Hi Galactic,Hi,
Love my BMW but finding main dealer service costs huge (as to be expected). Where would I find a good independent BMW mechanic in Cork please? Big services have crept up to €800. If not allowed post here maybe you might be allowed pm please. Its out of warranty.
Thx
BMW normally follow the oil service insp 1 oil service insp 2 (or at least they did) unless you are doing huge miles it won't have been a year ago.Hi Clubman,
Thanks for that. Ya def more expensive to service...just wondered was €800 normal for a big service (think stuff like air, fuel filter, oilfikters, oil change). Seems no time since we paid that for another big service maybe a yr or so ago. We had a more normal maybe €350 service in between.
Probably is normal and the price to pay for nice car.
€800 for any sort of regular service is insane.Also wondered would regular mechanic be grand to go to or should I be going specialised. No clue and I'm assuming majority mechanics good at all cars.
just wondered was €800 normal for a big service
That analogy doesn't stand up.They only see BMWs so chances are they are more likely to be aware of likely problems, future problems, and have seen more of the current problems before. If I had a heart problem I would rather see the medical consultant who fixes 30 hearts a week than one who sees 1 heart, 15 stomachs etc
thats just wrong though, car's are increasingly like big computers with engines, and the software is different for them all. A back street mechanice wont have the same diagnostic tools as a main dealer (or a bmw specialist for that matter)That analogy doesn't stand up.
It would be accurate if you were Chinese and want to see a heart specialist who only treats Chinese people, since there may be particular heart problems that are more common amongst Chinese people, as opposed to a heart specialist who treats people of any ethnicity.
Mechanics all have access to the same diagnostic tools and all cars are basically the same.
Any good mechanic will have the same diagnostic tools. The manufacturers are obliged to make them available. They don't have to be a specialist.thats just wrong though, car's are increasingly like big computers with engines, and the software is different for them all. A back street mechanice wont have the same diagnostic tools as a main dealer (or a bmw specialist for that matter)
…… which is just as well.Any good mechanic will have the same diagnostic tools. The manufacturers are obliged to make them available. They don't have to be a specialist.
No, modern cars have a network of small sensors and small computers responsible for stuff like traction control and brakes, suspension, ride-height and tyre pressures, fuels and exhaust gases monitoring, lights, air-con, auto-dimming rear view-mirrors, etc. All of these feed data to the car's ECU which keeps control of the overall state of the vehicle and communicates with the driver. Electronics manufacturers like Samsung, AMD, Siemens and so on make all of the sensors and the componentry and the ECUs which get flashed for specific manufactures and models. It's like saying a DELL PC is different to an IBM, to a HP, etc. They're all made from the same components,in the same ways, differeing only in price and logo.thats just wrong though, car's are increasingly like big computers with engines, and the software is different for them all. A back street mechanice wont have the same diagnostic tools as a main dealer (or a bmw specialist for that matter)
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