[Jeff123]

Hi

Bought the car 9500 miles ago (2 year old AUC) and since then, every time that I switch the engine on, the miles to the next service shows. When I got the car it said 10000 miles and has slowly ticked down to the 500 miles that it shows now. The car will be 3 years old in late Dec.

My questions are:

- What is this service, is it just an inspection of the car?
- Am I OK to leave things to Dec and get everything done at once - inc. MOT?
- What are the likely cost implications, both now and in Dec?

Thanks

[Shah24]

Hey,

- The service could be anything but you can find that by going into the "service Info" in the control panel. It will probably be an oil service.
- It depends how much you going to drive til December
- Again need to find out what is required first and then the cost can be determined. MOT is about £50

I hope this helps.

[Jeff123]

Thanks for the reply.

Think that I might have sorted it. Rang the local dealer and if I put my key fob into his reader he will tell me what is required and give me a price to complete the work.

[jonsteele]

Mine's coming up to that age and was showing an oil change required - when they put the key in the reader it also needed a fuel filter, intake filter and DPF. I was expecting a quick in and out for the oil change so had to re book!

[AlwynMike]

Originally Posted by Jeff123

Thanks for the reply.

Think that I might have sorted it. Rang the local dealer and if I put my key fob into his reader he will tell me what is required and give me a price to complete the work.

Jeff,

It's worth walking away when you get an idea of what needs doing to your car. Assuming you have another $tealer fairly locally to you, it really is worth phoning round, as service prices vary wildly.

I am in the fortunate position of living in the middle of nowhere (figuratively speaking), so I have a "choice" of at least 5 dealers within 35 miles. For both my old E46's and my current 530d, service prices usually vary by about £80 - with the cheaper $tealer not necessarily being the same one. Had a good deal from one last year - an Oil Service for £99 + VAT (A special offer). Another local $tealer was looking for over £200 for the same thing!

If you are concerned about the quality of servicing, remember that servicing these cars is very simple, and can be carried out by monkeys (and sometimes is!!). Any "diagnostics" are carried out by plugging the car into a machine. I apologise if there are any decent Tech's reading this, I am being a little stereotypical, but this has been my experience with BMW $tealers.

HTH

Mike

[Jeff123]

Mike

Thanks, good advice.