Average Maintenance Fees?

[dubiousONE]

Greetings all, I'm new to this forum and new to BMW.

What is the average cost for maintenance after the 4 year/ 50K mile free maintenance expires?

Oil change?
Inspection 1?
Inspection 2?
Brakes and rotors change?
Tire replacement?
Timing belt changes?

And.. any other maintance that I have left out?

Thank You all for your help!

[asifjahmed]

Greetings all, I'm new to this forum and new to BMW.

What is the average cost for maintenance after the 4 year/ 50K mile free maintenance expires?

Oil change?
Inspection 1?
Inspection 2?
Brakes and rotors change?
Tire replacement?
Timing belt changes?

And.. any other maintance that I have left out?

Thank You all for your help!

From the dealership:

oil changes are usually ~120
inspection 1 ~ 400
inspection 2 ~ 550
brakes ~ 500 for each axle
not sure of the others
pricing usually varies based on location

[mryakan]

There is no timing belt on these cars, it is a lifetime chain. And if you are asking about maintenance costs 4 years from now, who knows what those will be.

[raceyBMW]

Stock run-flat tires are ~350 to replace

Based off of my other bimmer, "brake job" with new rotors and pads will run you in the neighborhood of 800 installed at the dealer.

[mattmackenzie]

Stock run-flat tires are ~350 to replace

Based off of my other bimmer, "brake job" with new rotors and pads will run you in the neighborhood of 800 installed at the dealer.

Not to nitpick, but the stock tire for the 335i (ContiProContact SSR RFT) goes for $166 on tirerack, not $350...

Even with mounting, balancing, shipping, etc... not quite $350 if you are willing to buy online.

[mattjw916]

$0, maintenance is included for the life of the warranty lol.

This is one of the things that makes a BMW attractive IMO. The fact that you won't get hit with "surprise" maintenance costs, other than tires obviously.

[mattmackenzie]

OP is asking about after the first 4 years.



$0, maintenance is included for the life of the warranty lol.

This is one of the things that makes a BMW attractive IMO. The fact that you won't get hit with "surprise" maintenance costs, other than tires obviously.

[raceyBMW]

Not to nitpick, but the stock tire for the 335i (ContiProContact SSR RFT) goes for $166 on tirerack, not $350...

Even with mounting, balancing, shipping, etc... not quite $350 if you are willing to buy online.

Not for the sport pack tires...which I would say the majority E92 335i owners have. The stock Bridgestone Potenza Re050a RFT...actually looking now on tire Rack they are $286/tire for the fronts, and $338/tire on the rear.

When I had mine replaced the tire were about $350 a piece at the dealer, but that was about a year ago.

[Beer Goggles]

RFT for $166? Umm I looked and it was about $1200 for new tires.

Brakes are probably the easiest thing to replace on any car.

But realistically I'd say on a relative scale BMW is on the high end of cost for parts and labor...for normal people cars.

[mattmackenzie]

RFT for $166? Umm I looked and it was about $1200 for new tires.

Brakes are probably the easiest thing to replace on any car.

But realistically I'd say on a relative scale BMW is on the high end of cost for parts and labor...for normal people cars.

$166/tire for the non-sports-package OEM tires.

[PeterC4]

I would say the big items are tires and brakes that have to replaced every..say 3 years or so, depending on how you drive. Other than that, oil, other fluids are reasonable. I'd say over the 3 years maybe...$800 to a $1,000 a year (averaged) to take into account brakes and tires. It can't be that different from most cars.

[shifterkart33]

Those prices sound about right.

On our old e46, there was an A/C compressor for $1000 that caused an ignition misfire?! and a rear wheel bearing for $500.

I did the other stuff myself and I must say, it's a great car to work on!

If you're going to do the work yourself, join the BMWCCA and buy parts from the dealer at a significant discount. The dealers I've dealt with in Houston, almost always have the parts in stock and discounts are regularly 20% or more.

Some other stuff I did: front control arms and bushings (not too hard), window regulators (easy), spark plugs (easy), and a clutch (a pain, but doable). My point is: if you've ever worked on other cars and have a decent amount of tools, BMW's are pretty to easy to work on.

[Emory]

Here's what will be important in about 12 months: The DIY websites that E90 owners hopefully start creating once the first E90s come out of their warranty periods.

My prior car was an E36. There were lots of great links, giving step by step details (complete with photos) on nearly every maintenance item. These websites saved me lots of bacon over the years. Perhaps my best repair - doing my own front brakes. Brake pads from Bimmerzone - $40. OEM front rotors (again, Bimmerzone) - $42. A 6mm and 7mm hex head socket - $12. Satisfaction that I didn't have to pay a dealer over $500 - priceless.

Another example - replacing a stuck-open thermostat for $25 for the t-stat and $11 for the BMW coolant. I could go on, but you get the picture.

It'll also help greatly if/when Bentley puts out an E90 manual. Bentley remains the gold standard.

(Of course, there will be limitations. The E36 and E46 engines were simpler. The water pump and t-stat of the E90 don't look like they will be a DIY...)