Reached my 1200miles :)

Kamando · 02-13-2006, 12:09 PM

Break in finally done! 19days 5hours 15minutes from delivery

docbolo · 02-13-2006, 12:23 PM

I've got 5 miles before the 1200 mark.... Looking forward to redlining it

And I'm gonna do the first oil change at 1500 miles.

Broken1 · 02-13-2006, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by docbolo

I've got 5 miles before the 1200 mark.... Looking forward to redlining it

And I'm gonna do the first oil change at 1500 miles.

I think you'd be okay to redline it now. It's not like the car will break.

Steve P. · 02-13-2006, 01:00 PM

And why change the oil so soon...waste of money man, follow the Service plan exactly and you will be fine.......

Jason · 02-13-2006, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve P.

And why change the oil so soon...waste of money man, follow the Service plan exactly and you will be fine.......

This is a frequently debated topic (when to change oil), but for reference here's an oil analysis a member did on his second oil change

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12765

shragon · 02-13-2006, 01:06 PM

just passed 2000 miles yesterday. had the car for about 5 weeks now.

Steve P. · 02-13-2006, 01:09 PM

I know what the anlysis shows...... but I believe the BMW engineers know exactly what they are doing.

JSpira · 02-13-2006, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamando

Break in finally done! 19days 5hours 15minutes from delivery

Not bad. I hit 2426 km within 5 days of delivery.

docbolo · 02-13-2006, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve P.

And why change the oil so soon...waste of money man, follow the Service plan exactly and you will be fine.......

You are probably right Steve. But I can afford the $80 in supplies and I'll have fun doing it myself. Based on past threads here, the general consensus seems to be that doing it too often can only be a good thing, no harm done.

325 Baller · 02-13-2006, 01:46 PM

ive had the car since november 27th and im at 1863 lol. I dont drive much, well to and from school 22 miles round trip, so 110 a week. Every 1000 im going to try to get something new for my car, like 2k i think im going to get the v1.

Brunotheboxer · 02-13-2006, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason

This is a frequently debated topic (when to change oil), but for reference here's an oil analysis a member did on his second oil change

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12765

from what i have learned over the years from reading teck talk in roundel is that if you are going to keep the car a long time you should change the oil more frequently.

e90rocks · 02-13-2006, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by docbolo

I've got 5 miles before the 1200 mark.... Looking forward to redlining it

And I'm gonna do the first oil change at 1500 miles.

That's one of my favorite jokes..."I have to wait until 1200 miles before I can exceed 7000 RPM or 100 mph." My previous cars would have probably disintegrated if I did either. I'm actually not planning on doing either, though I suppose kickdown mode counts.

buschj40 · 02-13-2006, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve P.

I know what the anlysis shows...... but I believe the BMW engineers know exactly what they are doing.

I think BMW knows best, but I believe the maintenance schedule is based on a business decision. I’m sure they had to balance additional wear vs. the cost of free maintenance.

5K interval – 50K miles = 10 oil changes @ $70 = $700
7.5K interval - 50K miles = 6 oil changes @ $70 = $420
15K interval - 50K miles = 3 oil changes @ $70 = $210

That adds up!

E90PWR · 02-14-2006, 01:42 AM

1000km
Picked it up almost 2 months ago.

rss · 02-14-2006, 02:02 AM

I remember talking to some local Taxi drivers a few years ago who religiously changed their oil every 4-5000 miles. Their cars went on to do high mileages sometimes well over 200,000. Whether the oil change had something to do with it or whether it was the fact the cars were in use all day every day I don't know, but it was an interesting conversation nonetheless.

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