Country owners. Who do you call? Like Tenterfield

Sexy Jesus · 08-05-2017, 07:06 PM

Here's the thing,

Mrs and I are investigating moving to a regional centre, in this case, Tenterfield.

What do owners do to get their beasts serviced?
I'm searching for BMW service centres in the area and the closest is 3hours away in Brisbane. I guess I could make a day of it ....

What do they do and recommendations are welcome.

Boganian Rubes · 08-06-2017, 05:18 AM

DIY!

satz · 08-13-2017, 08:11 PM

Or buy a Landcruiser....or Falcodore

And I guess if you have problems with the leather upholstery, you could call a 'Saddler'....

Sexy Jesus · 08-19-2017, 08:54 PM

and we laughed and laughed... *sigh* 8-)

Brule · 08-20-2017, 03:47 AM

Bmws are just cars nothing special.
Try and find someone that has a diagnostic tool in your area to troubleshoot then any mechanic can fix it.

Plenty of us are forced to fix our own cars because bmw dealerships are not able to fix things.

Socket · 08-20-2017, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brule

Bmws are just cars nothing special.
Try and find someone that has a diagnostic tool in your area to troubleshoot then any mechanic can fix it.

Plenty of us are forced to fix our own cars because bmw dealerships are not able to fix things.

+1

PG · 08-20-2017, 04:52 AM

lived with the car in Wagga for 2 years, and now in Western sydney, my job means I will be spending the next 4-5 years at least in the country.
my strategy- do oil changes myself - actually mega easy on these cars, get a Fumoto valve to make it even less painful. get MHD and a DCAN cable for diagnostic purposes. for all major things I usually get the done when i'm visiting the city for any other reason.

if you can find them, there are still european specialists in most regional towns.

Another point is that cars in the country generally have an easier life- much cheaper insurance too!

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Boganian Rubes Lieutenant Coal Burner 162 Rep 1,639 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 320d e90 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Australia, Melbourne iTrader: (0)	DIY!
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satz Lieutenant Colonel 386 Rep 1,680 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW X3 M40i Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: A land down under iTrader: (0)	Or buy a Landcruiser....or Falcodore And I guess if you have problems with the leather upholstery, you could call a 'Saddler'.... __________________ 2019 X3 M40i, Sophisto grey, H/K, pano Previous: 2019 BMW X2 Msport, Mineral Grey, Adaptive Suspension, H/K Previous: 2009 335i LCI, Bluewater Last edited by satz; 08-13-2017 at 10:22 PM.. Reason: extra info
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Sexy Jesus New Member 1 Rep 11 Posts Drives: E91 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Queensland iTrader: (0)	and we laughed and laughed... sigh 8-) __________________ I used to referee Women's Flat Track Roller Derby.
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Brule Brigadier General 849 Rep 3,190 Posts Drives: 2007 335i e92 6spd man Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Darwin iTrader: (0)	Bmws are just cars nothing special. Try and find someone that has a diagnostic tool in your area to troubleshoot then any mechanic can fix it. Plenty of us are forced to fix our own cars because bmw dealerships are not able to fix things.
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PG Second Lieutenant 41 Rep 244 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: May 2015 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	lived with the car in Wagga for 2 years, and now in Western sydney, my job means I will be spending the next 4-5 years at least in the country. my strategy- do oil changes myself - actually mega easy on these cars, get a Fumoto valve to make it even less painful. get MHD and a DCAN cable for diagnostic purposes. for all major things I usually get the done when i'm visiting the city for any other reason. if you can find them, there are still european specialists in most regional towns. Another point is that cars in the country generally have an easier life- much cheaper insurance too!
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