Service & Valuation thoughts?
 

Hi All, a couple questions,

Firstly, i have recently renewed ins with Classicline which gives me the guaranteed value, i just need to get an accurate valuation. Has anyone else done this recently & where pls? My Cesil :

1st reg 11/08/04
72,700 Miles, FSH, all BMW apart from one in 2013
8 Owners
Black 1M Wheels
Agency Power rear exhaust box
KSport big brake kit with EBC Bluestuff pads
Porsche/Brembo rear 4 pot caliper conversion
Alloy rear strut brace
Carbon SMG paddles
Power flex rear subframe bushes and outer TCAs
Rear PDC Xenons
AC/Climate
Comfort windscreen
Build plaque

Secondly, wanted to know thoughts on what service to get carried out, history as follows:

Service history.
PDi 11-8-04
Running in service 11-10-04,1520 miles BMW
Oil service 11-1-06,11576 miles BMW
Inspection 1 26-3-07,22731 miles BMW
Oil service 29-4-08,33778 miles BMW
Inspection 2 1-4-09,47473 miles BMW
Oil service 13-4-11,61142 miles BMW
Oil change 6-10-12,66822 miles BMW
Inspection 2 13-4-13, 68568 miles SCC PERFORMANCE. (st Albans)

Currant mileage, 72,700, car will be garaged over winter, where & when would you get serviced (main dealer or specialist)?, now or in the spring? & what service would you have done baring in mind the last Insp 2 was non main dealer?
My local Stealer didn't fill me with confidence when i popped in to ask about servicing costs & i was quite shocked to hear an Insp 2 comes in at £1250 !!

By the way, absolutely loving the car, will be at Silverstone for the touring cars this weekend with it.

Thanks in advance.

Personally I would service at BMW, but a decent one. I have used Elms and they know their stuff.

No expert, but recently been in the market.

I would say value of around £35,000 for insurance purposes, bit less come actual sale.

£1250 sounds a bit rich for an inspection 2. I believe many main dealers offer lower rates on older cars. My CSL had an inspection 2 at Lloyds of Carlisle (original supplying dealer) for £800 IIRC this included VAT.

Was this recently? Had no idea they varied that much!

Current (Sumer 2014) ‘CSL’ recommended (BMW UK) Dealer Servicing Costs:
Oil Service: £169
Inspection I: £669
Inspection II: £989

So BMW main dealer at around £1000 or Gareth & Damien at Bartletts?? Looks like i'm going to be travelling as nothing much my way in Somerset!

August 2014

IIRC Inspection 2 is £799 all in @ Elms, 'CSL' recommended (BMW UK) Dealer... even less if you bring your own engine oil :smokin:

Is that Elms Cambridge? Would you get done before or after putting away for the winter?
I am in Somerset but happen to be in Cambridge this Monday / Tuesday so could pop in for a chat, anyone particular i need to speak too?

The servicing cost above are those recommended by BMW UK, individual Dealers can however adhere to the recommendation or go their own way, hence the discrepancy in pricing.

I had an Inspection I carried out earlier this week at Williams Manchester (for convenience) now put away for the winter, will surface again in April.

If your laying it up, periodically (at least once a month) run the engine to keep the vital juices flowing, another tip; chock the wheels don't use the handbrake and you should be good to go come the Spring. :thumbs: