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Sedans BMW 3-Series BMW 3-Series Maintenance and Repair
4446 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 12:04 PM
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Replying to: roadburner (Jan 16, 2009 12:39 pm) I looked over my maintenance records. The brake fluid was changed twice. At 37 and 65 thousand miles. (Now has 67K miles on it). The oil has been changed seven times approximately every 9,500 miles. The BMW guy at 65K miles service said the belt was OK. I have service to 100K miles and the car computer states the transmission and plugs need serviced at 100K. I just thought I pay to have it done now. The car runs fine so the plugs must be OK. I really wanted to get a new 335I however I have read and heard many horror stories about the breakdowns and out of service for weeks at a time. I retired and dont need that at this point in life. Just want to have some reliability. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 10, 2009 1:54 pm) I ended up bringing my 325i to a local mechanic. What started with a $1900 charge from a BMW Dealer ended up costing me $960!! at the local mechanic. What a difference! When you think about, way too much off a difference. Makes you think about the BMW organization and their approach to over the top repair costs. Hope the car last for least another year.
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Replying to: montrealer1 (Jan 17, 2009 5:51 pm) |
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Replying to: lokki (Jan 16, 2009 7:25 am) 
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Replying to: montrealer1 (Jan 17, 2009 5:51 pm) You have to remember that the US dealer franchise laws make if nearly impossible for manufacturers to get rid of a dealer short of actionable fraud or established criminal activity. I know for a fact that BMW NA is not pleased by this conduct, but their hands are literally tied. I've found that dealer prices for identical work can vary by a factor of three or more. Some dealers-like mine-do good excellent work at a fair price. That said, I also have a good indie BMW tech I use for some work, especially on my "vintage" BMWs. |
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| Just like roadburner said. Different Dealers will give you different prices for the same work. A few months ago my wife backed into a rock wall trying to turn around in a driveway in her '07 X3. Thankfully she only cracked the right tail lamp. I called the dealer where I leased the car from and was quoted $120 for the part. I called a local dealer (a BMWNA owned store) and was told $85 + tax. I then asked if they give BMWCCA discounts...$75 all together. The best part is that I performed the repair myself and saved money just by making a few phone calls. | |
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Replying to: HCM5 (Jan 07, 2009 5:54 pm)
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Replying to: luvlincolns (Jan 28, 2009 2:09 pm) Would regular oil and filter change at 6 months (for less than 5K/m month driving) and big stuff like fluids (transmission, radiator, brake, steering wheel) change every 3-4 years are enough or it need more than that?
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Replying to: asi12 (Jan 28, 2009 9:26 pm) Coolant (flush and replace with BMW approved coolant only): Every 4 years Brake fluid (flush and replace with DOT 4 only): Every 2 years Manual transmission fluid (no recommended replacement): Probably should be done at least every 100,000 miles Automatic transmission fluid (no recommended replacement): Probably should be done at least every 100,000 miles Steering wheel: Last time I checked, those were good to go for the life of the car
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Replying to: shipo (Jan 29, 2009 5:08 am)
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