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| 8 Series (E31) General discussion and technical help for all year 8 series cars. |
06-12-2007, 05:48 PM
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Name: nepor
Title: United Newb
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Join Date: Jun 2007
User not setup in Rate My Car. Click here to set it up. Your Ride: 1993 3.8 M5
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850CSi Servicing Costs
Hi guys, thinking of moving up from my E34 3.8 M5 to an 850CSi - quite rare here in the UK.
I'm hearing some horrible things about service costs, but then I heard some horrible things about the M5 and it's been "ok".
Can anyone give their insights?
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06-12-2007, 06:06 PM
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Name: 3050rpm
Title: Member
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Join Date: Jul 2006
User not setup in Rate My Car. Click here to set it up. Your Ride: 1995 325i
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No direct experience, believe me, but I can only imagine that they'd ask for a statement of net worth before giving you an appointment, and even if you didn't send one in, they'd charge you what they think they can extract from you. I may be a bit crazy and foggy in the memory, but I think I came across something a few years back, maybe in one of the better car magazines, that said a major service cost $1200. Certainly check this out further, I imagine the pricing has more to do with the model of car rather than the actual work done it (he said cynically). |
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06-12-2007, 06:08 PM
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Name: Dudesky
Title: Run Far
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Your Ride: E39 530iA
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Stick around, there's a guy here (TerryY) who can give you some advice. He usually checks in at least every other day or so.
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06-12-2007, 11:02 PM
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Name: TerryY
Title: Senior Member
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Join Date: May 2005
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Pop on over to www.clube31.net
About half of the members are UK based and will quite happily discuss the cost of ownership as well as the best places to find one in the UK.
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06-13-2007, 01:28 AM
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Name: stevo
Title: Senior Member
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: West Yorkshire UK
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I don't know which part of the uk you are from but if you take a look at this website you will find a link to reccomended garages throughout the uk based on service and cost.
http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/bmw.html |
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07-26-2007, 07:25 AM
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Name: D Nasty
Title: United Newb
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: boogie down trenton
User not setup in Rate My Car. Click here to set it up. Your Ride: 87 M6 89 635 95 ti 88 944
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Originally Posted by nepor
Hi guys, thinking of moving up from my E34 3.8 M5 to an 850CSi - quite rare here in the UK.
I'm hearing some horrible things about service costs, but then I heard some horrible things about the M5 and it's been "ok".
Can anyone give their insights?
Thanks!
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Well the 850 has 2 of evrything so double the parts cost and then some from the M5. And if you get a csi ad a least another 15% on top for all the parts over the M5 |
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07-26-2007, 11:55 AM
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Name: bill@bimmerclinic.com
Title: United Newb
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: nj
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Coming from a e34 M5 your wallet should already be broken in  850csi is Hotness!
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07-26-2007, 02:44 PM
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Name: denyo77
Title: REINHEITSGEBOT
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Germany
Your Ride: 1988 325i Touring
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I love that E34 M5 the only good E34
I'd buy it but then again I really can't pay for THAT thing in Germany
must cost like a gazillion in parts...
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