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UK: First service, £421 !
Change of oil and "microfilter" ... they actually might want to replace the oil with champagne, it'd be a LOT cheaper!!
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Curious how long was your service? When I did the X5 50i they had it for 6hrs and most of that was due to the like 160+ check points. Not saying that justifies that price but I know labor would add into it for sure. Note they also did a software update on mine at that time.
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i can remember just asking my main dealer to change the oil and filter ONLY. No screen wash, no micro filter. ive even supplied the OEM spec oil on one occasion, but they weren't exactly happy about it. i said if they didn't charge 3 times the amount for the oil id of happily paid their prices. |
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Service for the first 3 years used to be free, they changed that last year and at the time, there wasn't even a service plan available to buy.
They sent me a video of the underneath of the car earlier today, they found a nail in one of the tyre and of course recommend I change both tyres immediately. Instead, I'll go get it fixed for £10 at the local shop that has been doing my run flat repairs for 8 years! There wasn't even any deflation and it's in a lovely flat place of the tyre, perfect for a repair. At least I'll feel I 'saved' something :-)
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damn you europeans really do get hosed on these builds. It costs more to buy, you have to shell out for maintenance and worry about having your car stolen by Ukranians yikes.
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Hey thereef510, may I point out that you're being unfair mentioning Ukrainians in that way. More of these cars are sold in Ukraine than in most of the neighboring countries put together, other than Russia, of course. Not necessarily a thing to be proud of, but anyway, generalizing like that doesn't seem fair to me.
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Not to mention your APR to our amazing 5% if lucky
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Ive just had my first service done and for the first time ever, used an independent bmw specialist. Still cost £310 though. The micro filters bump up the cost by £100 every service. I still had to have genuine Bmw parts that were delivered by Sytners that morning in order to maintain the warranty. The technician showed me 2 micro filters. One cost £10 and the other £50.
I couldn’t tell the difference, till he showed me. One had bmw stamped on the side and the other didn’t. Both made by the same 3rd party supplier and identical. Next service about £780 at bmw or £450 at my independent. |
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On continent we have this offer (prices without VAT) :
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Now I'm looking at the price for the 1st service and wonder if they raised standard services prices, and lowered the pack prices. |
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Not sure why your dealer is changing you £421 when the recommended price is £390 (see attached)
Also, just get the oil service for another £150 less and do the micro filter yourself? It's a £20/10 minute job. |
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Independent servicing covers the warranty these days but if you have your car on finance, it's important to remember that the GFV is based on BMWFSH so be warned to expect a fight come trade in etc.
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