Milestone Today

[WIDEOPN-X5]

My wife called me just after she arrived at work this morning and said that our 2013 F25 X3 is on 99 993km:=):

On her way home this evening she will clock out of MP and the great unknown begins. This will be my first BMW owned out of MP and I hope that the servicing costs continue to be at 0.28c/km that it has been for the first 100 000km.

Here's to the next 100 000km:rollsmile:

 

[r0ckf1re]

100k in 2 years :yikes:

 

[Dewald Basson]

100k in 2 years :yikes:

:cartel:


That is hectic, your service costs are going to go up :sorry:

 

[WIDEOPN-X5]

100k in 2 years :yikes:

Yup, I do serious mileage. The upside is that 95% of that mileage is freeway driving rather than stop start city driving. Another upside is the payback I get from SARS each year for my detailed logbook:ty:

I bought the car as a demo on 6 981km from SMG in 'Maritzborough:=):

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100k in 2 years :yikes:

:cartel:


That is hectic, your service costs are going to go up :sorry:

Dewald, what would you say I should expect to be looking for increasing? I have the rebate I get from SARS on my logbook "ringfenced" for servicing costs (this year was R23 000) and the mileage will reduce dramatically from December because my wife will drive the car full time and will then do 20km's a day to and from work.

The obvious downside there is that the car won't be doing the long freeway hauls with all lubes and engine oil getting up to temperature which I now is one of the big killers for "town cars"; the engine and oils never get up to temperature

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D M Oram - Service Costs for BMW X3 - WIDEOPN-ZN

Cost
Service - 19/11/2013 12772 km - Basic Service R 1 338.38

Service - 27/02/2014 27393 km - Oil Service R 4 993.39

Service - 24/06/2014 41572 km - Oil Service + Rear brake pads R 3 364.52

Service - 16/10/2014 55880 km - Oil Service + Front Brake Rotors R 7 986.42

Service - 09/02/2015 68935 km - Oil Service + Wiper Blades (R1075.00) R 3 466.49

Service - 07/04/2015 78667 km - Oil Service + Rear brake pads R 4 154.77

Service - 06/07/2015 92337 km - Oil Service R 2 237.71



Total Cost R 26 203.30 = R 0.28 / km


Here's the spreadsheet I created from MP printout detailing full costs during my ownership (this excludes tyres which I have replaced twice at R14 000 for a set 19" Goodyear Excellence split size)

 

[Quick///M]

Wow you drive a lot ! Strong cars though bit expensive out of plan

 

[r0ckf1re]

If you keeping the mileage down then you should be fine.

A service a year is not to bad.

 

[Dewald Basson]

It is the dampers, rubber mounts and bushes, that get expensive other than that it will be as you posted above.

Things you check when you do inspection 1 & 2 services, longer wearing parts.

 

[Ricky318i]

You haven't used the full potential of the motorplan.
My motorplan history is much much longer than that!

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[Mamboza]

My wife's x3 f25 2.0d is getting closer to 70k km. Will be watching ur maintenance regime closely to learn what u do as we dont plan to extend motorplan

 

[Richard H]

My wife's X3 f25 2.0d is now at 110000km, nothing to worry about, just oil, brakes and filters.