am currently going through a fight with BMW NA over this fluid. Our 09 had it filled at 10k. now at 14k and need it again. it wont be covered. $227. Free maintenance is more than a little misleading on this car. presumably i'll have to pay this again before i even get it in for the next oil change. how is it that a fully warrented, less than one year old, free-maintenance carrying vehicle that costs $70k will be the reason i get nickel-and-dimed for this fluid? is this troublesome to anyone else? anyomne else fight bmw NA on this?
i'm told it is the weather, type of driving (fast, slow, short, long) that causes this consumption, but last time i checked, i should be able to drive my brand new BMW however the hell i want to without having to worry that it wont start in a few hundred miles.
there was no fair warning on this, now i have an expensive truck, outlandish interest rates, MISSED THE ECO CREDIT because i bought too early, and have to spend 3 hours taking it in for this every 4,000 miles or 4 months. (last in 9/09).
i've been a loyal bmw owner for decades with a score of cars and 4 x5's behind me, but this is the first time i feel truly disheartened by this brand.
$227 is not a huge deal relatively speaking (relative to cost of car, at least) but the principle is ludicrous.
anyone fight this yet? or try to?

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