I don’t get why people trip about the oil changes. I drive a normal old car and full synthetic changes at valvoline are $100. Not really that much of a difference
For most cars yeah a normal place is fine. I take my daily Impreza to a generic shop for its oil changes. There’s a few reasons I take my BMWs to a BMW specific Indy shop: the people are more passionate about the car and have more knowledge about the specific engine, what oils you can run in it, etc. I’ve also always had better services and experience in general. Also the more high-end of a car you buy the more the location of its services matters for resale value; not as much for a BMW, but a Porsche or a Ferrari will look better to a potential buyer if it was serviced by a place that works on those cars rather than a Valvoline.
The problem shouldn’t be oil change costs. It’s when these cars age they will show it. And people get sticker shock when they get their first bill. Yes you can DIY but many cannot. And rely on shops. If so. Bare minimum expect $1,000+ bill every time. Not kidding, some can be cheaper. Others can be far more expensive. At the end of the day it’s still a bmw. I’ve had 4.
And that’s true. I’d rather pay for the oil changes and the transmission services now to try to prolong the car’s condition as long as I can for those later years whether I own the car long or not.
Maintenance in my country for a BMW won't cost you more than 400 euros. Ofcourse the bigger your car, the bigger that price tag is gonna get but for 1-3 series you're looking at somewhere around 500 euros which is really reasonable.
Can’t really say. It had brand new brakes when I bought it, and they were going to be due in a few months after I traded in the car so I avoided that cost. But probably around $1,800 was what I was quoted if I remember.
I live in NJ, just bought a 24' 230i XDrive, I fill up using Shell's 93 premium V-Power Nitro+ fuel of course it's the most expensive. On the way home from work I saw it was $4.35. $1.18 more than Shells regular, pretty ridiculous.
@@StealthyG42 I've seen prices of $6.999 for 91 octane in cali. That extra 9/10 cent adds extra insult on top of an already abysmal price. I also don't know if it's a cali thing or just where I've been in cali but I have yet to see 93 octane.
@@J.PC.Designs yeah it sucks that you guys don’t have 93 octane and the fact that the price of gas for you guys is so high. Im just mad at the fact that i have to pay over a $1 more a gallon for 93 compared to 87 and obviously i can afford it, i just wish it was 40-70 cents more instead of over a dollar, but we definitely have it better than you guys which is something I can’t be mad about.
I don’t get why people trip about the oil changes. I drive a normal old car and full synthetic changes at valvoline are $100. Not really that much of a difference
For most cars yeah a normal place is fine. I take my daily Impreza to a generic shop for its oil changes. There’s a few reasons I take my BMWs to a BMW specific Indy shop: the people are more passionate about the car and have more knowledge about the specific engine, what oils you can run in it, etc. I’ve also always had better services and experience in general. Also the more high-end of a car you buy the more the location of its services matters for resale value; not as much for a BMW, but a Porsche or a Ferrari will look better to a potential buyer if it was serviced by a place that works on those cars rather than a Valvoline.
Most of these cost can be deducted by doing it all yourself. Labor cost add up pretty quick
Great video, straight to the point and clear spoken 👍
Appreciated!!
Great video brother,Planning to get a 440i B58 for N55 still thinking
The B58 was such an awesome engine when I had it! Go for it!!
The problem shouldn’t be oil change costs. It’s when these cars age they will show it. And people get sticker shock when they get their first bill. Yes you can DIY but many cannot. And rely on shops. If so. Bare minimum expect $1,000+ bill every time. Not kidding, some can be cheaper. Others can be far more expensive. At the end of the day it’s still a bmw. I’ve had 4.
And that’s true. I’d rather pay for the oil changes and the transmission services now to try to prolong the car’s condition as long as I can for those later years whether I own the car long or not.
Maintenance in my country for a BMW won't cost you more than 400 euros. Ofcourse the bigger your car, the bigger that price tag is gonna get but for 1-3 series you're looking at somewhere around 500 euros which is really reasonable.
@@tunod- I always usually had 5 series BMWs. Those things can get pricey lol
How about brakes?
Can’t really say. It had brand new brakes when I bought it, and they were going to be due in a few months after I traded in the car so I avoided that cost. But probably around $1,800 was what I was quoted if I remember.
Don’t live in cali, you pay too much on gas
CT based here, it’s not much better than Cali.
I live in NJ, just bought a 24' 230i XDrive, I fill up using Shell's 93 premium V-Power Nitro+ fuel of course it's the most expensive. On the way home from work I saw it was $4.35. $1.18 more than Shells regular, pretty ridiculous.
@@StealthyG42 I've seen prices of $6.999 for 91 octane in cali. That extra 9/10 cent adds extra insult on top of an already abysmal price. I also don't know if it's a cali thing or just where I've been in cali but I have yet to see 93 octane.
@@J.PC.Designs yeah it sucks that you guys don’t have 93 octane and the fact that the price of gas for you guys is so high. Im just mad at the fact that i have to pay over a $1 more a gallon for 93 compared to 87 and obviously i can afford it, i just wish it was 40-70 cents more instead of over a dollar, but we definitely have it better than you guys which is something I can’t be mad about.
Go fill up ur tank here i. Holland.. its 2,40 dollar a liter. Thats 9.00 to 10.00 a gallon