M3 E92 servicing Costs ?

[akeithj]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me the typical servicing costs over 2 years @10k per annum, excluding things such as tyres, brake pads.

Regards

Keith

[Smiffack993]

I was quoted £375 for an oil service (which I thought was ridiculous after having previous M cars) - not sure about inspection 1 and 2's though but I'd be interested to hear.....

[sinizter]

Smiffack993 said:

I was quoted £375 for an oil service (which I thought was ridiculous after having previous M cars) - not sure about inspection 1 and 2's though but I'd be interested to hear.....

They don't have inspection 1 and 2 any more. Condition based servicing now, so just stuff popping up on the computer - telling you what is needed. So you will not get a single big bill like the old M cars, but smaller ones.

I haven't had mine long, so haven't got to the point of anything big, except new rear tyres.

[akeithj]

Thank you for the update, so depending on how you drive, you could maybe just get away with one service in 2 years?

Just interested to compare this to a C 63.

[CSLchappie]

Its all going to depend on your driving style, mileage and condition of car when you get it (assuming it's not new)

I don't think the cost and requirements for the E9x M3's are that far off those for an E60 M5, for comparison I do around 5000 miles a year in my M5 and budget around £500 per annum just for servicing costs, most expensive items I've had in over two years of ownership have been oil change and spark plug services (both around £375) Brake discs / pads will be the biggest bill of the bunch though, you can check how much life the pads have via the iDrive interface so if you're buying second hand take a good look through the car's on board service schedule before committing to buy. Filter changes are around £100.

[Panthro]

Mine is going for a service next week. Oil service, microfilter, intake silencer, vehicle check and MOT. Cooper Reading want £532.
I just got the MOT done myself today as it was out of date and I will be supplying my own oil. I got 12 litres from Eurocarparts for £107.
Hopefully this will bring it down a bit!

[Smiffack993]

Out of interest, what oil are you using? I need to top mine up.

[Panthro]

Smiffack993 said:

Out of interest, what oil are you using? I need to top mine up.

The only oil you can use on BMW M engines is castrol edge 10W-60.

[ant man]

akeithj said:

Thank you for the update, so depending on how you drive, you could maybe just get away with one service in 2 years?

Just interested to compare this to a C 63.

Oil should be changed at least annually regardless of what the car says. Even if the CBS doesn't advise of a service, I'd always recommend looking the car over yourself anyway from time-to-time.