[sp1v]

I paid £260 for oil service & filter change last week, 430d

[richatha]

Originally Posted by ryanwarriors9

Iv Just had mine done at sandal Bmw. Similar position to you keep it FBMWSH or look elsewhere. Service pack expired at 50k and the car was showing 50600 it so and they wouldn’t warrant it little bit dissapointes. I was quoted a discount rate of £205 a mate of mine works there so managed to do it for me for £150. Considering the value and what people are like now I opted to stay with full Bmw as they update the history electronically on the idrive too.

Hey, i'm about to go with Sandals Wakefield and wondered if this quote was for oil or not? I am hoping to provide my own but being charged £174 for it.

[otee10]

I've heard of a lot of experiences whereby the online servicing prices are much lower than that quoted by dealers when you call. Surely you can just book online and pay that price, they'd honor it i'm sure?

[B1ue52]

If you're out of warranty then have a go at doing it yourself. This past weekend I did the following on my F32:

Oil and Filter Change - 1 hour max, total cost £69.00
MAF Clean - 5 mins - total cost £5.99
Air Filter change - 2 mins - total cost £32.99 for K&N upgrade which is now a lifetime part
Microfilter change - 10 mins - £20.00
EGR Clean - 10 mins - £5.99
Brake pads front and rear - 1 hour - £115 upgraded to EBCs
All parts OEM or upgrades over OEM

I'm not mechanically minded and haven't worked on a car for over 25 years, but BMWs are incredibly easy to work on yourself and have not yet had to buy a specialist tool.

I am going to change the fuel filter this weekend which also looks easy and the only service items I will be getting done at an Indy is a brake flush and coolant flush.

I know this doesn't help people still in warranty but if you are not and you do some mileage, then I don't think FBMWSH is necessary from a resale perspective, just keep a good log and receipts of what you do to the car and when and save yourself a fortune.

Forgetting the rest, changing the oil is so easy there is no way on earth I would be paying upwards of £150 (if youre lucky) for BMW to do what I can do in an hour or less.

Just sayin