340i service schedule / service pack value?
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My 340i is going in for its first service tomorrow at 15,500 miles. I believe it’s just oil and filters and I’ve been quoted £320.
I’ve been given the option of buying a 3 year / 36,000 mile service pack for £399 which covers oil change, filters and spark plugs, the car vehicle was registered Sept 2016, so at Sept 2019 I expect my mileage to be 33-34,000 at current usage.
I’m not au-fait with the 340i service schedule, I guess I’ll likely be due another oil and filter change by Sept 2019, would anything else likely need doing at that time?
TL:DR - is the service pack worth buying?
I’ve been given the option of buying a 3 year / 36,000 mile service pack for £399 which covers oil change, filters and spark plugs, the car vehicle was registered Sept 2016, so at Sept 2019 I expect my mileage to be 33-34,000 at current usage.
I’m not au-fait with the 340i service schedule, I guess I’ll likely be due another oil and filter change by Sept 2019, would anything else likely need doing at that time?
TL:DR - is the service pack worth buying?
CSLchappie said:
My 340i is going in for its first service tomorrow at 15,500 miles. I believe it’s just oil and filters and I’ve been quoted £320.
I’ve been given the option of buying a 3 year / 36,000 mile service pack for £399 which covers oil change, filters and spark plugs, the car vehicle was registered Sept 2016, so at Sept 2019 I expect my mileage to be 33-34,000 at current usage.
I’m not au-fait with the 340i service schedule, I guess I’ll likely be due another oil and filter change by Sept 2019, would anything else likely need doing at that time?
TL:DR - is the service pack worth buying?
Brake fluid should be due, in that timescale, check iDrive. I'd also say you'll get the second oil service.I’ve been given the option of buying a 3 year / 36,000 mile service pack for £399 which covers oil change, filters and spark plugs, the car vehicle was registered Sept 2016, so at Sept 2019 I expect my mileage to be 33-34,000 at current usage.
I’m not au-fait with the 340i service schedule, I guess I’ll likely be due another oil and filter change by Sept 2019, would anything else likely need doing at that time?
TL:DR - is the service pack worth buying?
check iDrive menu, I don't have a 340i but at that sort of miles (just over 30k) I'll need a "vehicle check" service which must be commensurate to an oil service in cost?
So if that's correct, it's 2 oil (with filters), 1 brake fluid and a vehicle check that could be covered.
As another example, I bought one on my X1, new car 2017. I'm doing 21k miles p/a.
Already had the oil and filters, will have another oil and filters and a vehicle check so reckon my £300 is worth it.
I'll have done 36k before the brake fluid is due so I won't get that.
Thanks, I think it's probably worth it for the two oil / filter services I'll get out of it. I'm having trouble figuring out when spark plugs need changing, I'm used to having to do 10 at a time with the usual M tax applied so if they are likely to be changed before 36k it seems a no-brainer to buy the pack for £400.
CSLchappie said:
Thanks, I think it's probably worth it for the two oil / filter services I'll get out of it. I'm having trouble figuring out when spark plugs need changing, I'm used to having to do 10 at a time with the usual M tax applied so if they are likely to be changed before 36k it seems a no-brainer to buy the pack for £400.
With my 2009 335i, I seem to remember they were changed during the "vehicle check" I appreciate there are 8 years difference between this and my X1 , but there are similarities in iDrive menu. That's why I am thinking service pack, for me, is a bargain as it's 2 x oil and this vehicle check. My other car's a E46 M3 so I'm used to bigger bills!!
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