first service

[whitey]

right guys the verts in for its first service any tips that i can do to keep the bill down .I know the one fill the washer bottle but i dont think there is much more or is there

also what am i likly to pay forgot to ask when booking her in :o

cheers paul

[peppernick]

Maybe you can try supplying your own oil. A lot of dealers allow that as long as you use 'BMW approved' Castrol/Mobil synthetic. You can bulk buy the oil from German and Swedish, Euro Car Parts etc, but only worth it if you could pick up the oil yourself. Tend to save around £20.

The reason why a dealer service is expensive is because of the horrendous labour charges, not the psrts. Dealers outside cities tend to be cheaper. You can't blame them, they have HUGE overheads.

When it comes to inspection services, changing brake pads and discs yourself will save you a fair bit on service charges too.

[InvIs Inc]

doesnt bmw pay the garage something for every service they do aswell? i heard that somewhere. :confused:

[rossi46]

when i had mine serviced, i make sure they let me know all the extra's cost beside the basic service which they charged!!!
e.g changing brake pad, tyres, oil, filter etc.
all the basic things alot of other garages can also do but cost less.
i make sure it has the bmw stamp on my service book.
and i ended up with a bill of around £250 for inspection II with the dealer.
around £60 for changing the pads, oil in my local garage, it'll cost me £200 more with the dealer.

[churchwa]

Call around the delears.

i just had an oil change and my local was £300 and one 4 miles away was £165

[benny boy]

I work at a volvo main agent and we carge £85 per hour a basic service you are lookin at £250 plus front pads and disc is an extra £200 i would never use a main agent :)

[whizzkid11]

Call around the delears.

i just had an oil change and my local was £300 and one 4 miles away was £165

Where are you based churchwa? I am due for an Oil Service and the cheapest I have found is £240... local is £280... :( .

[churchwa]

I am based in London, Sytner were the cheapest.