Cost of an E39 oil filter in the US from a dealer if you have a BMW-CCA card:- about $9 - UK 6.22 gbp, so about the same.
BMW synthetic oil. US $3.25 a quart. UK 11.70 a litre. So about 6 times the price.
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20 years ago
More BMW servicing prices rip-offs
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20 years ago
you obviously havent seen the exchange rate recently!!
6.22gbp is approx $11.20!!- Vote on answer
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20 years ago
True, but allowing a margin for the discount offered by CCA membership, it's not *quite* so bad.
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20 years ago
£5.70/litre at Costco - so only 3 times the US. I bought mine last week ready for the upcoming Inspection I.
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20 years ago
Which make and grade was this? The BMW stuff is Castrol, and I've not seen it locally.
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20 years ago
I think we did this conversation before :)
Last time the car had an oil service, I was given a 1 litre bottle of Mobil
- I asked if that is what they used as I'd read that it should be Castrol. His exact words were "the M5 uses Castrol, the rest use Mobil 1". He also showed me the 50 gallon drum of Mobil 1 in the corner of the workshop.
So, I've bought 9 litres of 0W-40 Mobil 1 for £52.