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$582.64 for my service at BMW of Baton Rouge. I supplied my own Amsoil engine and gear lubes. The rear brake pads were changed, and the BMW OEM's are expensive !
Anybody have an idea why BMW is calling for plug change at 12K miles ? Strange.
Because the German's are known for maintaining vehicles. BMW makes a big deal out of maintenance and the Japanese almost act as if it doesn't exist.
I have had an '05 R12RT, '10 R12R and now the '11 R12RT all serviced by BMW dealers in South Florida and Daytona with a variety of service intervals and the cost has been significantly less for similar work. That's why I was a bit surprised at their cost and I let them know. Their response was that the camhead engines are more costly to maintain especially at the 12K intervals. I will check with my local dealer back home in Florida once I get back.
Guess it comes down to riding the hell out of that machine, to obtain the value for your price of admission....when we are sitting in the nursing home or six feet under, none of this will matter. Enjoy your trip.
BMW NA is trying every way they can to keep its dealer network solvent. They figure once we're hooked they have a license to make all they can from us. This is why I do all my own work excluding clutches. One day I'll decide to tackle breaking my RT in half to do a spline lube but I'm in no hurry.
I have had an '05 R12RT, '10 R12R and now the '11 R12RT all serviced by BMW dealers in South Florida and Daytona with a variety of service intervals and the cost has been significantly less for similar work. That's why I was a bit surprised at their cost and I let them know. Their response was that the camhead engines are more costly to maintain especially at the 12K intervals. I will check with my local dealer back home in Florida once I get back.
I'd bet it's way more than 50/50 that your valve clearances did NOT need adjustment.
So, "much more costly" meant they had to change sparkplugs.