Service History Advice

[Lyons]

Folks, I’m in talk with a non franchise dealer about a 2012 30d I have seen for sale. There are a few things niggling at me, but it’s such good value I’m tempted to go for it anyway. I just thought I would get the opinions of owners here.

It’s had 4 owners, which usually puts me off but I usually only keep my cars for a year or so, so it could just have had people own it of a similar mindeset to myself.

It’s had 4 stamps at bmw, including 2 oil services at 16k and 29k, the 29k was in April 16, so pretty much right for the 2 year/20k intervals. However the next oil service was done at 52k in Sept 17 at a non franchise chain of dealers. That’s 23k between 2 services, in 17 months. What are people’s opinions on that? My thought processes is that the engine got off to a good start on life at BMW, so really 23k should be ok. I’d get my bmw specialist to change it as soon as I get it anyway. Would it really affect the longevity of the engine, or even resale?

That car is such a good spec and price, hence my quandary!

[X5Sport]

Two years apart and 23k isn't completely unknown for condition based service if the car wasn’t being driven hard.

[celica]

As above

Not unheard of and not mega miles

Interval service with someone doing motorway miles in those months seems fine

[Lyons]

Cheers folks. Sadly I deliberated over it too long and in the interim it sold. Someone got a bargain! I should’ve put this post up yesterday morning when it appeared!