pbbeck Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 How much have you all paid for your major and minor services for your 12RTs? In Boston, 3.5 weeks ago, I paid $380 for the major (12K) service w/ synthetic oil. Today, in Long Beach, I was charged $455 for the minor (18K) service! I feel like while BMW was servicing my bike, the bent me over to "service the account" (to quote Carlin). I expressed my surprise at the price, and they knocked .5 hours off the bill, but still... Dare I ask what the 24K service will cost me? Link to comment
Ken H. Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Sounds all about right. Which is why a lot of us figure out how to service our own bikes! Link to comment
smiller Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 How much have you all paid for your major and minor services for your 12RTs?I've owned an earlier version RT for about 10 years but I don't recall any routine service amounting to more than 50 bucks or so, or whatever the oil or parts cost. What Ken said. Attend your nearest tech day the next time one forms up and save thousands of dollars over the life of your bike. Link to comment
JayW Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I have come to the conclusion that money can be saved without putting anything at undue risk. I don't think the computer needs to be checked for codes every 6K, and much of my last service was check this and check that. Next time I am going to see if they will just adjust the valves, since I do my own oil changes and am certainly capable of looking at the brake linings, making sure the tire pressure is OK, etc, etc. Jay Link to comment
Albert Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I just picked mine up after having the 6k service done. I don't have the bill in front of me but it was around $230.00 which I thought was reasonable. Link to comment
BobsST Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I just picked up my ST yesterday from the 6K service. $247.00. Comparing service costs to the old Duc makes me a happy guy. Link to comment
dyvking Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 How much have you all paid for your major and minor services for your 12RTs? In Boston, 3.5 weeks ago, I paid $380 for the major (12K) service w/ synthetic oil. Today, in Long Beach, I was charged $455 for the minor (18K) service! I feel like while BMW was servicing my bike, the bent me over to "service the account" (to quote Carlin). I expressed my surprise at the price, and they knocked .5 hours off the bill, but still... Dare I ask what the 24K service will cost me? My 12k yesterday was about $350. As I recall, my 6k was under $200. Link to comment
Angel Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 My 6k Service was $299.92 for a "Deluxe oil change" (Oil change and "check this, check that"). FYI: Won't happen again... I'll learn what I need to know to tackle what I can do at home eg. fluid changes and minor adjustments. (Going to my 1st tech day 8/12). I'll go to the dealer only if the users on this forum suggest it. Lots of folks on this list have a great deal of experience... I have learned (and continue to learn) a great deal about wrenching BMW's from people posting on this forum. So, here's to ya and thanks for saving me some money... Link to comment
Albert Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Essentially my plan as well. I plan on letting the dealer do the first year's work both to keep up with software updates and to let me get the requisite information and any special tools I may need. After that I'll probably let them do the 2 year inspection as this includes the ABS fluid changes. I enjoy working on my bikes (except changing tires). Link to comment
pbbeck Posted August 4, 2006 Author Share Posted August 4, 2006 My 12k yesterday was about $350. As I recall, my 6k was under $200. I paid essentially the same as you for the first two services. That's why I was so shocked at the cost of the 18K. I guess since the 6K and 18K are both refered to as "minor services," then they should cost the same. Stupid assumption on my part. Link to comment
beemerfan Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 BMW has standard times (FRU) for standard service activities like the 6k, 12k, etc. service. In every dealer I've visited, I could multiply their shop rate by the BMW standard, add parts, and know exactly what I was going to pay. My 12k service was just a little over $250 and worked out just like I stated above (it was itemized on the bill). If the shop rate where you went wasn't really high, then maybe your service included an activity like brake system service, which I've heard is a major cost item. It also isn't part of the standard mileage service. Link to comment
RoadJunkie Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 It sounds to me like people are getting surprised by the amount of the invoice once the work is completed. I always ask up front what the cost is estimated to be and insist on a call before the price is increased. This forum is great to get a comparative indication of the cost of service and if the estimate is too high, run. Link to comment
smiller Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 It sounds to me like people are getting surprised by the amount of the invoice once the work is completed.Hey, I'm surprised to hear how much this stuff costs, period. Link to comment
Angel Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Ultimately, I think what it boils down to is the per hour rate for the wrench (labor). Materials may fluctuate some... e.g., the cost of oil misc nuts and bolts But the hourly rate for the tech is where ya get "serviced" According to my itemized reciept for the 6k service Total labor cost was 247.50 and hours spent 3.30 Hows $75/hour compare to what others are paying? Link to comment
IanW Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I had my 10,000km service done in Australia, the service took 2.3 hours to complete, the rate was $85.00 AU per hour. Ian Link to comment
Redbrick Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 6,000 mile service cost $365.00 w/synthetic oil....(5 qts charged for)...$258.00 in labor, rest parts of course.... Surprised at variance in cost across the country........ Phil.........Redbrick Link to comment
Jon_M Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 6,000 mile service cost $365.00 w/synthetic oilWow. Mine was around $250, including non-synth oil. Link to comment
JohnBeaven Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 In Perth my 10000km service took 2.8hrs at $75 per hour. Total bill came to about $300. Link to comment
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