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    Posted: 30-June-2008 at 13:50
Last Green light disappeared on the way to Moffat. So far we have :

Parks Glasgow £602.56 (I checked they had heard Insp I not II and that we were talking about an E36 and not anything more modern...)

Newmarket Engineering (Stirling) £364.25 (Seems realistic and they come highly recommended)

BMW Car Specialists Ibrox £188.00 (Sounds awffy cheap?)

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 Well I have to ask , have you asked Davie at BM motors
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BMW Car Specialists Ibrox £188.00

 

Does sound  cheap,but its only a oil change and filter and a going over,so maybe they price it more like an interim service

Maybe worth seeing if there is anyway of seeing there Inspection sheet first to compare with dealer checks

 

And what oil do they use?

 

 
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Interesting p.o.v. Pete - I asked a BMW specialist for an Insp I quote so I can only go on the assumption that I would get the full Insp I checklist. He did state that for M cars they had to use the dearer Oil so the quote was higher than their advertised 'standard rate'.

The Stirling mob actively got out the service schedule and checked the items expected of them for an Insp I before quoting.
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Dunc,

Guy in Ibrox only uses gen BM parts and oils. I checked this when he did my 330 (i paid £141 which sounded too cheap also - he did'nt charge a 6 cly premium and used Shell Helix fully synth oil).

Only thing he did'nt do in the price was change microfilter.

As i reported previously i was more than pleased with the work, service and explainations. Like you i went there over Davie just for convenience as i had some business in the city.
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It's worth pointing out that the main difference between an oil service, insp I and insp II is just time.  Indeed, even half the cost of an oil service is time since the oil and filters should come in around £50.

I don't recall any additional bits being changed as part of the inspection criteria.

I'd guess what we are seeing above is the difference between £100+/hr for the dealer, £50/hr at Stirling and a good bit less at Ibrox for a 4 hour inspection.  Incidentally Dunk, do all quotes include VAT?
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Originally posted by Chas C Chas C wrote:

It's worth pointing out that the main difference between an oil service, insp I and insp II is just time.  Indeed, even half the cost of an oil service is time since the oil and filters should come in around £50.

 

Dont forget a BMW Insp 2 also has

Spark plugs
Fuel filter
Air filter
BMW Approved Differential oil
BMW approved Gear box oil

 

so that would be slighly more than just extra labour charge compared to Insp 1
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Found this on there site Dunk so sounds genuine

 

All servicing is carried out is in accordance with the manufactures service schedule. We only fit BMW service parts and use manufactures grade oil. This allows us to stamp your service book and protect the manufactures warranty.
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That seems a great price!  Iv been quoted £160 for just an oil service on mine.

Would be interesting to see how much an Inspection II is, from other forums Iv heard people paying anything from £650 to £1200 (!!).

Out of interest Dunc, many miles has the GT done?
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Dunc,

"awffy cheap"
as my old mammy used to say if something sounds too good to be true then it normally is

why don't you speak to Davy and see if he'll do it on a sat morn
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What all does the inspection I involve on the e36?
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http://www.bimmerzone.com/inspection.htm

 

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Thanks Stephen, you dont happen to know Glen C (bigman) from Elgin - he runs a Security company...

From what I can see, there'll only be £70/80 on parts, so still leaving a decent amount for a few hours labour.  And it gets the book stamped!
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AFAIK BMW Indp't Specialists use genuine BMW parts...Ask to see the parts beforehand and also a checklist of all work to be carried out during inspection.

One word of advice would be to make sure its a like for like inspection mate...



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Originally posted by bryce86 bryce86 wrote:

Thanks Stephen, you dont happen to know Glen C (bigman) from Elgin - he runs a Security company...

the only security company i'm aware of is Tower Security, is that him?  or do you mean security as in bouncers?  i have one who bounces part-time as a neighbour, his day job is to do with double-glazing, doesn't have a bm though, he's got an astra vxr

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Originally posted by Tiko Tiko wrote:

One word of advice would be to make sure its a like for like inspection mate...
yup, agreed, they could cut corners which reflects the low price...

Originally posted by stevie53 stevie53 wrote:

why don't you speak to Davy and see if he'll do it on a sat morn
no harm asking, pretty sure he would accommodate to suit, and you have the peace of mind knowing it's done right IMO
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Moray security is his company I think, he's had numerous M3s, and had my CSL just before me for a month.  Got a supercharged Jeep now

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Originally posted by bryce86 bryce86 wrote:

That seems a great price!  Iv been quoted £160 for just an oil service on mine.

Would be interesting to see how much an Inspection II is, from other forums Iv heard people paying anything from £650 to £1200 (!!).

Out of interest Dunc, many miles has the GT done?


104k miles on the GT

Insp II just under £1k from a dealer for me (checked when I chuckled at their £600+ insp I quotes...)

Insp I on M3 includes valve clearance check and new spark plugs as well as the usual checking gubbins. Estimated at 5hours.
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