03-26-2023, 05:31 PM | #1 |
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What’s the max mileage you’d go before break in service?
Currently 300 miles on the odometer. Was thinking about visiting family tomorrow and it’s 1250 miles round trip, which would put me around 1550-1600 miles before I could take the vehicle in for the run-in service.
Yes, 1200 miles is ideal, but is 1550 too many? I’ve read through some old post and I’ve seen 2000 miles tossed around a couple times as the max. What do y’all think? |
03-26-2023, 05:38 PM | #2 |
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Your car will be mechanically fine if you wait til you get back from your trip to do the service. That shouldn't even be a worry. Now, would BMW possibly bring it up as a reason to deny payment if you were to have a warranty claim down the road? Possibly. Unlikely though.
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I will tell you from a dealer perspective that it could cost your trade in value. If you exceed the break in period by over 300 miles your vehicle will be ineligible for a future CPO program. This could cause a BMW dealer to offer less on trade due to marketability issues.
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I did mine at 1575 miles. Dealer didn’t even say anything. When I wanted something earlier they said they didnt have any openings for service and told me not to cross 2000 miles. I don’t know what Higgy_CSL is true. Is there a directive from BMW about this ? No one even mentioned about my mileage when I did mine.
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A service advisor will most likely have no clue about this, thus the reason they would not tell you about this potential issue. |
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I personally would probably never consider a private party sale because it's too much work and not worth it to make up the tax difference selling to a dealership. Losing that value could cost thousands of dollars. I suggest a sticky for this thread |
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03-27-2023, 04:10 AM | #15 |
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I know your keeping the car short term it sounds like but I'm a sticker for maintenance items like this and I would be all stressed out going that far over the mileage whether it's okay or not lol. Even if I only keep my cars short term I like to keep up on items like this just in case I keep it longer. You just never know.
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Never went over 1000 miles on any performance car I've owned, and that number is ~ 25. Had mine done at exactly 1000. Wouldn't do it any earlier, but definitely not longer than maybe 1200-1250. And that is only because 95% of my driving is highway--or deserted, open roads...
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You are risking severe powertrain damage and a massive drop in the resale value
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03-28-2023, 07:17 PM | #19 |
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Thanks for all the input. I’m postponing the trip and will have the run-in service done at 1200 miles.
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That said, I did my M3 run-in service at 1072 miles so what do I know?
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