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04-11-10, 06:16 PM
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I expect to be tied in to use the stealers by my contract. If this were MY vehicle then I would take it wherever.
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04-11-10, 07:17 PM
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I know of someone getting to main dealer service quotes and one was cheaper by over £150 purely because it wasn't in London
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04-11-10, 07:23 PM
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Huh, I didnt think about that. Thanks for the tip. I just went straight to my local.
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04-11-10, 07:38 PM
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I take my bm to a known independent specialist and its half the price of a main dealer. Oil changes are pricey on them though as the oil costs a fortune. Mind you with 150k on the clock it seems to be worth the money.
Ball park figures are £100 oil service, £140 inspection 1, £200 inspection 2 dealers suck |
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04-11-10, 09:54 PM
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 I got a brand new Fiesta van last Monday, it has 3286 miles on the clock already |
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04-11-10, 09:58 PM
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05-11-10, 12:04 AM
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just looked up spec on oil for bmw,5w30 fully synthetic seems to be the norm,that works out at about £15 for 5 litre on ebay,same oil at dealers about £32 a can,from a well known car manufacturer.there isn't any thing that special about the oil for a bmw contrary to what they may tell you |
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05-11-10, 06:59 AM
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Well the stuff that is used in mine is fully synthetic if i remember correctly and costs a bloody fortune. But i dont mind, it doesnt get burnt by the motor and makes it run lovely.
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05-11-10, 07:57 AM
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the stuff bmw recommend is castrol motosport tws 10w60 for m series engines £17 a litre castrol slx ll01 fe 0w30 for valvetronic engines £5 a litre castrolslx ll04 0w30 not for valvetronic or m models £16 a litre or you go to a carlube oil from motormania and other shops and get something like 5w30 c3, approved by bmw at £28 for 5 litres |
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05-11-10, 08:01 AM
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getting more and more frugal too... 
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