BMW's Complimentary Holiday Travel Check

[ChefDJ]

Has anyone here been for this?

I have heard it advertised on radio and I also received an email about it.

Apparently you can book your car in for a complimentary "once-over" before your long journeys to make sure everything is fine under the hood, chassis etc. Also, you get 12 months courtesy roadside assistance as part of the offer.

Is there a catch? Is it worth the time and effort?

I generally stay far away from BMW dealer workshops but I think it might be interesting to see what they pick up on, if anything.

 

[Nick]

We do it here at Hyundai also i think.

There is always something your car needs, from brakes to wiper blades to globes.
So they will find something to sell you.

 

[ChefDJ]

There's an annoying clicking sound from the right front suspension that I might get them to find, then repair myself

 

[individj]

yes i think they will definitely find something that needs replacing but as you said Chef if there is no catch & they diagnose then its pretty cool..they must just check without driving the vehicle off the premises:RedNo:

 

[ChefDJ]

Yeah, see you need to "book" it in which means leave it there for the day.

Hmmm...

 

[KarshS]

They want to make you paranoid before your journey so you can fork out money

 

[Blankman]

I did this check last year - did a F1 service (diagnostics with no wash) took about 15min I think.


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[KarshS]

I did this check last year - did a F1 service (diagnostics with no wash) took about 15min I think.


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15 min to drain oil :slow:

 

[Blankman]

I did this check last year - did a F1 service (diagnostics with no wash) took about 15min I think.


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15 min to drain oil :slow:

Lol - but in all seriousness all they did was give the vehicle a once over while my wife had a coffee


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[Woodies]

Just booked mine in for Friday. They said they basically check fluid levels etc, suspension, tyres, battery and seat belts?? yes, seat belts??
O well, will let you know how it went when I get it back. Car was only serviced 3 weeks ago, so will be fun to see what the find. Got a strange knock on suspension, so hopefully they find that too.
Thanks for posting the info about this free check up.

 

[DeadbeatFM]

My car is going for a regular service tomorrow and they offered it to me as an additional service... surely these things would be checked during a normal service in any case...

 

[Karthik]

I need to make this booking, I want my car inspected but don't have the bucks, Gonna feel so poor if they tell me that there's a lot of things that need fixing though

Are you guys hundred percent sure there's no catch? Like you supposed to have bought your car from BMW?

 

[peanut125i]

I did it and two weeks later my car had a new engine. Under plan tho obviously.

 

[ChefDJ]

I did it and two weeks later my car had a new engine. Under plan tho obviously.

 

[individj]

:roflol:

 

[sash]

I need to make this booking, I want my car inspected but don't have the bucks, Gonna feel so poor if they tell me that there's a lot of things that need fixing though

Are you guys hundred percent sure there's no catch? Like you supposed to have bought your car from BMW?

New rims...?

 

[Woodies]

Just got car back from Cedar Isle. A bit of waste of time really, they checked the real basics. Tyre pressure, coolant, oil. Might get a free car wash if your lucky, but I didn't feel like waiting then getting stuck in a hail storm. Good service from Cedar Isle, better than what I'm used to in Cape Town.
They couldn't find the "suspension knock" issue I was hearing. I managed to go for a ride with the technician and then he heard it, booked in for Monday again. R825 to give a proper check and report back.
If your near a BMW dealer and its easy to drop off and collect, do it (free coffee and car wash). Otherwise not really worth it.

 

[peanut125i]

My car is going on Monday. At least it's a free wash a coffee as you say. Though the coffee at autobahn is crap.

 

[peanut125i]

Well they phoned and said car is ready. Oil change was due in 4500km but they have done it now so for me was definitely worth sending my car in.

 

[Yulz9081]

So the catch not mentioned in the mail is that you need to do an oil service with them as well to received the 12 months roadside assistance :thumbdo: