e60 oil change dealer price
02-19-2010, 08:31 AM
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with my 2007 550i now at 54k miles, I had to pay for my oil change for the first time.
Is this a normal charge?
Total is $174.13:
they charge $57.75 to perform a standard scope of the computer to check for faults
$57.75 again for oil change labor
$18.23 for filter
$54 for 6 liters (or qts whatever) of oil
$2.19 for antifreeze
Gave me a -$7.5 discount and I had a valentines (take care of your car....) coupon for -$25.
Then some pay shop charge of $11.55
Sales tax of $5.16
They had the car about 1 hr
Just want to see if this is comparable around the country/area. Granted it is only annually basically, but $174! with $32.5 of disounts! whew.
Is this a normal charge?
Total is $174.13:
they charge $57.75 to perform a standard scope of the computer to check for faults
$57.75 again for oil change labor
$18.23 for filter
$54 for 6 liters (or qts whatever) of oil
$2.19 for antifreeze
Gave me a -$7.5 discount and I had a valentines (take care of your car....) coupon for -$25.
Then some pay shop charge of $11.55
Sales tax of $5.16
They had the car about 1 hr
Just want to see if this is comparable around the country/area. Granted it is only annually basically, but $174! with $32.5 of disounts! whew.
02-19-2010, 08:35 AM
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I would complain. The computer scope sounds uneeded to me. On my old car I had an oil change done on my nickle before the computer said to do it, cost $85 or so... The computer scope is part of the scheduled service and unless your car was due, it should not have been done.
02-19-2010, 08:38 AM
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with my 2007 550i now at 54k miles, I had to pay for my oil change for the first time.
Is this a normal charge?
Total is $174.13:
they charge $57.75 to perform a standard scope of the computer to check for faults
$57.75 again for oil change labor
$18.23 for filter
$54 for 6 liters (or qts whatever) of oil
$2.19 for antifreeze
Gave me a -$7.5 discount and I had a valentines (take care of your car....) coupon for -$25.
Then some pay shop charge of $11.55
Sales tax of $5.16
They had the car about 1 hr
Just want to see if this is comparable around the country/area. Granted it is only annually basically, but $174! with $32.5 of disounts! whew.
Is this a normal charge?
Total is $174.13:
they charge $57.75 to perform a standard scope of the computer to check for faults
$57.75 again for oil change labor
$18.23 for filter
$54 for 6 liters (or qts whatever) of oil
$2.19 for antifreeze
Gave me a -$7.5 discount and I had a valentines (take care of your car....) coupon for -$25.
Then some pay shop charge of $11.55
Sales tax of $5.16
They had the car about 1 hr
Just want to see if this is comparable around the country/area. Granted it is only annually basically, but $174! with $32.5 of disounts! whew.
that is a normal charge at the dealer.. of course you can have this completed for cheaper by yourself or with a trusted oil changes place.
you change the oil once a year?
02-19-2010, 08:54 AM
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Sounds about right...dealer charged me $130 ish for an oil change on my 545i, and about 150 for the M3...
02-19-2010, 09:02 AM
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This is my 2 cents worth.
1. Go to AutoZone and buy the Mobile one Full Synthetic 5 quart oil can for 28.00
2. Buy an additional two quarts for 15.00 because the sump is a 7 quart max volume system.
3. Buy an oil filter for 15.00
Total 58.00 ducks for material and 20.00 for the shop and disposal.
This is what I do. I personally change my own but if you don't, then take it to a shop.
Now, you can stop by a speedy oil place and talk to the manger and ask him if they are competent to do the service on a BMW. He may even do it himself; or she.
The only caution with the my 525 series is the oil filter sits up side down on top of the engine and when you take it off, have a rag handy or else you have a nice big mess on the top of your engine.
1. Go to AutoZone and buy the Mobile one Full Synthetic 5 quart oil can for 28.00
2. Buy an additional two quarts for 15.00 because the sump is a 7 quart max volume system.
3. Buy an oil filter for 15.00
Total 58.00 ducks for material and 20.00 for the shop and disposal.
This is what I do. I personally change my own but if you don't, then take it to a shop.
Now, you can stop by a speedy oil place and talk to the manger and ask him if they are competent to do the service on a BMW. He may even do it himself; or she.
The only caution with the my 525 series is the oil filter sits up side down on top of the engine and when you take it off, have a rag handy or else you have a nice big mess on the top of your engine.
02-19-2010, 09:24 AM
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Which dealer in ATL?
There are a ton , and there are a bunch of good Indy shops in Roswell and Alpharetta that would have cost less.
There are a ton , and there are a bunch of good Indy shops in Roswell and Alpharetta that would have cost less.
02-19-2010, 10:24 AM
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I have used Global Imports. I am aware of the Indy shops.
My BMWs are CPO cars...so I feel comfortable taking them to the dealer for warranty reasons. I could use an indy shop and show the receipts if there was an issue...but that isnt as strong as the dealer doing the work. I dont think it is worth the money saved on DIY if they question it on a warranty claim.
however, I do plan on changing the oil myself in-between dealer changes. I think the 15,000 miles is crazy. When I stated I do this once a year, that is because I dont drive 15,000 in a year.
I will just buy some good ramps and change the oil in=between.
Is it normal to change $60 for a Scope to check for fault codes?? can I refuse that if I have not seen any lights?
My BMWs are CPO cars...so I feel comfortable taking them to the dealer for warranty reasons. I could use an indy shop and show the receipts if there was an issue...but that isnt as strong as the dealer doing the work. I dont think it is worth the money saved on DIY if they question it on a warranty claim.
however, I do plan on changing the oil myself in-between dealer changes. I think the 15,000 miles is crazy. When I stated I do this once a year, that is because I dont drive 15,000 in a year.
I will just buy some good ramps and change the oil in=between.
Is it normal to change $60 for a Scope to check for fault codes?? can I refuse that if I have not seen any lights?
02-19-2010, 11:13 AM
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Is it normal to change $60 for a Scope to check for fault codes?? can I refuse that if I have not seen any lights?
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This is a standard practice. BMW mandates that they do scope eval for every service. I paid $175 for oil changes.
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This is a standard practice. BMW mandates that they do scope eval for every service. I paid $175 for oil changes.
02-19-2010, 11:50 AM
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This is my 2 cents worth.
1. Go to AutoZone and buy the Mobile one Full Synthetic 5 quart oil can for 28.00
2. Buy an additional two quarts for 15.00 because the sump is a 7 quart max volume system.
3. Buy an oil filter for 15.00
Total 58.00 ducks for material and 20.00 for the shop and disposal.
This is what I do. I personally change my own but if you don't, then take it to a shop.
Now, you can stop by a speedy oil place and talk to the manger and ask him if they are competent to do the service on a BMW. He may even do it himself; or she.
The only caution with the my 525 series is the oil filter sits up side down on top of the engine and when you take it off, have a rag handy or else you have a nice big mess on the top of your engine.
1. Go to AutoZone and buy the Mobile one Full Synthetic 5 quart oil can for 28.00
2. Buy an additional two quarts for 15.00 because the sump is a 7 quart max volume system.
3. Buy an oil filter for 15.00
Total 58.00 ducks for material and 20.00 for the shop and disposal.
This is what I do. I personally change my own but if you don't, then take it to a shop.
Now, you can stop by a speedy oil place and talk to the manger and ask him if they are competent to do the service on a BMW. He may even do it himself; or she.
The only caution with the my 525 series is the oil filter sits up side down on top of the engine and when you take it off, have a rag handy or else you have a nice big mess on the top of your engine.
