 including VAT and it is 5 min walk from work, so no extra petrol to go over to warwick. It is a bit of a rip off, but that is the joy of a main dealer.

Landrover main dealer quoted me on a job (and i know the price of the parts) and it equates to £155 per hour. The £140 - £150 seems the going rate for a main stealer. A small indy who specialises in farm equipement, landies etc is £30 plus vat per hour, wish they did BMWs.
 
Good stuff, Sytners could get nowhere near matching that for me so you did well :) I like the drive-in reception centre thing they have there.

Where do you work by the way? I work not far from there too, near Enderby.
 
I am up on the Meridan same road as sytners just further up. I love their drive in reception, though their booking in could be somewhat better, it always seems to take ages. The waiting area with the big windows so you can see the workshop is pretty good as well, they certainly spent some money on it. Car is safe when you leave it there as they have a mini multi storey carpark where they store the cars.

I was shocked they matched it actually, though they messed me around last time i was there, lost the keys to the key cabinet, had to wait around for a while until it was sorted and they did not get to the bottom of my warning light, though the car is fine and they did promise to look after me next time, so whether that made any difference. They are very hit or miss, really does depend on who you get to book you in etc, some are incredibly helpful, others well :x i have a bit of a love hate relationship with them.

Might see you around.
 
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