Servicing question

Bharath · 05-20-2010, 11:33 AM

Hey guys,
Things are great. I have been driving my new E90 like a baby being so soft and shifting gears at low revs.. (You know, the whole new car treatment )
I am trying to get a general idea of servicing costs for a 2008 328xi at the dealership. Would you advice a BMW dealership or a european auto service place in general. I always take my SLK to an MB dealership and there is an "A" service every 10000 miles (Oil change, filters, fluids, brake checks etc..). Costs about $250 without any parts replacements. Is there any thing like that for the BMW too ?

Cheers,
Bharath

CollinsE90 · 05-20-2010, 11:37 AM

you are under warranty until 50k, take it to the dealer until then...and a INDY shop after

lucas.kent · 05-20-2010, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CollinsE90

you are under warranty until 50k, take it to the dealer until then...and a INDY shop after

What he said.

Your car has standard maintenance (oil changes, wipers, etc) included until the warranty runs out (4 years, 50,000 miles).

Bharath · 05-20-2010, 01:55 PM

Thanks for the info guys.

Anyone know of any good independent service places around the Cleveland area?

-Bharath

CINCYFAN · 05-20-2010, 04:35 PM

Ianelli Auto on the west side of Cleveland. I used them until I left Cleveland for DC. Good shop.

http://www.iautocars.com/

Good luck

Bharath · 05-21-2010, 04:48 PM

I was thinking of trying them out for my Mercedes SLK too ! Thanks for the input.
I happen to live really close to them too! North Olmsted.

-Cheers,
Bharath

Alexander · 05-21-2010, 04:50 PM

Also BMW's Maintenance plan is a joke IMHO. Most dealers are stingy as hell and won't service squat. Oil/ Filter is once a year, pads are sometimes once a warranty, etc. Make sure that you do regular maintenance yourself outside of the dealer.

CINCYFAN · 05-21-2010, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bharath

I was thinking of trying them out for my Mercedes SLK too ! Thanks for the input.
I happen to live really close to them too! North Olmsted.

-Cheers,
Bharath

Oh yeah? We lived in Bay and that's pretty close to North Olmstead and getting to Ianelli was pretty easy. The only drawback is that the loaners are older, high mileage Volvos. I like Volvo and don't care about loaners but some people do. I was just happy an indy shop was providing loaners! I would usually wait for the car anyway so it didn't matter.

Good luck.

SpeedBuggy · 05-21-2010, 08:55 PM

Try these guys, out in the Chardon area.

www.koalamotorsport.com/

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Bharath New Member 1 Rep 10 Posts Drives: '08 328xi '00 SLK 230 & 07 R1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	Servicing question Hey guys, Things are great. I have been driving my new E90 like a baby being so soft and shifting gears at low revs.. (You know, the whole new car treatment ) I am trying to get a general idea of servicing costs for a 2008 328xi at the dealership. Would you advice a BMW dealership or a european auto service place in general. I always take my SLK to an MB dealership and there is an "A" service every 10000 miles (Oil change, filters, fluids, brake checks etc..). Costs about $250 without any parts replacements. Is there any thing like that for the BMW too ? Cheers, Bharath
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Bharath New Member 1 Rep 10 Posts Drives: '08 328xi '00 SLK 230 & 07 R1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the info guys. Anyone know of any good independent service places around the Cleveland area? -Bharath
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Bharath New Member 1 Rep 10 Posts Drives: '08 328xi '00 SLK 230 & 07 R1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	I was thinking of trying them out for my Mercedes SLK too ! Thanks for the input. I happen to live really close to them too! North Olmsted. -Cheers, Bharath
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Alexander Mad tyte EuR0 style boooi <--- Joke 212 Rep 2,472 Posts Drives: E30, E85, MKVI Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Deal's Gap iTrader: (0)	Also BMW's Maintenance plan is a joke IMHO. Most dealers are stingy as hell and won't service squat. Oil/ Filter is once a year, pads are sometimes once a warranty, etc. Make sure that you do regular maintenance yourself outside of the dealer.
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