Can anyone recommend a good BMW Dealer for my BMW 1M?

[ATB89]

Hello there forum goers,

I need a bit of help, I'm having repetitive issues with my BMW 1M which BMW Bolton seem incapable of fixing. I want to try another Dealer. Can anyone recommend a BMW Dealer in either the Northwest or South Midlands? My car is being ruined by poor after service so any help is greatly appreciated!!!

ATB89.

[dasherdiablo1]

Wow that's some serious lurking....

[E30M3SE]

In neither of those areas, but Elms Cambridge have a very good rep with CSL's so maybe worth a shot.

[M777CUS]

try benham in wolverhampton, M car "specialist". pretty decent.

[acegames]

Out of interest what issues are you having with your 1m ?

[stevesingo]

Bateman BMW in Grange Over Sands, Cumbria.

[Yellowcab]

Take it to Paul Travers, Master Techician at Specialist Cars, Stevenage. He looks after all our 1Ms down here and he is a true M enthusiast as well.

[whp1983]

Sytner Nottingham are excellent

[ATB89]

acegames said:

Out of interest what issues are you having with your 1m ?

Unfortunately two issues, the first is a new issue, steering wheel wobble at motorway speeds and the second which is a recurring issue which is the offside rear suspension sitting at a noticably lower height than the near side rear.

[acegames]

ATB89 said:

Unfortunately two issues, the first is a new issue, steering wheel wobble at motorway speeds and the second which is a recurring issue which is the offside rear suspension sitting at a noticably lower height than the near side rear.

Luckily I have had neither but hope you get yours sorted , only issue I have had really is the noisy diff when turning but now fixed

[shim]

Book yourself in at Elms Cambridge.

Well worth the trip if you have a problem which others can't sort or even discover. Elms have great technicians and a real decent way of treating people at the Service desk.

CSL owners travel from NW and SW to get service there.

[TrickyTrevM5]

Yellowcab said:

Take it to Paul Travers, Master Techician at Specialist Cars, Stevenage. He looks after all our 1Ms down here and he is a true M enthusiast as well.

+1

He is an excellent person to talk through all your issues with. Plus he's a proper petrol head and races his own track prepared bmw in the kuhmo cup.

Top bloke too.

[Wills2]

Nearest dealer in the north west might be Lloyd in Colne they are an M specialist about 25 miles from Bolton.

[161BMW]

TrickyTrevM5 said:

+1

He is an excellent person to talk through all your issues with. Plus he's a proper petrol head and races his own track prepared bmw in the kuhmo cup.

Top bloke too.

I didn't know this
I might consider going here or Elms for BMW Inspection II Service when is due on the CS :-)

[sydown]

Another vote for Elms Cambridge for the CSL, even though it is 190 mile round trip as they ARE the place to take a CSL / any M car!

I use Benhams Wolverhampton for the other BM but are also supposed to be very good with M cars!

[apn]

Interesting thread, I live a mile away and won't go near Elms!

Several items they told me wouldn't be covered under warranty, yet other dealers didn't have a problem.....

shim said:

Book yourself in at Elms Cambridge.

Well worth the trip if you have a problem which others can't sort or even discover. Elms have great technicians and a real decent way of treating people at the Service desk.

CSL owners travel from NW and SW to get service there.

[161BMW]

^^^^ is this for BMW Elms of Cambridge ?

[shim]

Yellowcab said:

Take it to Paul Travers, Master Techician at Specialist Cars, Stevenage. He looks after all our 1Ms down here and he is a true M enthusiast as well.

No knowledge of Paul who may be fantastic,but I drive right past Specialist Car is Stevenage and another 20 miles onto Elms of Cambridge.

[aussieinlondon]

TrickyTrevM5 said:

+1

He is an excellent person to talk through all your issues with. Plus he's a proper petrol head and races his own track prepared bmw in the kuhmo cup.

Top bloke too.

That is another +1 from me also, Paul knows his M's.....

[Slippydiff]

apn said:

Interesting thread, I live a mile away and won't go near Elms!

Several items they told me wouldn't be covered under warranty, yet other dealers didn't have a problem.....

shim said:

Book yourself in at Elms Cambridge.

Well worth the trip if you have a problem which others can't sort or even discover. Elms have great technicians and a real decent way of treating people at the Service desk.

CSL owners travel from NW and SW to get service there.

My business partner took his CSL to them, they were superb.
Two months later I took my non-M car to them and they were utterly useless. The car went back to them twice (each time a 200 mile round trip)
One fault still hasn't been rectified and I ain't going back there, nice loan car or not.
Not impressed.