$245 Oil Change

ScotyH · 09-12-2007, 06:13 PM

I thought my car had 80,000km free maintenance until today. I was informed that BMW will only cover one no charge oil change per year. My car has 66,000km on it.

Does this smell like a crock of shit or what?

533ogetnom · 09-12-2007, 06:21 PM

thats bs, as long as your car reached the milage mark on the computer your oil change is free

and theres no way it should cost 240 dollars either

Queenskid24 · 09-12-2007, 07:29 PM

wow this is the third case i hear about us having to pay for oil changes when its supposedly free...this free service is startin to sound like bIG BS.

533ogetnom · 09-12-2007, 07:31 PM

nah just people buying into shady dealers BS and not having the guts to get in their face about it

ScotyH · 09-12-2007, 08:09 PM

Has nothing to do with "guts" but more to to with believing people I trusted.

Lesson learned. My guard will be up whenever I go there now.

I'll be going back for a refund........

ScotyH · 09-13-2007, 11:24 AM

Money refunded without incident. They thought my car fell under the 05 maintenance plan

wuufer001 · 09-14-2007, 03:16 AM

thats just crazy ridiculous. $200+ for an oil change!?!?!?

Spool · 09-14-2007, 08:03 AM

That's in canadian dollars right?

Shinchan · 09-14-2007, 08:09 AM

prob is canadian $ plus the good old CND tax.. 14-15 percent tax.

ScotyH · 09-14-2007, 08:37 AM

CDN after tax.

sdyck · 09-17-2007, 03:36 PM

Yeah but C$ is pretty much equal to US$ today and in Alberta there's only 6% tax.

So the cost was effectivley $225 US$ before any tax. Still high, I had mine changed this am, I'll see when I pick it up what the charge in Calgary is.

jhv · 09-17-2007, 10:02 PM

i got a $48 oil change today, $200 + is just ridiculous man

Jaws · 09-17-2007, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ScotyH

CDN after tax.

Was it Bav or Edm BMW? That is outrageous. Please just do your own oil changes after 80k.

shimshimhada · 09-17-2007, 10:54 PM

BMW Oil and Filter here in Virginia is $28. Even with an hour of labor, that's ridiculous. BMW bases their free oil changes on the mileage interval as previously mentioned.

fizzle · 09-18-2007, 09:40 AM

i dont understand why people who even ATTEMPT to pay this amount. an oil change takes 30 min at the MOST. its soo simple. even after your maintenance period is up, it takes about $50 and 30 min to do....

NaTuReB0Y · 09-18-2007, 11:35 PM

I prefer to do my own oil change.............

sdyck · 09-20-2007, 01:51 PM

Mine was $105.00 Canadian yesterday in Calgary

Jaws · 09-21-2007, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sdyck

Mine was $105.00 Canadian yesterday in Calgary

How is this different from $105.00 US?

fizzle · 09-26-2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaws

How is this different from $105.00 US?

r u serious?

Scarecrows25 · 09-26-2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by fizzle

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaws

How is this different from $105.00 US?

r u serious?

1 USD = 1.00587 CAD

or, the other way around...

1 CAD = 0.993907 USD

So for the $105 CAD oil change, it was $104.38 in USD. Several years ago, a Canadian dollar was worth about 84 cents US...(and I used to buy all my hockey stuff from a online store based in Edmonton). I think Jaws' point was there isn't much to worry about these days.

fizzle · 09-26-2007, 02:22 PM

yea guess your right; i thought it was a much higher conversion rate.

09-12-2007, 06:13 PM	#1
ScotyH Bimmer me up 19 Rep 340 Posts Drives: 08 M3, 2010 GTR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Edmonton,AB iTrader: (0)	$245 Oil Change I thought my car had 80,000km free maintenance until today. I was informed that BMW will only cover one no charge oil change per year. My car has 66,000km on it. Does this smell like a crock of shit or what?
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09-12-2007, 06:21 PM	#2
533ogetnom Banned 95 Rep 1,760 Posts Drives: 335coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida iTrader: (1)	thats bs, as long as your car reached the milage mark on the computer your oil change is free and theres no way it should cost 240 dollars either
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Queenskid24 Colonel 81 Rep 2,897 Posts Drives: With 1 Fly Girl shotgun. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Queens, NYC iTrader: (9)	wow this is the third case i hear about us having to pay for oil changes when its supposedly free...this free service is startin to sound like bIG BS.
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09-12-2007, 07:31 PM	#4
533ogetnom Banned 95 Rep 1,760 Posts Drives: 335coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida iTrader: (1)	nah just people buying into shady dealers BS and not having the guts to get in their face about it
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09-12-2007, 08:09 PM	#5
ScotyH Bimmer me up 19 Rep 340 Posts Drives: 08 M3, 2010 GTR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Edmonton,AB iTrader: (0)	Has nothing to do with "guts" but more to to with believing people I trusted. Lesson learned. My guard will be up whenever I go there now. I'll be going back for a refund........
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09-13-2007, 11:24 AM	#6
ScotyH Bimmer me up 19 Rep 340 Posts Drives: 08 M3, 2010 GTR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Edmonton,AB iTrader: (0)	Money refunded without incident. They thought my car fell under the 05 maintenance plan
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09-14-2007, 03:16 AM	#7
wuufer001 Colonel 375 Rep 2,348 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 M/T Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: DFW, TX//Taiwan//South Africa iTrader: (5) Garage List 2006 325i [9.34]	thats just crazy ridiculous. $200+ for an oil change!?!?!? __________________
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09-14-2007, 08:03 AM	#8
Spool ****** 556 Rep 6,169 Posts Drives: A few Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro iTrader: (24)	That's in canadian dollars right? __________________ MKIV 6spd 1000hp Club
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09-14-2007, 08:09 AM	#9
Shinchan LED Rules 59 Rep 789 Posts Drives: Sold: 335xi Coupe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	prob is canadian $ plus the good old CND tax.. 14-15 percent tax. __________________ LED Pimp... 13 Audi S4...
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09-14-2007, 08:37 AM	#10
ScotyH Bimmer me up 19 Rep 340 Posts Drives: 08 M3, 2010 GTR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Edmonton,AB iTrader: (0)	CDN after tax.
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09-17-2007, 03:36 PM	#11
sdyck Private 4 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 335XI Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Yeah but C$ is pretty much equal to US$ today and in Alberta there's only 6% tax. So the cost was effectivley $225 US$ before any tax. Still high, I had mine changed this am, I'll see when I pick it up what the charge in Calgary is.
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09-17-2007, 10:02 PM	#12
jhv Lieutenant General 1695 Rep 17,304 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	i got a $48 oil change today, $200 + is just ridiculous man
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09-17-2007, 10:54 PM	#14
shimshimhada Brigadier General 442 Rep 4,838 Posts Drives: Portal Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portal iTrader: (2)	BMW Oil and Filter here in Virginia is $28. Even with an hour of labor, that's ridiculous. BMW bases their free oil changes on the mileage interval as previously mentioned.
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09-18-2007, 09:40 AM	#15
fizzle is it the 5oclock free crack giveaway? 234 Rep 17,453 Posts Drives: a motorized vee-hickle Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (14)	i dont understand why people who even ATTEMPT to pay this amount. an oil change takes 30 min at the MOST. its soo simple. even after your maintenance period is up, it takes about $50 and 30 min to do....
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09-20-2007, 01:51 PM	#17
sdyck Private 4 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 335XI Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Mine was $105.00 Canadian yesterday in Calgary
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fizzle is it the 5oclock free crack giveaway? 234 Rep 17,453 Posts Drives: a motorized vee-hickle Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (14)	yea guess your right; i thought it was a much higher conversion rate.
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