530d servicing near Milton Keynes

[timwatsham]

Hi all,
Does anyone have any recomendations for a specialist who can tackle the oil service on my 530d and give it a once over for any problems? I've just bought it, and it needs a service doing sooner rather than later + would be good to get some peace of mind that it isn't about to fall apart...
Keen NOT to use a BMW dealer as I'm really looking for a good budget option that who I can build a relationship with...
Cheers...

[Kev G]

www.pcs-mk.co.uk/index.html

Try these, personally had mixed results from them (1st time they were good, second time cr*p).

[wrighty78]

Tim

If you don't mind travelling a little way, J&D Autos (between High Wycombe and Princes Risborough), are highly rated. Good value, good service. They looked after my old 6 series very well indeed. It can only be about 30 miles from MK.

I don't think they have a website, but this link should take you to review with the contact details.

www.ciao.co.uk/BMW__Review_5411097

Wrighty

[timwatsham]

Thanks for the recomendations gents... I'm going to try PCS as it is closest to work and see what they are like price and service wise. Might give yours a go next time Wrighty if PCS turns out to be poor...

[Bill Carr]

I used PCS for some repair work on my 535 before I got rid of it and they were ok, but not great. Couldn't wholeheartedly recommend them, but neither could I advise against using them.

I hope that's not too much of a "chocolate tea-pot" reply!

[eliot]

Ive used them a couple of times for alignment work - they seemed ok.
It's quite funny that they sponsor the roundabout that leads to the BMW & Merc Dealers over at kingston!

[timwatsham]

As a recommendation, I used J&D vehicle repairs near High Wycombe yesterday for my Inspection II and MOT on the 530d - can highly recommend them. Decent guys, know their stuff and you get to talk to them about the car and see the parts that came off rather than be fobbed off by a receptionist...

Contact details are as below:

http://www.janddvehiclerepairs.com/html/contact_us...

They definitely aren't a main dealer (dusty unit on a low rent trading estate), but they know what they're doing... Even had an old 1990 316 that I could borrow as a courtesy car for the day...

[sparkythecat]

timwatsham said:

I finally got my car seviced yesterday. It was 8 months overdue

[Note to self. Never buy a used car off timwatsham]

[timwatsham]

I had an oil service in Feb too...

[pmanson]

My 525i has just gone into BMWorx in Stoke Mandeville (nr Aylesbury) for an MOT this morning.

They came highly recommended from the previous owner and had a large selection of e39's in for servicing/work/mot's when I dropped my car off this morning.

[podman]

pmanson said:

My 525i has just gone into BMWorx in Stoke Mandeville (nr Aylesbury) for an MOT this morning.

They came highly recommended from the previous owner and had a large selection of e39's in for servicing/work/mot's when I dropped my car off this morning.

Another vote for BMWorks. Never heard anything but praise for them.

Avoid PCS, they are the most expensive indy in the county and offer the worst service, ask for a price first and then ring the other indies..do a search for them in BMW Land and e36coupe.com and read some of the problems people have had with them.

MTec in Northampton are my fave indy, if you want to travel another 30mins up the road.