Servicing costs

[frawdder]

1st post on the forum. I’m about to take delivery of 65 plate X3 20d, it’s a couple of months old with 2k on the clock and I’m looking to keep it for 4 years (maybe 5). It doesn’t have a service plan but looking into taking out the 5 year plan @ £680. Just trying to work out if it’s cost effective.

I’ve been checking the forums but still can’t get a handle on what the service schedule would be, read so many conflicting opinions. With the mileage I do I expect the 1st service @ 2 years and the 2nd service @ 4 years.

@ 2 years will this be an oil/oil filter/pollen filter/brake fluid.
@ 4 years will this be an Inspection I (including oil and filters) and brake fluid.

When does the air and fuel filters get changed?

Looking to price these up so I can compare to service deal.

[X5Sport]

Some dealers don't change either of them if they can get away with it!  Plenty of reports on line of neither filter being replaced for 60,000 miles.

[frawdder]

Thanks for the info x5sport. Might just skip the service plan as it looks like you only ever get 2 services in the 5 years/50K. I will look to get an oil change at local indi 1st and 3rd year (without service reset) and get inspection/break fluid at dealers 2nd/4th.

Anyone got a recent price for inspection service and brake fluid change from dealers?

[Pinewood]

@frawdder -  i took the 5 year maintenance package at a cost of £680. Like yours,  my car was a year old with only 3500 miles on the clock. It also came with the remainder of the 2 year warranty.
I bought it because i had the money ready and also managed to secure a £1k discount on the car,  with the maint package.
I used it as a bargaining tool at the last moment when they would only drop the price by £250.
The bottom line is it's probably not going to pay for itself,  but i will have a lot of goodwill from. BMW for the next 5 years if anything major were to fail on the car.
Also as X5Sport says -  i will be getting an oil/oil fillter change years 1 and 3 from my trusted indy.