Re: One month for an oil change appointment

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Re: One month for an oil change appointment

Scott Dorsey

20 Aug 2008 01:48

>Today I phoned my local BMW agent for an oil change on my X 5. I put
>less than 5K miles a year, I do an extra oil change (before the
>inspection lights come on). The earliest date they could give me in
>September 28, that is more than a month away...I realize oil change is
>not an urgent repair, but one month is a little long to wait?

So go buy a filter and some oil. The X5 has enough clearance you can
probably just do it on the curb without even putting it up on ramps.

>What are the experiences of this group?

You can change your own oil in ten minutes flat, and when you do it
yourself you know that the oil and filter really HAVE been changed,
and you don't have to wait for a month for an appointment or pay some
crazy fee. Try it, it's a lot less work than making the appointment
and waiting for the mechanic to get around to it.
--scott

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gw	19 Aug 2008 21:13
Today I phoned my local BMW agent for an oil change on my X 5. I put less than 5K miles a year, I do an extra oil change (before the inspection lights come on). The earliest date they could give me in September 28, that is more than a month away...I realize oil change is not an urgent repair, but one month is a little long to wait? What are the experiences of this group? george

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