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Old 12-19-2012, 12:10 AM
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Hello, I'm at 110k miles on my e60 and was wondering if you guys know any shops in the socal are you would recommend to get my tranny fluid, spark plugs, etc changed. I'm really trying to avoid going to the stealership. Thank You
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I used DOSE bmw in el cajon for my tranny fluid service, so far so good.
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Originally Posted by justoracle
I used DOSE bmw in el cajon for my tranny fluid service, so far so good.
How much did you pay?
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bimmershops.com might be of help to you. Lists shops in your area as well as comments and reviews.
The M Shop, Bimmer PHd, and DTM Auto Salon are just a few that are popular among BMW owners.
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Ozbenz, Jeff is the owner great guy, great prices have taken all my cars there after the warranty runs out.
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might help if you can a bit more specific than so cal....

even the bmw cca california chaprter provides lists of shops...
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Friend of mine used these guys for his 3 series. He only had good things to say about them.

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All German Auto in Escondido. I used them once to replace my transmission Mechatronics seal that started to leak about 6 months after I changed the trans fluid myself. There wasn't enough room between the tunnel and the trans for me to do it myself on my garage floor. They did a great job at a fair price, but insisted on replacing the pan/filter and fluid I had previously installed myself, so it cost me more than I expected. In spite of the additional cost, I do respect their wanting to be so careful. They claimed they had problems in the past replacing a previously used pan/filter. And, since the fluid change was done twice, it pretty much ensured I got a pretty high percentage of the old fluid replaced with new.
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i dont mind driving around so cal but to be specific i meant san fernando valley


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