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Anyone else get a mailing yesterday from BMW with listings for prices of services etc offered at their local dealer?

Is £159 for an oil service at a main dealer a bad price? tbh i don't think its too bad, or is it?

Just what exactly does an oil serice entail, obviously oil and filter change, anything else?

Is that plus vat ?.

Considering they charge over £100 just for the oil it seems about right.  I thought they also did a 'safety inspection' as they do when changing the wheels between Summer & Winter sets.

Castrol 0w-30 Edge Professional is expensive stuff!!  I was offered 6L for the E46 @ £98.  It actually needs more than that (6.4L) with a filter change on the 3.0d engine.

I would expect that price to be all in, but it'll no doubt be in the fine print somewhere......

i believe thats including VAT,  :smurf:

8 litres of Edge from Eurocarparts circa £60.

BMW OEM filter £10

1/2 hour of your time.

which is exactly what I did - changed the air filter, pollen filter and vortex, and PAS fluid and still spent less than the cost of the BMW service - including the cost of fuel taking the waste oil to the tip.....

R

I don't think its that bad really, you should get it done, get a whole car safety cheack and a full valet (you do at my local dealer) I totally agree it can be done cheaper as I did with my x5 however bmw will be doing our 318ci when its due as I think that's only £99-£129 (4 cylinder) and the 318ci has full main dealer history with every stamp and every brake fluid etc and with us been the 2nd owner I think it will help hold its value better imo, and with the milage it does were only likely to service it once as we get bored of cars max 2 years

I'm on 55k and I've had a full BMW history, for the sake of few quid more I'll get them to stamp the book (on amber now). But trust them as far as I can throw them, so I'll wait the so-called 90 mins to take it straight out of there!

Had my Oil service at Fairfield BMW in Leigh on sea at the weekend it worked out £169 all in on the 8 Cylinder engines which I didn't think was too bad considering the cost of Oil. I made them show me the oil they were putting in it too in the workshop and it was Castrol Edge.
They said it's normally £245 but they are allowed to do it for £169 whether this is true or not I am not sure...