E90 inspection - how often?

[Welshbeef]

Got the inspection due on idrive within 5k miles , question is how often is this is it milage or time?

Reason I'm asking is I also have brake fluid due next month and have been told I'd save £25 by having both done at the same time which would I guess be 3,500 miles early on the inspection.

Advice please.

Brke fluid is £88
inspection is £110
both save £25

[phumy]

If its stating 5k miles then it must be distance rather than time, however youre probably aware that the Condition Based Maintenance is based on a very complicated algorithm, so it looks at many other factors, such as mileage, time, condition, the way you drive, etc, etc.....

I have an e90 also and i have just got the brake pad alarm up, however its telling me i have 5k of life, ive been in touch with a BMW dealer and theyre saying i have 500 to 1000 miles of life left in the pads and that they want £385 to change them. I think i might wait a little longer that the mileage BMW are quoting as the oil service is due in 7k, so i will get the oil and brakes done at the same time, rather than having 2 seperate trips to the dealers.

[HellDiver]

phumy said:

pads and that they want £385 to change them.

Hmm...£40 worth of pads. £345 worth of labour for an hour's work. Nice. I should start a BMW garage.

[Daz507]

You could get the brake pads (and sensors) changed at any garage and reset the iDrive yourself. Brake pads are not covered by a BMW warranty either so there's nothing to worry about.

I had them done on my E60 M5 by a local garage where I know the people working there, cost me less than £150 for all four corners including sensors and the iDrive reset is very, very easy to do.

You won't get a stamp in a book by BMW but you'll get a receipt to keep with the car.

[Vee]

Welshbeef said:

Got the inspection due on idrive within 5k miles , question is how often is this is it milage or time?

Reason I'm asking is I also have brake fluid due next month and have been told I'd save £25 by having both done at the same time which would I guess be 3,500 miles early on the inspection.

Advice please.

Brke fluid is £88
inspection is £110
both save £25

I'd drive the extra 3.5k miles and get the brake fluid done with the service.

[phumy]

HellDiver said:

phumy said:

pads and that they want £385 to change them.

Hmm...£40 worth of pads. £345 worth of labour for an hour's work. Nice. I should start a BMW garage.

Where do you get £40 worth of BMW pads from?