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BMW i3 REX - service cost

  • 18-10-2021 1:22pm
    #1
    Kevin Forde
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭


    Just got a quote for a standard 2 year service on a BMW i3 REX from a dealer in Cork of €598 (includes changing the REX engine fluids & brake fluid).

    Is this a typical main dealer cost for servicing an i3?

    Are there any independent alternatives for servicing an i3 in Cork (its a 2017, so out of warranty)?



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  • #2
    handpref
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭handpref


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058213641/bmw-i3-rex-service-cost

    Last time I used the main dealer it was €400 for the 2 year service on the Rex- only brought it there for warranty reasons- it’s now long out of warranty and I get my local guy to do it, oil & filter, check all the usual brakes & suspension bits, don’t bother with the brake fluid change- it’s usually somewhere around €120-€140 but they swap out my summer to winter wheels too- 146,000km’s no issues



  • #3
    Kevin Forde
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭Kevin Forde


    Thanks handpref.

    €400 was kind of the ballpark I anticipated, but nearly €600 is blowing my mind!

    I think I need to look elsewhere.

    I can't find Hybrid & Electric Cars Cork online anymore. I assume they folded, though they seemed to have good reviews?

    Any independent electric car specialists out there in Cork area?



  • #4
    handpref
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭handpref


    It’s just a scooter engine Kevin, maybe get a good reputable workshop and they will do it handy enough. No need for ev specialists, that €600 quote is ridiculous.



  • #5
    handpref
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭handpref


    That included moving over to winter wheels- wipers pushed it up a bit-

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  • #6
    ewj1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,936 ✭✭✭ewj1978


    €400 at a main dealer for me the one and only time I got it serviced. I'd agree with handpref. Once its out of warranty just get any reputable garage to change the oils and filters.



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  • #7
    Kevin Forde
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭Kevin Forde


    Thanks for the comments. Found an independent in Cork with EV experience. Significantly cheaper than main dealer & will post info here after they do the service next week.



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