What do you pay?
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Originally Posted by sixgun95' date='Jun 28 2005, 08:00 PM
For an oil change.? Mine has 3K on it, bringing it to the dealer Fri, $70.-? Seems very reasonable compared to some of the other posts I've read here.
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why are you paying for an oil change?
no free maintenance? just curious...
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Originally Posted by e60 got lip' date='Jun 28 2005, 09:09 PM
[quote name='sixgun95' date='Jun 28 2005, 08:00 PM']For an oil change.? Mine has 3K on it, bringing it to the dealer Fri, $70.-? Seems very reasonable compared to some of the other posts I've read here.
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why are you paying for an oil change?
no free maintenance? just curious...
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[/quote]Wow, that is great price.
make sure you ask them to use the fully synethic oil.
Price might be higher, but worth every penny.
This is so call in-between maintenance or mid-cycle maintenance,
you do hav to pay for this one.
BMW pays for the one that occurs above 10,000 miles.
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I pay for the oil and filter...and do it myself on my neighbors lift (in his garage)
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I had my oil/filter changed at 3K miles, cost $113. I would expect labor to be more here in CA than other areas, but that's a very low price. The parts alone (synthetic oil & filter) were around $56 (after 10% BMWCCA discount).
Are they using synthetic oil & changing the filter element? The V8 uses 9 quarts, perhaps that's also part of the difference.
Are they using synthetic oil & changing the filter element? The V8 uses 9 quarts, perhaps that's also part of the difference.
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$70.00 isn't bad for an oil change with synthetic oil. You might be able to get it a bit cheaper, but it's nice have the dealer track all your maintenance. Plus they can advise you on recalls, and software updates etc.
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I still don't understand..... why are you paying for maintenance?
e60 maintenance is free.
????!!
e60 maintenance is free.
????!!
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Same in Europe - at least where I am - three years free maintance (or up to 80000km max), standard for all new BMW's.
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Originally Posted by tcumbo' date='Jun 29 2005, 07:20 AM
I still don't understand..... why are you paying for maintenance?
e60 maintenance is free.? ?
????!!
e60 maintenance is free.? ?
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