07-21-2015, 09:09 AM | #1 |
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After a long road trip over the weekend I have found myself at the 1400 mile mark. Due to my experience over at the Audi section of my dealership, I was expecting to call today, drop the car off this afternoon and pick it up tomorrow as this is a fairly easy service to perform. Upon calling today, they can't fit me in until Wednesday of next week.
I am going on another trip this weekend and coupling that with normal commuting I will likely be over 2000 miles by the time the service is performed. Now I don't think I will be doing serious damage by continuing to drive but this is pretty ridiculous to not be able to have a simple service done on short notice with a quick turnaround. Perhaps I was spoiled by my SA at Audi and this is how things normally work. Am I doing damage here if I can't force them into taking my car sooner? Am I expecting too much from a dealer my family has purchased many high-end cars from in the past? I won't mention the total amount but it is not insubstantial so I don't think special treatment is out of the question. |
07-21-2015, 09:22 AM | #2 |
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The time frame for appointment scheduling for this service with BMW seems appropriate. With previous vehicles (other makes), I too have been able to have quicker turnaround.
With my F80, the process has been a little different. I have identified the "best" SA at my local dealer and am willing to wait the extra week for his assistance. You will be ok at 2000, but make sure your appointment is scheduled right after your trip. They need to flush the mechanical breakdown products, do oil change, change differential, and unleash LC.
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07-21-2015, 09:29 AM | #3 |
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I think this is par for the course. I dont think you're gonna have issues at all with the car. I had the same experience though. I hit 1150 and though I'd call and take it right in. Nope, a week later..1500 miles haha. I imagine BMW's much higher volume, and the included service packages to boot, we are getting about the best case scenario. I live in Austin and we only have one dealer, so they are crazy busy. I imagine things are a bit better in an area like Houston with like 5 dealers!
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At my dealer we usually do this service while the customer waits if they do not want to leave it. Takes about an hour as long as they do not have a list of other things/complaints. The 1,200 mile service does not take long at all |
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The remark about the "flush" was in reference to the oil and differential fluid change.
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I work for BMW so I see this type of stuff on a daily basis. A 2 day oil change is a killer as far as customer satisfaction is in most cases and usually get slammed on a survey because of it. The dealer should be prepared. I think the first 1200 mile service we ever did there was a drain plug issue since you need a new plug on some cars because the oil filter kit does not come with a replaceable washer and you really are not supposed to reuse the old one. We made sure that did not happen again. |
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It is a quick service, so call around, and you should be able to schedule an in-and-out with another dealer not too far away. a
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If you want, take a ride out to CT to my dealer. PM me for details. |
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