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Credit where credit is due

Postby slparry » Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:47 pm

Picked my F8GS up after its 12000 service.

The 12k service includes a shim check, the F8's have a very expensive (£50) cam cover seal that's listed as a change item. But fair play they said it stayed in situ and didn't need changing (saving me £50). Now let's be honest they could have stiffed me on this one and I'd not have known.

It's easy to slag dealers off but credit where credit is due.

Oh and on top of that thanks to BMW's recall on sports helmets I collected my new System 6 helmet and Williams swapped my BMW Comms system from my existing System 6 foc :)

Best of all I bought the Sports helmet on eBay for £35 from a BMW dealer that was getting rid of stock and no one else had bid on it, so I get a £400 + System 6 for £35 ..... RESULT :)
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Postby Blackal » Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:53 pm

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Al :wink:
If I am ever on life support - Unplug me......
Then plug me back in..........

See if that works .....
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Postby slparry » Sat Dec 12, 2015 7:55 pm

Blackal wrote:Image

Al :wink:


<smug mode> :)
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Postby Herb » Sat Dec 12, 2015 11:54 pm

Blackal wrote:Image

Al :wink:


Exactly my sentiments! Luck of the Welsh!
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Postby Henners » Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:59 am

How on God's green earth can a cam cover gasket cost £50 ???

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Postby GerryB » Sun Dec 13, 2015 12:56 pm

Henners wrote:How on God's green earth can a cam cover gasket cost £50 ???


When you put a BMW logo on it !!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby slparry » Sun Dec 13, 2015 2:14 pm

Henners wrote:How on God's green earth can a cam cover gasket cost £50 ???


It's actually £50 plus VAT :) ... but appears to be a multi part .... part

http://www.rainbowbmw.com/BMWETK/Produc ... 106491.php
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Postby GerryB » Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:01 pm

slparry wrote:
Henners wrote:How on God's green earth can a cam cover gasket cost £50 ???


It's actually £50 plus VAT :) ... but appears to be a multi part .... part

http://www.rainbowbmw.com/BMWETK/Produc ... 106491.php



Still frightfully expensive :cry:
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Postby slparry » Mon Dec 14, 2015 7:21 am

GerryB wrote:
slparry wrote:
Henners wrote:How on God's green earth can a cam cover gasket cost £50 ???


It's actually £50 plus VAT :) ... but appears to be a multi part .... part

http://www.rainbowbmw.com/BMWETK/Produc ... 106491.php



Still frightfully expensive :cry:


Hey if it was beer it'd be reassuringly expensive ;)
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