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2002Silver4.6is 04-24-2008 03:22 PM

$200 Oil Change
 
Ok, I must be getting old and my perspectives are skewed. I need an oil change on the ole X5. I contacted my indy mechanic and he told me it would be $130. Thinking that was a bit high I contacted the BMW dealer here and was told an oil change is $212!! And yes that is the price for just the oil change without the cabin filter!!!

Let's see..
  • Oil should be 8.5 quarts at $6.50 a quart = $55 (Rounded)
  • BMW Oil Filter = $20 ? (Anyone know the actual price??)
So $75 in parts and $137 in labor???

Looks like I am doing my own oil change!!!!

motordavid 04-24-2008 03:26 PM

Typical for metro area, "we gotta cover the overhead & it's a good
gross margin profit ctr" deal...that and you tie up their busy, busy,
making money, lift for 30 mins.

Germain BMW in Naples, at their new location, wanted a Buck Eighty
for a simple change, Lmao!

The indie price is reasonable...so is an easy DIY.
GL,mD

LI-X5 04-24-2008 03:31 PM

whoa !!

i've never paid my indy guy more than $90.00 for a synthetic oil change !!

Bimmer360 04-24-2008 04:15 PM

consider yourself blessed. BMW in Silicon Valley charges $280 which is why i am doing my own oil change. I buy my oil in pepboys for $6 each and filters from autohausaz.com for $7.95 each and free labor, and my cost is not even $60.


Quote:

Originally Posted by 2002Silver4.6is
Ok, I must be getting old and my perspectives are skewed. I need an oil change on the ole X5. I contacted my indy mechanic and he told me it would be $130. Thinking that was a bit high I contacted the BMW dealer here and was told an oil change is $212!! And yes that is the price for just the oil change without the cabin filter!!!

Let's see..
  • Oil should be 8.5 quarts at $6.50 a quart = $55 (Rounded)
  • BMW Oil Filter = $30 ? (Anyone know the actual price??)
So $85 in parts and $127 in labor???

Looks like I am doing my own oil change!!!!


2002Silver4.6is 04-24-2008 05:33 PM

$280!!!! Holy %%&$!!!!!!!

rastaFarai 04-24-2008 05:35 PM

lowest price i've seen is 89.99 for oil change. Here in NYC a dealer in Bayside quoted me $110 or so.. which is reasonable for BMW. When I was in FL they told me $260 or something. Crazy.

Find an oil change shop that will do the oil change for you (hope this isn't bad advice because this is what I did LOL). You can even bring them the Mobil 1 synthetic and the oil filter. I usually just confirm with them that they are using Mobil 1 syntec.

brian5 04-24-2008 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer360
consider yourself blessed. BMW in Silicon Valley charges $280 which is why i am doing my own oil change. I buy my oil in pepboys for $6 each and filters from autohausaz.com for $7.95 each and free labor, and my cost is not even $60.

What is that BMW service dept's hourly rate? Must be a lot more than mine which is $120...

2002Silver4.6is 04-24-2008 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by brian5
What is that BMW service dept's hourly rate? Must be a lot more than mine which is $120...

Mine is $170

JayX5 04-24-2008 05:38 PM

I have the oil service light on right now too. Is this the oil change and cabin air filter change?

Here in Illinois, for an Oil change I paid $69.

rastaFarai 04-24-2008 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 2002Silver4.6is
Mine is $170

Which one do you go to? I know the one in downton Ft laud is $135, and Vista is $135 too i think..


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