But the experience of hanging around the BMW shop should be worth the
extra $$. You can pose with the others there.
--R
E M wrote:
It would probably cost you a lot more if you went to a dealer up here in
Canada. $115 actually sounds like a pretty good price to me. I know I was
paying about $130 for my last porsche oil change, and that was years ago!
That was standard dino oil too, all bit it, a lot of it. lol. Not sure how
your indy makes any money, as it cost me more to buy the oil and filter and
do it myself, than what he charges.
Most dealer I know will charge to "look" at a car, unless it is in for
servicing, and they notice something while doing a repair and bring it to
your attention. When I got the old 300E, I wanted them to give it a quick
look over. They wanted $350 or something, and that didnt' include a leak
down, or anything internal, that was pretty much just a visual inspection.
Dealers aren't cheap, but then again, lots of overhead to cover too I
guess. Have a guy stump around looking for the correct lifting points when
putting the car up, and all of a sudden, $100+ starts to look like a deal.
hee hee. ;-)
Ed
300E And yes, an indy bent a rocker lifting it once too. :-( boo hoo hoo
2009/8/19 Donald Snook <dsn...@mtsqh.com>
I called the local BMW dealer just to check on a price for an oil change.
I thought I might try going there, tell them I am a new BMW owner and I
figured I could get a free inspection. In my experience the dealer will
look it over a little better for a new customer to see if they can find any
problems and sell some additional service. BUT, when I called asked them
how much an oil change was, they said about $115! Seriously! I asked him
what they included and he said just an oil and filter change! WOW! Why
would anyone get this done at a dealer?! If this was my only option, I
would definitely change it myself. I think I will stick with my Indy who
charged me $38 on my 126 300SEL and $29 on the Cadillac and Grand Marquis.
This BMW takes 8 quarts of oil, but I can't imagine it being more then $40
for the oil change. Oh well, I think I will avoid the dealer.
Donald H. Snook
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