Could be worse... my Porsche required 9 Quarts of high end synthetic and you had to replace the drain plug each time. Dealers charged $300 for an oil change!
I usually did it myself but even that sucked.. ~$80 for oil, $20 for drain plug, $30 for filter.
The drain plug was light weight aluminum and was easily stripped, that's why they advised to replace each time. I am not sure if BMW's are the same, but for those doing it yourselves.. you may want to buy an extra one to have around just in case.
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