GA Thunderstorms this weekend
09-21-2009, 02:57 PM
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I drove 2,220 round trip from Atlanta to NY this weekend in my '05 BMW 530i.
It thunderstormed darn heavy down in Atlanta, GA.
So hard, I said "I need new wiper blades, I can't make it back to NY with these."
So, I go to bmwusa.com and find the closest BMW dealer and ask if they'll install the wiper blades when I buy them; they said yes.
I go to the dealer and they charged me $75 + tax for a set of wiper blades.
I thought a dealer up north quoted $40, so I wonder did the dealer jack up the price on the blades 'cause of the rain or did I misunderstand the Northern dealer, was he charging $40 for one wiper blade as opposed to the set?
But other than that the car handled well on the drive; I averaged about 80mph.
It thunderstormed darn heavy down in Atlanta, GA.
So hard, I said "I need new wiper blades, I can't make it back to NY with these."
So, I go to bmwusa.com and find the closest BMW dealer and ask if they'll install the wiper blades when I buy them; they said yes.
I go to the dealer and they charged me $75 + tax for a set of wiper blades.
I thought a dealer up north quoted $40, so I wonder did the dealer jack up the price on the blades 'cause of the rain or did I misunderstand the Northern dealer, was he charging $40 for one wiper blade as opposed to the set?
But other than that the car handled well on the drive; I averaged about 80mph.
09-21-2009, 09:44 PM
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My Ride: 2004 Silver BMW 525i, loaded w/o Nav
2007 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer, loaded w/o Nav
A guy at my job tod me Classic BMW will charge $71 per blade- so a set of blades here in DFW will run you $140...
I said "_____ that" and threw a search pary for some aftermarket blades. I found some that were identical to the BOSCH blades that BMW uses, and they were $24.00 each. I put them on myself for $48.00..
Still about 4 times more expensive than the ANCO's on my Ford, but $48 beats $75 or $140 any day in my book.
Go to autozone, PEP Boys, O'Reilly, etc- you're bound to find them cheaper. Even if it takes a day or two to get them.
In your case (traveling) you had no choice but to eat the $75.
I said "_____ that" and threw a search pary for some aftermarket blades. I found some that were identical to the BOSCH blades that BMW uses, and they were $24.00 each. I put them on myself for $48.00..
Still about 4 times more expensive than the ANCO's on my Ford, but $48 beats $75 or $140 any day in my book.
Go to autozone, PEP Boys, O'Reilly, etc- you're bound to find them cheaper. Even if it takes a day or two to get them.
In your case (traveling) you had no choice but to eat the $75.
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