E36 328i Servicing Costs..
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clonmult said:
Add me to the question as well, I'm looking around a few E36 coupes tomorrow (316, 318, 328), and the servicing costs will be interesting.
Well so far mine has cost me didlybuggerall after 13k of driving since I got it, apart from a set of tyres, one 2l thingy of oil, and a shed load of petrol.
I've been meaning to get it in for its oil service for ages, and as far as I am aware from when I spoke to BMW, a 4+ oil service was around £125.
I do, however, need to get my brake fliud changed, so I'm not entirely sure how much that'll be, however thats more my fault for continuously cooking my brakes
Hope that helps a bit?
Edited by Neil_Bolton on Thursday 29th March 11:04
I've previously owned an E36 325i which had done about 100k miles & was 10 years old. After 18 months and 25k miles of 'spirited' driving I'd managed to munch 10 Pirellis @ £65 a piece, servicing was reasonable, but I never went near the main dealers. An oil service cost me around £65 and an inspection 1 was around £180 with front brake pads included. The back box went, but I believe it was the 10 year old original, so fair play, and I broke the steering pump whilst doing a doughnut on full lock 
She generally returned around 25 mpg which I thought was more than acceptable.
All depends on driving style of course, but I would say they're very dependable with reasonable servicing costs, as always when using specialists rather than main dealers.
She generally returned around 25 mpg which I thought was more than acceptable. All depends on driving style of course, but I would say they're very dependable with reasonable servicing costs, as always when using specialists rather than main dealers.
Gompo said:
How much should I be looking at for servicing from a BMW specialist?
Can somebody give me a basic idea what's meant to be changed at each mileage/age interval (with a rough price would be much help)? How long do clutches tend to last?
Thanks, Greg.
Can somebody give me a basic idea what's meant to be changed at each mileage/age interval (with a rough price would be much help)? How long do clutches tend to last?
Thanks, Greg.
From memory, my local specialist charges £100ish for an oil service, £200ish for an Inspection 1, and £270 for an Inspection 2 - for a 6-pot between 2 and 3 litres.
You can read about what's in each service, and at what intervals they should be performed, here.
Neil_Bolton said:
clonmult said:
Add me to the question as well, I'm looking around a few E36 coupes tomorrow (316, 318, 328), and the servicing costs will be interesting.
Well so far mine has cost me didlybuggerall after 13k of driving since I got it, apart from a set of tyres, one 2l thingy of oil, and a shed load of petrol.
I've been meaning to get it in for its oil service for ages, and as far as I am aware from when I spoke to BMW, a 4+ oil service was around £125.
I do, however, need to get my brake fliud changed, so I'm not entirely sure how much that'll be, however thats more my fault for continuously cooking my brakes
Hope that helps a bit?
Edited by Neil_Bolton on Thursday 29th March 11:04
Definitely helps, it'll be an interesting set of drives tomorrow - first off is a 328 Coupe, then a 318Ti (Compact), then a 316SE Compact, and finally a 316i coupe and 318iS coupe ...
I know which one my heart says (328), but theres a boring sensible side of me that says the various 316/318 models are more "practical".
And of course, friends trying to coerce me into getting an E36 M3 don't help, doubly awkward that I figure I can afford one as well. Save the money, and get a decent holiday instead?
If I do go for a 1.6 or 1.8, I can see that I'll want to start to do some tuning though - K&N, exhaust, superchip?
Whatever you do, don't get the 1.6 - it's slower than walking. The 1.8 is better but you'll kick yourself if you don't get a six cylinder model. Try to find a 2.5 or 2.8 and put the money you were planning to spend on mods towards the extra initial asking price and insurance. Well worth it.
clonmult said:
Neil_Bolton said:
clonmult said:
Add me to the question as well, I'm looking around a few E36 coupes tomorrow (316, 318, 328), and the servicing costs will be interesting.
Well so far mine has cost me didlybuggerall after 13k of driving since I got it, apart from a set of tyres, one 2l thingy of oil, and a shed load of petrol.
I've been meaning to get it in for its oil service for ages, and as far as I am aware from when I spoke to BMW, a 4+ oil service was around £125.
I do, however, need to get my brake fliud changed, so I'm not entirely sure how much that'll be, however thats more my fault for continuously cooking my brakes
Hope that helps a bit?
Edited by Neil_Bolton on Thursday 29th March 11:04
Definitely helps, it'll be an interesting set of drives tomorrow - first off is a 328 Coupe, then a 318Ti (Compact), then a 316SE Compact, and finally a 316i coupe and 318iS coupe ...
I know which one my heart says (328), but theres a boring sensible side of me that says the various 316/318 models are more "practical".
And of course, friends trying to coerce me into getting an E36 M3 don't help, doubly awkward that I figure I can afford one as well. Save the money, and get a decent holiday instead?
If I do go for a 1.6 or 1.8, I can see that I'll want to start to do some tuning though - K&N, exhaust, superchip?
The only way a 2.8 is less practical is that its thirstier.
Other than that, you've no reason to buy anything else (insurance permitting) as its simply the best bar an M3, which as you and I both know, cost much more to run.
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