How much?

Strewth! Why do people buy the things?

Chris

Because if you don't go to the dealer the parts are reasonable and available in plentiful supply from a multitude of sources :-)

For a long time BMW were very keen on their parts pricing. Ten years ago I needed 6 spark plugs for my old 325i and the choice at Halfords weighed in at £20 for 4, so two packs and two spare. Wondered into the BM dealer, not very hopeful, and they did them individually at £3 each.

I was left spitting teeth when I was charged £9 for a Mahle oil filter at Joe Soap Garages Ltd as I was too busy to do the oil change one time. Dealer OEM were £3.50.

I've lost track of how many times I've been in and bought a bag of assorted clips, connectors and the like and still had change for sweets.

However, in the last few years there's been a steady price rise year on year, alongside parts for new models being a whack above the price for the old one (like the brake discs above) which is a shame.

How exactly did they justify £740 ??

I'd guess the majority of new are bought by companies who can offset servicing etc against tax.

OEM parts like brakes for BMW are decent value - and changing them is an easy DIY job.

130 quid an hour labour, and incredibly slow mechanics. And someone has to pay for the pretty girls running around the waiting room with free coffee while you lounge in a designer leather arm chair. And the 'free' car valet. And collecting and delivering it back - or taking you to the station, etc.

Leased, and the lease companies won't be paying anything _close_ to that.

In article , Dave Plowman (News) scribeth thus

Where I take the Audisaurus its 30 quid an hour but if you want Tea then you have to make the mechanics some, and Nope neither of them look like dolly birds;(...

Incredible. I'm sure that you can find a 'whole' bmw for that price on ebay, including the brakes...

Could be. Interesting to know what they do pay - although many new cars are sold with servicing included for a few years anyway.

You'd think with the high prices the private punter pays the service would be perfect. I found the exact opposite. If the main dealer could con you into paying even more, they would. Or not do things you'd paid for. As soon as the car was old enough that a FMDSH wouldn't make any difference I changed to an independant. Who not only was far cheaper, but honest *and* did the work properly.

I like the bit: "plus reset computer to suit". The computer is supposed to help us making life easier, not creating more headache and need of extra work. So if there was no computer for this function, it would be cheaper? Just look at the disc once a while ffs.

The car mentioned does have a servicing contract with BMW.

I suppose most don't include wear parts like brakes. The high price is just them clawing back some of the money they've 'lost' on 'free' servicing, then.