New M3 service questions dealers can't answer!

[Malex350]

Gentleman.......

Trying to purchase a new M3 with the standard £1000 service pack which covers 50000 miles or five years.

My question to you clever chaps is this.......

I want to know what the service costs are likely to be after the service pack ends in around 3years time when I have done 48k

Six dealers are all struggling to answer this.

I know the cost for brakes is around £600 per end and brake fluid is £100 and engine oil £350

So because of conditional servicing what are likely to be other costs?

I have a TVR t350 which is simple...... Chuck 2k at it once a year and hey presto!

Please help OB1

Mark

[pjv997]

It should be just menu service pricing I would have thought.

I bought one of the pre-registered M3's in 2009 and ran it for 3 years without a service pack. Apart from the price of the original 1,200 mile service being high, I thought servicing costs were reasonable. I seem to recall one being sub £500 and one service being a bit more than £500 - but certainly would be a lot less than the TVR.

[hayzi]

Mine is now nearly 4 years old and owned it from new, so far I have spent just over £800 on it excluding MOT. It was last in the dealer about 4 weeks ago as I will need brake pads in a few months, basically was quoted £350 per end but I'm putting that cash towards AP's as the brakes are like chocolate on these cars and not sure how a M car can be fitted with rubbish like these.

Your oil change is easy, buy the oil from Opie Oils and give it your dealer and you will save £100, your dealer won't like it but tough.

[bmw320ci]

Another question to your question..

I thought from memory cars over a certain age ie 3 years have fixed price servicing bracket, or is that only Merc that do that

I usually or never take out the SP as it usually equates to the same sort of cost, don't know if I could keep a car that long that's all

But with an M3 you I'll never get bored with it, but would suggest selling it after 3 years as they can guarantee the market value long as you have kept it in the agreement terms.

Thanks

[HoagieLomax]

It uses CBS so things are usually done separately according to the IDrive service indicator but the oil should be changed once a year IMO.
Basically the oil and brakes are M specific but the other filters are basic E90 prices unless they fancy adding M Tax.

You need to compile a list of individual prices for the plugs,air filter,oil,ect and work it from there.