wiper blade replacement - how often

[rh71]

Originally Posted by JCL

You are in the US; that is a BMWNA program, not applicable outside the US, unless a maintenance package is purchased at additional cost.

Interesting, didn't know it was just BMWNA. Do you guys get free brake pads and oil changes?

[JCL]

Originally Posted by rh71

Interesting, didn't know it was just BMWNA. Do you guys get free brake pads and oil changes?

Depends where us guys live

In Canada (which according to BMW is not part of North America) we get scheduled service, meaning oil and filter, and inspections I and II. Full maintenance is extra, and covers brakes and clutches. We also don't have extended warranties available to us from BMW, but that is another story.

In the UK, where the OP is from, scheduled maintenance is extra, and full maintenance is extra again. Having said that, many deals by leasing companies, etc, add that maintenance cost into the price up front.

[peterjaw]

Originally Posted by irishE70x5

I know this is a difficult question but I have just over 20k KM on the car and my front blades are trashed .. now we get A LOT of rain in Ireland but I would have expected to get more that 20k KM worth of driving out of the blades... at least one full service interval.. this first service looks like it is going to be expensive!!

Rubber things are very depends on where do they live. There are too many facts to cause impact, such as temperature, UV, sunlight, chemical solution, dirt on the windshield, O3...etc

In Taiwan, we have a lot of rain also. Unless in very extreme cases, otherwise we replace the wiper blades whenever we feel the need. No
driver here cares about how long do the blades last.

For myself, my daily drive is garage to garage, the car does not expose to
direct sunlight when I don't use it. So, I replace the wiper blades only once 2 and half years or may be 3 years. (I drive about 1.2 K km per year.)

But if you use the wiper blades for only 6 months and cracked, then
probably you need to figure out the reason.

[Boston X5 4.4]

Originally Posted by JCL

In the UK, where the OP is from,

Dublin, Ireland is not part of the UK unless it floated across recently.

[~KaiFy GaiwanY~]

i got 2 years warranty and 5 years/100,000 kms free service (brake pads , oil , inspection , brake fluid etc etc etc ) from my dealer

[JCL]

Originally Posted by Boston X5 4.4

Dublin, Ireland is not part of the UK unless it floated across recently.

You are thinking of GB; you don't have to float anywhere to get to a part of Ireland that is in the UK. I wondered if anyone was going to pick up on it, but since I heard constantly during three years of living in the UK that I was from America, I figured I would just let it slide.

So, for the OP, let's just say that he is from Europe.