[SelSol]

OK, so within 5 minutes of supposedly getting a puncture, I need to have a brake fluid service?

Are they taking the piss? I've looked in the service menu and next month I'm supposed to have my microfilter done.

Is that how twatty BMW servicing works? In to the stealer each month for a service? What the hell?!

Even more annoyingly, I've looked on the service reset mcdoobry, and it doesnt show there? ANyone know how much I'm looking at for the Brake Fluid service? Or shall I just frikkin leave it till november when the oils due?

[bodgerx]

Originally Posted by SelSol

OK, so within 5 minutes of supposedly getting a puncture, I need to have a brake fluid service?

Are they taking the piss? I've looked in the service menu and next month I'm supposed to have my microfilter done.

Is that how twatty BMW servicing works? In to the stealer each month for a service? What the hell?!

Even more annoyingly, I've looked on the service reset mcdoobry, and it doesnt show there? ANyone know how much I'm looking at for the Brake Fluid service? Or shall I just frikkin leave it till november when the oils due?

You sound angry. It is called 'Condition Based Servicing'. It is actually supposed to save you money. You only have to do the bits and need doing, when they need it. You could always take it to an Independent.

Brake fluid should only be about £60 or less from an independent.

[07_335i_AW]

I just had to do the same thing. I am in the US though. I paid $140 after tax for the brake fluid flush and they told me my microfilter needed to be changed also for $110+ tax but I declined that one.

[ibanezking]

Originally Posted by 07_335i_AW

I just had to do the same thing. I am in the US though. I paid $140 after tax for the brake fluid flush and they told me my microfilter needed to be changed also for $110+ tax but I declined that one.

in the UK you can buy the microfilter for about £15($25) and fit it yourself in 10 mins....................

[ibz.s.b]

i just had my brake fluid changed at sytner bmw chigwell cost me £90.16 and took about a hour and a half and mine came up a day after i had a coil pack replaced i was pissed off they didnt realise the brake fluid was due a change so they could of done it all in one day!

[07_335i_AW]

Originally Posted by ibanezking

in the UK you can buy the microfilter for about £15($25) and fit it yourself in 10 mins....................

Yea.. that's why I declined. I saw filters for $27 shipped and had the cowl out the day prior putting my stock airbox back in for the dealer visit. I really don't know how the dealerships arrive at the price to replace those filters.

[SelSol]

I get the whole "condition based servicing" thing, but judging by the onboard service indicator, I should be having three different services in the next 6 months? Thats a total ballache, my SLK also had condition based servicing, but it was always done at decent intervals, they didnt feel the need to give me three services a year

I gotta be honest, after the whole purchase debacle, the turbo failures, the seat failures, new diff and bearings, the cracked alloy and now the idiotic puncture problem, I'm not enjoying this car any more

Wish I'd bought the fecking CLK320 Sport now.

[Captain Chaos]

Better to be disappointed about servicing than driving an old barge...

You really need to take a step back and check perspective, it's not three services a year, it's one service every 15000-ish miles broken down into three-or-so stages. Granted those other problems would probably have anyone on a downer about a car but the servicing is actually better this way once you get used to it. Maybe think of it as a £400 service in three interest-free installments.

[F31-340i]

Originally Posted by SelSol

Wish I'd bought the fecking CLK320 Sport now.

No you don't

Brakes ever 2 years - its just a time thing.

Microfilter - do it yourself and the timing is far from important. Just reset yourself.

[Dr Dave]

Yeah come on Steve don't be afraid to get those hands slightly dirty!!! :dddc:

[SelSol]

Originally Posted by Captain Chaos

You really need to take a step back and check perspective, it's not three services a year, it's one service every 15000-ish miles broken down into three-or-so stages.

Its more to do with the fact the nearest dealer is an hour away, so an hour there, an hour back, in office hours, means it costs me circa £200 in time. A £100 brake fluid change actually costs me £300.

I suppose thats the self employed scrooge in me talking.

[SelSol]

Originally Posted by Dr Dave

Yeah come on Steve don't be afraid to get those hands slightly dirty!!! :dddc:

Oi, you're not on org now, dddc doesnt work (s'ok, I gave someone on facebook a :broon: the other day

I'll do the filter myself, piece of cake, but I think mechanical stuff is best left to the guys with BMW spanners.

I think I'm just sulking because the cars been a fucking ballache from day one.

[doughboy]

Originally Posted by SelSol

Its more to do with the fact the nearest dealer is an hour away, so an hour there, an hour back, in office hours, means it costs me circa £200 in time. A £100 brake fluid change actually costs me £300.

I suppose thats the self employed scrooge in me talking.

Same here mate, but think of the paye you're NOT paying

But every car in the world with hydraulic brakes needs the fluid changing every 2 years regardless of mileage.

You just need to group services together maybe oil a bit early or brakes a bit late.

Thats all that would be happening with regular fixed intervals

[m1bjr]

Originally Posted by SelSol

Wish I'd bought the fecking CLK320 Sport now.

Are you female?

[SelSol]

Originally Posted by m1bjr

Are you female?

No, I just had an SLK that did 40k without even a sniff of a failure. So far I've a BMW thats managed to go supernova twice in 6000 miles.

Mercedes 1 - BMW - £4900.......

[parapaul]

Originally Posted by doughboy

...every car in the world with hydraulic brakes needs the fluid changing every 2 years regardless of mileage.

You just need to group services together maybe oil a bit early or brakes a bit late.

Thats all that would be happening with regular fixed intervals

Exactly. Particularly for the brake fluid, it's not suddenly going to cause your brakes to fail. It's annoying that the dealer didn't notice and offer to do it all at the same time, but you could have checked yourself and asked