Second Service Cost

[Ram Rod 113]

Just had my 518d serviced yeaterday in Arras. New diesel filter, pollen, air, Castrol Magnatec LL04,  etc

 

Total cost €586.00 or £511. Car was ready in 90 minutes.

 

How does that compare?

Edited April 4 by Ram Rod

[535i Andrew 1,471]

Sounds a lot but when you think about it, there will be easily £100 of oil as they charge per individual litre. £50 for air filter, pollen filters will be minimum of £50. Fuel filter £50. 1.5 hours labour at £100 excl vat per hour.

 

Yes sounds about right by the time you then pay for the nice smiley girl behind the desk, the fancy leather sofas that you sat on for 90 minutes while you drank their free coffee and used their free wifi.

 

My wife paid £300 for her service on her Ford Kuga, spark plugs, air, oil and pollen filters. But it has a less pretentious badge on its nose and was serviced in the glamorous location that is Linwood.

[roundy 42]

The only way i would be gong back to the dealers was if my car was still in warranty, even then it would annoy me on the costing when i know how much it costs to carry the service out at home or even at other garages. 

 

That's me been cheap though i guess

 

 

[sshooie 614]

As above, I have a good relationship with my indi, the dealer will only see it for warranty work. 

[sjak92 63]

Sounds incredibly expensive.

 

i just paid £273 at sytner BMW for Oil, pollen, air, fuel and oil filters as well as a vehicle check on a 320d

[Matthew Ashton 418]

5 hours ago, sjak92 said:

Sounds incredibly expensive.

 

i just paid £273 at sytner BMW for Oil, pollen, air, fuel and oil filters as well as a vehicle check on a 320d

 

Looking at the BMW Value service site that price is for Oil, Oil Filter, Microfilter and Vehicle check. So if they did do Air filter and Fuel filter as well they've given you a very special price.

 

Last year my 530d was £500 odd for the full house service at Cooper's Tunbridge Wells which was exactly what it said on the BMW Service website. 

Edited April 4 by Matthew Ashton

[IINexusII 103]

@sjak92 was this at Sytner Chigwell?

[sjak92 63]

5 hours ago, IINexusII said:

@sjak92 was this at Sytner Chigwell?

 

Harold Wood.

 

Apologise, price was £293, forgot about the “scope” to dispose old

oil, but it did include oil and all 4 filters

[sjak92 63]

Still have this, as mentioned above a further £20 for scope and £33 for vehicle check 

[Matthew Ashton 418]

10 hours ago, sjak92 said:

Still have this, as mentioned above a further £20 for scope and £33 for vehicle check 

 

 

Great price from them and well below BMW's Value Pricing for services.

[SuperDave 335]

About right. Utterly ridiculous, but about right.

[sjak92 63]

So, i just checked the same thing for mine, £548 + scope 

 

Good thing its not due for its first service yet, but I will certainly purchase the service pack for £399 - will get me one interim and one major service for less than half price essentially. 

 

Shocking that the price difference between a 320d and a 520d is so huge when its the exact same work

[535i Andrew 1,471]

5 hours ago, sjak92 said:

Shocking that the price difference between a 320d and a 520d is so huge when its the exact same work

 

But they see it as the 520d owner has deeper pockets than a 320d owner so he/she gets made to bend over more at the dealer.