services, inspections etc
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Which service is it - oil, inspection 1 or inspection 2 ? That will help people answer.
I have only ever had an inspection 1 done on mine so far, think it was about £200-250 but it was buried in a mountain of other issues that came to over £700. About to have an oil service, which I think comes in at about £160 - if you supply your own oil it s less, but I am lazy. BTW, these are prices from a good Indy, not a stealer.
I have only ever had an inspection 1 done on mine so far, think it was about £200-250 but it was buried in a mountain of other issues that came to over £700. About to have an oil service, which I think comes in at about £160 - if you supply your own oil it s less, but I am lazy. BTW, these are prices from a good Indy, not a stealer.
Bing , £160 would get you a main dealer oil service :roll:
3.0i services at indy ?
these are my own guestimates ( & i wouldn't pay any more than )
oil & filter £100
insp 1 £250
insp 2 £350
You aren't far from me gav & i use a chap in great harwood , , top bloke when it comes to BMW's
3.0i services at indy ?
these are my own guestimates ( & i wouldn't pay any more than )
oil & filter £100
insp 1 £250
insp 2 £350
You aren't far from me gav & i use a chap in great harwood , , top bloke when it comes to BMW's
Servicing cost are cheaper @ a dealer than most people think. They offer a plus 4 scheme. If your car is older than 4 years old it qualifies for cheaper parts & labour rates. When getting prices ASK for the plus 4, as there not to forward at telling you. I had prices from Indy's & dealers & there's not a massive differance sometimes. Inspection 2 on my 3.0si main dealer £315 ! I think that's a great price. £ 260 cheapest Indy.
Liverpool
Some offer that scheme, some don't. Some offer their own loyalty scheme.KERMIT1970 said:
There's also supposed to be offers for cars over 5 & 6 years old, but I've yet to find anywhere that this makes a difference to the price.
Finally, there's the 'value' servicing scheme for ///Ms (and other models) that is about £300 cheaper than RRP, but again it's up to the dealer whether they offer it or not.
However, there are lots of little things that dealers are supposed to check but either don't or don't report the results. Most owners ignore, are unaware of, or just don't bother asking about these and then go on to spout how wonderful the dealer was...for example:
- Check the Mobility kit - the gunk is supposed to be replaced every 3 years (I didn't spot that for a few months, so didn't complain) - I'd go out and check your's, if it's not been replaced then you've been charged for something the hasn't been done
- Bodywork check - I had a couple of quite visible rust patches on the underside of the hatch (as mentioned on here) and they never spotted them - so much for their bodywork check
- Service indicator reset - very basic part of the service/inspection, but I've had to 'remind' the service adviser of this task in about 50% of the cases my cars have been to dealers
- Brake disc/pad check - if you're lucky you'll get a report of how much pad/disc is left, but most times I'll just get a "they're fine" or "they're worn" report
- Tyre check - again it's a minor part of the inspection, but I've had instances where I've got 2 new rear tyres in the garage that I've not had time to be fitted and the dealer has said they're fine when they'd obviously not checked them at all (as I was well into the wear bars on one side)
It sounds hypocritical that I'm still using the dealer network myself when I don't trust the 5 or 6 dealerships in my area (not naming & shaming), and I've been going further & further afield to find others (or have had services done at whichever is local to where I'm working at the time), but I've only stayed in the dealer network to maintain my warranty.
Ironically, it was the cheapest one so far (Knights of Stoke) that has done the best so far. They provided me with a valve clearance report, tyre report, and told me my brake fluid service was due (and did I want them to do it). If I stay in the dealer network this year then I will go back to them, despite the 110 mile round trip.
I would also try Batemans near Kendal (as recommended by SammyZ), but that's just a bit too far (180 mile round trip) - especially when most courtesy cars (for inspections, I will wait for an oil service) come with a 35 mile limit or 'admin' charge anyway.
mr wilks said:Bing , £160 would get you a main dealer oil service :roll:
3.0i services at indy ?
these are my own guestimates ( & i wouldn't pay any more than )
oil & filter £100
insp 1 £250
insp 2 £350
You aren't far from me gav & i use a chap in great harwood , , top bloke when it comes to BMW's
Does your bloke do MINI ? as the cabrio S is in need of a service. could you get us his number please.
3rdPillar said:mr wilks said:Bing , £160 would get you a main dealer oil service :roll:
3.0i services at indy ?
these are my own guestimates ( & i wouldn't pay any more than )
oil & filter £100
insp 1 £250
insp 2 £350
You aren't far from me gav & i use a chap in great harwood , , top bloke when it comes to BMW's
Does your bloke do MINI ? as the cabrio S is in need of a service. could you get us his number please.
Yeah he does Mini's , Pm'd you
You'll probably have to do it through MainDealerDiscount to get those prices as it's based on when they've got slack periods they want filling.GregZ4 said:
Although I suppose you could negotiate to pay them the full MDD price instead of paying MMD 10% of the price and the dealer the other 90%.