Maintenance

[jmeister]

Ladies + Gents

Is it just me, or is maintenance on Bimmers here in the UAE expensive... i am not referring to mods, just general maintenance on 'stock' (or close to stock) motors. I have friends with Peugeots and Ford Focus's, Prados, Nissan SUVs and Pajeros and none of them see the inside of a workshop as much as my car has...(not major stuff, just minor things here and there-which adds up to being expensive over the course of months)
or is it that when something goes wrong, they just dont care and wait for their 5000km service next month...
I understand my car is 2 years old already, but does everyone have the same experience?

[ahmad.alkhalil]

It is a high maintainance car to be honest... I think we all suffer from going to the garage more often than not! It's annoying but that's what makes our cars special... the fact that they are not perfect in anyway... they will drive us crazy and we pay a whole lot on them but we love them even more.

This is my third BMW and the one that is the most sensitive of the lot... I can't help but say she is my favorite, my wife disagrees :) hehe

[Ayham]

I think it's a blessing sometimes that they're high-maintenance; the best way you get to learn about them and they're very high-end engineering wise. Also, it's the perfect excuse to mod and upgrade :D Both my cars, and the late E36 325, got gutted and modded, and I will keep at it :D

But sometimes the bill hurts...However after a few clicks on the odometer it all washes away!! You'll adapt...

[SSense]

M cars specially cost high maintenance, I havent really taken my car to the garage alot but whenever I did, it did cost me a fortune.. I wouldnt take my car for minor repairs to the dealer, where they charge thrice more than any garages, but if theres something the garages are not able to do or its not their job, then I wouldnt mind taking it to the dealer.

M cars are worth every penny spent on them and I have no regrets :)

[jmeister]

my gf calls my Z4 "Jeremy's other baby"!!!:rofl:

[jmeister]

lol
its good to know i am in company regarding this. i dont think it only applies to M's either.

[Ayham]

Besides, you have the Club support now as a member. So you need to worry less ;)

[jmeister]

yeah ayham
i used to work in the motor industry so my last car, an Opel, was modded and it didnt feel risky. the net is reassuring.

[SSense]

Besides, you have the Club support now as a member. So you need to worry less ;)

35% off at Central Spare Parts ! :woot:

[Ayham]

I look at it this way:

If I'm to pay tuition fees to learn what I have come to know from experience and embarrassing situations, it'd cost me MUCH more :)

There, can't beat that logic!!

[Bruno]

i actually enjoy maintaining my BMWs... every time i learn new stuff and the biggest lesson of all is that if you don't take care of the simple wear and tear they will hunt you down later on.

[Haissam]

buy brand new with warranty (& maintenance contract) for peace of mind :D

the only issues i faced with my Z4M were:

a broken cup holder & a broken glove box fixed on warranty ---> cheap plastics
diff grinding noise fixed by changing diff oil on warranty ---> common to LSDs

but again i drove just 16,000km in 18 months so i'm not the best example..

[Nabil]

lol
its good to know i am in company regarding this. i dont think it only applies to M's either.

You are lucky! my wife thinks she is the "other" baby :rofl:

[SSense]

You are lucky! my wife thinks she is the "other" baby :rofl:

LoLz :rofl:

[jmeister]

what a cracker lol