Hi All,
We seem to be having a problem with BMW in Brazil and I wanted to round up the troops to find out what your factory set service interval is for the 320/328.
In Brazil, some cars are set with 8,000km (about 5k miles), others are set to 12,000 KM (@ 7500 miles) KM.
Worse yet, is that the requested service interval on the car drops dramatically as you drive. The explanation from the dealer is that the car senses how you drive and adjusts the service interval accordingly. To give you an example, my car was set to 12,000KM service interval from the factory. I now have 2600KM on the car and the next service has dropped to 6000km, and I drive like an old lady in the horrific traffic we have here.
I'm not done yet, it gets worse. In Brazil you are required to get the service performed at the dealer or you lose your (only 2 year) warranty. A simple oil & filter change costs about US$600.
So what am I requesting from my BMW brethren? Can you check the last 7 of your vin at
http://www.bmwarchive.org/ for this line:
S8KMA
Ölwartungsintervall 12.000 km/12 Monate
That's what mine says. It means service interval 12.000 KM 12 months.
Thanks everyone!!