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Vehicle Check - service indicator

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Vehicle Check - service indicator

Post by celica » Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:04 pm

Vehicle Check - service indicator


Do you all get this inspected by dealer/ Indy?

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Re: Vehicle Check - service indicator

Post by RenoHuskerDu » Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:38 pm

Is that all it says? My first such was a call for 'visual inspection' which is 10 minutes at the dealer for no charge. This, in France where everything costs too much.  For my major at 125k (km) I'm going with the dealer in order to avoid any possible warranty complications. Once the warranty is up, I have a good indy lined up.

IMO, a good indy lives by his reputation with customers, whereas a dealer can get away with more crap and have higher prices but still have a steady stream of customers. EU law supposedly requires manufacturers to share all relevant and pertinent repair info with independent garages.
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Re: Vehicle Check - service indicator

Post by X5Sport » Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:15 am

It will be the MOT reminder.  Check the IDrive for any other service needs.

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