Purchasing a 540i 67 plate

[illz1]

Hi all,

Yesterday I went to an independent dealer to view a 67 plate 540i which I really liked - very high spec car currently on 22k miles.

My only concern is the service history shows the first service has been carried out in November 2020 at 17,500 miles. From my understanding it should be carried out at 17,000 miles or 2 years whichever comes sooner.

Is this a cause for concern? The car had 1 owner, the dealer also said they will do a BMW service on it before I purchase. I'm worried that if oil has been sitting in the engine for 3 years it might have become sludgy. The car comes with 6 months independent dealer warranty which I guess is not worth the paper it's written on.

[RUSSELLM]

In the idrive, has it got the Green tick by the service, or the Amber sign, indicating it was late ?

[illz1]

Amber tick

[RUSSELLM]

Definitely late then.

Perhaps someone else will confirm it... but I'm fairly confident it would stop you getting the Alianz warranty. Or at least getting paid out on a claim. Whether that bothers you or not.