^^good idea

BMW decided to shroud the maintenance process in mystery- initially with their "inspection 1 & 2" stuff, and now CBS. Personally I think this was done to create uncertainty and mystery in the mind of the consumer which would cause them to rely more on the dealer network. In the old days, there were specific tasks listed with specific frequencies- an owner could then make sure there were done. By themselves or an indy or the dealer. Now even the dealers dont know WTF they should be doing- many fail to service fluids if they are not on the CBS display. (for example Brake fluid every two years, coolant every three was always my job to tell the dealer on my E39 when it had free maintenance.)

Anyway, MOST of the tasks these days are "inspections", which are - in terms of dealer execution- very cursory. If you really boil it down, you've got fluid changes, filter changes. Thats it. Check for leaks and wear, bulbs, Lube friction points. And, as has be discussed, ignore the transmission and jsut plan on replacing it after 100k.

There is another interesting aspect- we dont yet know what OTHER items will become part of 'maintenance'... with many cars, it is only after 5, 10 years we begin to see patterns of common failures and identify parts (coils, sensors, etc). In future years we will find the parts that one will need to replace to keep these cars running trouble free.

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