12,000 and Annual Service at the same time

[nctarheels]

I had my bike serviced at Cape Fear BMW in Wilmington, NC. Great guys and great service. I paid $875 for both services and that included going synthetic with all the lubricating fluids. I thought it was a very fair price. Any thoughts?

[BecketMa]

If you don't like doing your own, and thought trading them $900 to do it was OK, then you're a happy camper.

How the Fall riding wx?

We're coming into peak riding season here.

Bob 00 Leaky Type

[sorchilla]

Compared to what we pay in So Cal that is a great price for the 12K service. If I could get that price out here on the left coast I wouldn't have to pester my friends for help me with servicing. The last 12K service I had @ 36K set me back nearly $2K which did included bleading and servicing the brakes.

[Voyager]

I had my bike serviced at Cape Fear BMW in Wilmington, NC. Great guys and great service. I paid $875 for both services and that included going synthetic with all the lubricating fluids. I thought it was a very fair price. Any thoughts?

That sounds like a good price as BMW service goes, but the sad part is that this amount would pay for 100,000 miles of scheduled maintenance on any one of my three 4-wheeled vehicles! That is truly depressing.

[RocketRon]

What is that......one day's work? Eight hours into $2000....= $250 / hr.?????

[razman10]

I was quoted a similar price by my local dealer too. I have decided to do it myself.

Think of it... that's almost $900 for Oil, Spark Plugs, Other Fluids, Grease, Valve Check/Adjustment and not much more. To me it doesn't seem like a fair trade.

[nctarheels]

I've seen the mechanical works that are done by my hands, and it is usually not a pretty sight :histerica ....Spark plugs and oil are not a problem, it's the valve checking I wouldn't trust me with...

[zippy_gg]

I've seen the mechanical works that are done by my hands, and it is usually not a pretty sight :histerica ....Spark plugs and oil are not a problem, it's the valve checking I wouldn't trust me with...Does your annual include flushing the brakes and clutch? Does it also include flushing the coolant? These tasks are time consuming and would warrant what you paid.

[nctarheels]

Yes they did flush and change the break fluid and the coolant.

[razman10]

At the end of the day, it's like Bob said:

If you don't like doing your own, and thought trading them $900 to do it was OK, then you're a happy camper.Then it was worth it!
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