Since my 05 needs an oil service and I wanted to drive an 07 i tought I would go ahead and pay some extra, get my oil change done at a dealer and kill 2 birds with one stone. Santa Ana Mini wanted $170 claiming: Well, its a BMW. Irvine Mini, who had given me excellent wrranty service in the past, wanted $273!!! Needles to say I will be going to an independent and not driving an 07 any time soon.

But the 2007 is only $87 (plus parts and labor)

FWIW,
If they're like my dealer, there is an 'oil change' and an 'oil service'. The 'oil service' includes replacing the cabin filter and a checking a few items (I don't recall which ones.)
Oil Change - $89.95
Oil Service - $210.00 (referred to as a 'minor service')

The last time I wrote the dreaded check, just before AMVIV, our dealership charged $130 for oil change, and $340 for the oil service.

They were nice enough to discount the oil change (x2 - we're a mutli-MINI family) by $20 each. Neither of us were near our next "service date/mileage", so we paid cold hard cash.

Ohhhh yesssiireee, I'll be learning to change my own oil!

It's easy to change the oil. It's the filter that's the hard part.

2007 MCS
-oil filter $9
-5qts Mobil 1 $25
-Charge for the lift $5
Being active duty in the navy and having access to the lift-PRICELESS

I really do like having the auto hobby shop. I just did some work for a friend on a R32. Total cost around $100 for lift time, haldex fluid, diff fluid, re-lube rear sway bar, install VF tranny mount, Rear subframe brace and a couple of other things. The fluid services at the dealer alone would have been around $500-$600.

i agree with duck, i do the same thing since im active navy as well, if your going to get a filter get the Wix Goldline filters(reinforced ends and less likely to collapse)

how is that not highway robbery? if i was told $130 for an oil change to my face i woulda gone hysterical. it hurts me just to cough up $7 for a quart of synthetic DIYDIYDIYDIYDIY

A: Irvine MINI is stuckup and unfriendly.
B: do it yourself for $30 bucks!

We charge $80 for an oil change and you get a T-shirt stickers and a minor inspection of the car and what it needs. Contact Danny@MINICORSA.com to set up an appointment.

Thanks,
Danny D
MINICORSA
818-994-0338

how much do you charge for radiator service? ie flush, coolant, etc.

If you just want to flush the coolant $75. Thats for parts and labor. We use OEM MINI COOLANT.

Thanks,
Danny D
MINICORSA
818-994-0338

Just out of curiosity.. is it a flush? with a machine or just a drain and fill?

I was told I was getting a flush here in Canada, and it was a drain and fill.

I figured I would pay for something since I was there on warranty issue. but turns out the flush I paid for, was a drain and fill..

my family owns 2 Midas shops, so I can have all that done.

BTW, here in Canada, the LOF would be 74.95 + tax, and every 5th oil change is free, and we do a courtesy inspection of the car as well. That is with a WIX filter and Castrol 5w30 syntec.

Other places are similar.

If your going to somewhere other then the dealer, go to a reputable place. Avoid a quick lube IMO

J

Yea its just a drain fill and bleed. use the proper coolant I am seeing mor wand more w/p failures that are resulting in s/c failures.

Yea Canada's cool with stuff like that I was there last year picking up a Lancia Integrale.

Thanks,
Danny D
MINICORSA
818-994-0338

a lancia delta integrale!? mygoodness! if you take that car to your shop then i'm totally a customer