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cvt · 01-03-2008, 03:53 PM

i understand if it's a weekend car or a lease (which 85% of all bimmers are)then having to change the oil once a year isn't too bad. i understand they use very good syn oil on all their cars. but as a general commuter that racks good hard miles....ehhh...i dunno. unless you know you're trading up in 3 years i guess it's no biggie.

when i was shopping for a 335i the maintinence was not such a selling point as i was going to have the oil change at least every 5K...because 15K oil changes on a TT engine i know i'm going to push every now and then is a no-no for me.

i still don't understand why an oil dip stick is not fashioned on their engines. i'd like to see the oil and the condition of it rather than have an on dash computer tell me.

i guess my point is the 'free' maintinence is not as great as people set it out to be. i would like to see what nissan's maintinence schedule is like compared to bmw's and compare side to side. i bet you get 2 sides of the spectrum...one is too excessive the other is too lacking...both set up to maximize profit.

01-03-2008, 03:53 PM	#45 (permalink)
cvt Over 100 Posts Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 120	i understand if it's a weekend car or a lease (which 85% of all bimmers are)then having to change the oil once a year isn't too bad. i understand they use very good syn oil on all their cars. but as a general commuter that racks good hard miles....ehhh...i dunno. unless you know you're trading up in 3 years i guess it's no biggie. when i was shopping for a 335i the maintinence was not such a selling point as i was going to have the oil change at least every 5K...because 15K oil changes on a TT engine i know i'm going to push every now and then is a no-no for me. i still don't understand why an oil dip stick is not fashioned on their engines. i'd like to see the oil and the condition of it rather than have an on dash computer tell me. i guess my point is the 'free' maintinence is not as great as people set it out to be. i would like to see what nissan's maintinence schedule is like compared to bmw's and compare side to side. i bet you get 2 sides of the spectrum...one is too excessive the other is too lacking...both set up to maximize profit.