Service History Advice
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:18 pm
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!
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!