E39 DIY maintenance
Discussion
Interested to hear views.
If you were in the market would a well looked after DIY maintenance record put you off?
I ask as for a few years I’ve been doing this. Rather than pay top dollar for good work or avoid paying less for questionable work (even at a main dealer) I do all the servicing I can (anything out of skill goes to the garage)
Would this put you off?
I just replaced the oil (a 30 minute easy job) replacing all gaskets along the way.
Doing the plugs took a while and noticed the previous change (at bmw) they had failed to replace one of the plugs as it was very awkward to get to (could tell as it was corroded around the neck)
When we entrust our cars to professionals sometimes they skip on the difficult tasks whereas I take my time. This cars never for sale (never say never) but would a very well looked after example without a service stamp put you off?
If you were in the market would a well looked after DIY maintenance record put you off?
I ask as for a few years I’ve been doing this. Rather than pay top dollar for good work or avoid paying less for questionable work (even at a main dealer) I do all the servicing I can (anything out of skill goes to the garage)
Would this put you off?
I just replaced the oil (a 30 minute easy job) replacing all gaskets along the way.
Doing the plugs took a while and noticed the previous change (at bmw) they had failed to replace one of the plugs as it was very awkward to get to (could tell as it was corroded around the neck)
When we entrust our cars to professionals sometimes they skip on the difficult tasks whereas I take my time. This cars never for sale (never say never) but would a very well looked after example without a service stamp put you off?
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