Nik_Endeavour
Active Member
Having decided to complete the German treble after owning a MB and an AUDI I purchased an e65 7 Series BMW .
I wanted to ask the people in the friendly MBClub why oh why parts are so expensive for parts compared to MB? Surely they are both premium German ubercruisers but the different prices for parts are astonishing.
Being a bit of an anorak and wanting to have a tip top car I set about replacing some of the missing bits that inevitably happen on older cars:
i.e Sticker for tyre pressure
- BMW £10.10
- MB £0.24
i.e Coolant Sticker
- BMW £10.21
- MB £1.23
Battery cover for car phone (a 2 inch by half inch plastic)
- BMW £14.21
Rear brake pads
- BMW £87 plus vat
- MB £17 plus vat
Am I missing something here? Not moaning and understand dealerships are expensive but experiences with MB, Audi (through VW TAP) and Lexus have been quite pleasant in prices, slightly more than ECP or GSF but still reasonable whereas BMW seem like charging extortionate prices.
I wanted to ask the people in the friendly MBClub why oh why parts are so expensive for parts compared to MB? Surely they are both premium German ubercruisers but the different prices for parts are astonishing.
Being a bit of an anorak and wanting to have a tip top car I set about replacing some of the missing bits that inevitably happen on older cars:
i.e Sticker for tyre pressure
- BMW £10.10
- MB £0.24
i.e Coolant Sticker
- BMW £10.21
- MB £1.23
Battery cover for car phone (a 2 inch by half inch plastic)
- BMW £14.21
Rear brake pads
- BMW £87 plus vat
- MB £17 plus vat
Am I missing something here? Not moaning and understand dealerships are expensive but experiences with MB, Audi (through VW TAP) and Lexus have been quite pleasant in prices, slightly more than ECP or GSF but still reasonable whereas BMW seem like charging extortionate prices.