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Old 05-13-2011, 05:18 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nemix View Post
I take it somewhere else and get it done for 60-80 for synthetic. Bmw service is just rediculously expensive
Still too much on an oil change. Take it to Jiffy Lube for $20 and forgo the synth. I run synth in my car, but I get the oil for $4/quart or less, and drive 1yr and 10k miles before changing it again. A Blackstone analysis confirms that I am not harming anything by running it that long.
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