[ref]mmm-five[/ref] Thanks, I did try that after writing my reply. It showed me the £160-odd price for Value Service, but then said it couldn't book me in, instructing me to phone up the dealership :? Hopefully someone else will pick up the phone this time :lol:
Service cost & Intervals
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srhutch said:
Which would (or should ) be £166 at any decent indy .
2 reason why anyone would use a main dealer :wink: either the car is under warranty or sheer vanity of a dealer stamp
there is no free courtesy car anymore & coffee is better at Greggs . the spanner guys don't give a toss about your car , i just don't see the appeal of going to BMW unless you really have to .mr wilks said:srhutch said:
Which would (or should ) be £166 at any decent indy .
2 reason why anyone would use a main dealer :wink: either the car is under warranty or sheer vanity of a dealer stamp
Exactly why mines going to my bmw Indy in a week, should see at least £100 less than bmw want for oil and brake fluid se4vice.
That has been my experience too.
I took my first E86 for an oil & filter, micro-filter and brake fluid service at Sytner in May 2016 and it cost £260.32. Only because I was selling it and it had full BMWSH up to then, so the buyer wanted it to stay that way which was fair enough.
Took my next E86 to an ex-Sytner Indy and the same service cost £161.00 in June 2019.
I took my first E86 for an oil & filter, micro-filter and brake fluid service at Sytner in May 2016 and it cost £260.32. Only because I was selling it and it had full BMWSH up to then, so the buyer wanted it to stay that way which was fair enough.
Took my next E86 to an ex-Sytner Indy and the same service cost £161.00 in June 2019.
[ref]mr wilks[/ref] My consideration of using BMW was more down to the potential vanity of a prospective buyer, rather than my own. An oil change is an oil change, as far as I'm concerned. There is no magic, but I know some people place quite a bit of value and confidence in a BMW service stamp. My car isn't a FBMWSH car, so, based on their displays of incompetence over three phone calls today, I won't be bothering with BMW for my oil service 
To be fair James once a car has been out of the BMW history loop I'm not sure going back to them adds much anyway.
I only took my first Z4 to Sytner because it had only ever been to main dealers and the buyer wanted to maintain that, which was part of the deal we agreed. My next 2 had already been elsewhere when I got them so they have gone to Indies, who are both ex-Sytner anyway!
Iain.
I only took my first Z4 to Sytner because it had only ever been to main dealers and the buyer wanted to maintain that, which was part of the deal we agreed. My next 2 had already been elsewhere when I got them so they have gone to Indies, who are both ex-Sytner anyway!
Iain.
[ref]Mr Tidy[/ref] That sounds like a wholly sensible approach 
The indie I want to use is exceptional (their YouTube videos are a testament to that), but they are an hour away and have no courtesy cars. BMW are 10 miles away and I assumed they would have courtesy cars, but they clearly aren't worth driving to So now it's a toss-up between £80 and changing the oil and filter myself, or paying £180 for an independent to do it. Despite my own feelings, I think the independent is the wise choice.
The indie I want to use is exceptional (their YouTube videos are a testament to that), but they are an hour away and have no courtesy cars. BMW are 10 miles away and I assumed they would have courtesy cars, but they clearly aren't worth driving to So now it's a toss-up between £80 and changing the oil and filter myself, or paying £180 for an independent to do it. Despite my own feelings, I think the independent is the wise choice.wonkydonkey said:[ref]Mr Tidy[/ref] That sounds like a wholly sensible approach
So sound much like myself, more than competent and willing to do all servicing yourself, but know that if/when you come to self that self service will affect selling. There will be a point in time though that I would like to think I can service myself without affecting its value. The old boys with their TR6’s for example I would expect are self serviced for example.
I daresay if a seller has owned a vehicle for 5+ years, servicing it themselves the whole time (with receipts to back it up), and the car still looks and runs well, you'd have some confidence in that person's abilities. A conversation about the jobs they've undertaken and a glance around their garage (for decent tools and tidy surroundings) would probably add to that good feeling. There are definitely some questionable-yet-brave home mechanics out there who might have a bash at re-shimming an S54 using 5p coins though, so it does make it more hit and miss than a reputable independent, I would say!srhutch said:
Get my oil from opie oils costs about £55 and the filter about £8 as it’s the same as the one from the bm dealer which they charge over fifteen quid for,I do an oil and filter change on my M yearly even though it doesn’t require one as oil deteriates sitting there and engines like clean oil,all the other stuff gets done if it needs it or book says it’s time,why some of you go to a bm main dealer i can work that one out,must have more money than sense,£199 for oil and filter change,garage I go to will do that for a lot less using correct oil and stamp yer book,they are vat registered and I get my van serviced there and that’s still under warranty as for these engines I keep hearing how good they are but as I keep reading about Vanos and shells getting done even just for preventative measures makes me think they are not that good compared to other engines where you don’t have all that worry although my M is a low mileage car and I’ll only do bits if they need it,as they say if it ain’t broke and if anyone wants their car looked at without getting ripped of by a main dealer the garage I use is based Essex and they fix any car that’s out there from prestige to old bangers,got four wheel alignment,mot bay,proper old school mechanics that have kept up with the times and invested in equipment and their staff
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Could do with a spot of advice r.e servicing if anyone can help:
I bought my car in Sept 2021 and at the time immediately had an Inspection 2 done at RBM. They advised it didn't need any shims etc and was fine. Done at 104k miles.
In Jan 2023 I then had an oil service carried out, without paying any mind to the service indicator. That was at 112k miles, the service indicator hadn't come on yet and I think that the garage may have reset it.
So the question is, is it time for an inspection 1 now? Or am I okay to stick to the oil service that the service indicator would have likely pinged up now? Would I need the valve clearances checked again 10k miles after they were last checked?
All thoughts and opinions would be very welcome.
I bought my car in Sept 2021 and at the time immediately had an Inspection 2 done at RBM. They advised it didn't need any shims etc and was fine. Done at 104k miles.
In Jan 2023 I then had an oil service carried out, without paying any mind to the service indicator. That was at 112k miles, the service indicator hadn't come on yet and I think that the garage may have reset it.
So the question is, is it time for an inspection 1 now? Or am I okay to stick to the oil service that the service indicator would have likely pinged up now? Would I need the valve clearances checked again 10k miles after they were last checked?
All thoughts and opinions would be very welcome.
I'd be interested in peoples' thoughts on that too!
My MC had an Inspection 2 at RBM in April 2020 at 77,096 miles (it needed 5 shims) then an Oil Service in September 2022 on 83,521 miles. So it will be due a service based on time in September this year.
It's now done almost 90,000 miles and will probably only be on about 93K by September, so I'm thinking of just having an Oil Service because I can't see valve clearances needing adjustment again after only 16,000 miles. I'd then get an Inspection 1 done in 2026.
My MC had an Inspection 2 at RBM in April 2020 at 77,096 miles (it needed 5 shims) then an Oil Service in September 2022 on 83,521 miles. So it will be due a service based on time in September this year.
It's now done almost 90,000 miles and will probably only be on about 93K by September, so I'm thinking of just having an Oil Service because I can't see valve clearances needing adjustment again after only 16,000 miles. I'd then get an Inspection 1 done in 2026.
