Home servicing and dashboard reminder

I knew I could trust you lot to add that extra dose of condescension to your posts :D

I'm not asking for 'work' as such, just the sole job of switching the light off. And you're assuming a lot about 'never to return', I've already proven that not to be the case - I've bought some ¾ season gloves, an instrument binnacle cover and a couple of more bits and pieces and I've only owned the bike for a month. I'll be back, just not for servicing. I may even buy another bike from him when my finance is up, but not if he's not willing to nice about the little things. The coffee there helps, though...
 
+1 for investing in a 911

and i'm quite sure you can set the service interval to what you want it, so if you did get to borrow one
 
Blackal said:
The dealer may take the view - "I'm not willing to carry out work for free, which I normally charge for - especially for a "non-customer"

You appear to have rode away from his showroom intending never to return (apart from on your terms) - and don't forget.....................

He is a BUSINESS - not a BENEVOLENT SOCIETY :rolleyes: Al
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I'd be okay with that. After all, there's no shortage of BMW dealers out there.
If service manager X isn't willing to go the extra mile on the basis of retaining an existing customer, service manager Y just might be, on the basis of gaining a new one.

Somebody's loss is usually somebody else's gain. THAT'S the way life works. :thumb
 
Nick V said:
I'd be okay with that. After all, there's no shortage of BMW dealers out there.
If service manager X isn't willing to go the extra mile on the basis of retaining an existing customer, service manager Y just might be, on the basis of gaining a new one.

Somebody's loss is usually somebody else's gain. THAT'S the way life works. :thumb
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Why should Service Manager X or Y do it, for work they haven't done and contravening BMW's servicing policy

There will be another customer along shortly, willing to pay for his service and have the service indicator extinguished

THAT'S THE WAY LIFE WORKS:D
 
JohnnyBoxer said:
Why should Service Manager X or Y do it, for work they haven't done and contravening BMW's servicing policy
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...For reasons which have already been described ad nauseam in previous posts. :rolleyes:

JohnnyBoxer said:
There will be another customer along shortly, willing to pay for his service and have the service indicator extinguished
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Cheers to him. There are those of us who know that there is a viable alternative to doing the BMW money dance.

mrjim130 said:
Putting the service light out could be OK, but there is no way any dealer would stamp your service book!
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As per earlier posts, this is not what the OP was after.
 
When I brought my old 1200 GSA I took it to them for everything it costs a bloody fortune , after I got rid of it I brought an 800 which I've done all the servicing myself, ok the light stays on to me I couldn't careless it's not affecting the running of the bike I haven't got a service book full of Bm stamps so when I sell it eventually it may affect the resale price it may not , but I have saved a fortune on my servicing costs anyway, my local dealer is how shall I say not the greatest that's the reason I started my own servicing I guess you could live with it and when you decide to sell take it to Bm for the last sevice or buy the 911.
 
Seems to me that there's a market out there for a 'GS911 service'.......As in, you ride up to his place, he sorts out your service light and charges you (say) 20 quid, and off you go...:aidan

No stamp in book but that's the same with any home serviced bike......and is reflected in the resale price when you flog it.....:nenau
 
thefooleryoftom said:
Your local must be Cannon's too...?
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I'm afraid so, they are nice enough blokes but to many things went wrong, when I took my bike to them I must admit it was a few years since the last time I went there,
maybe they have improved as I say the resale value doesn't bother me to much I think of the saving I'm making !!
 
The only work they've done on my bike was the (free) service after I bought the bike, I don't intend to go back, hence this thread. I've heard of their terrible reputation. To be honest, the one and only time a bike shop has had an entire bike of mine (rather than a single component) to work on, they've cocked it up...that's 100% failure rate...
 
I'm sorry to say Ive had exactly the same including car dealerships, although I've heard of a couple that are suppose to be very good.
 
Robbo1961 said:
I'm sorry to say Ive had exactly the same including car dealerships, although I've heard of a couple that are suppose to be very good.
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It seems that most automotive franchises follow this pattern.
Expenditure on equipment and technical training is kept to a minimum to maximise profits. It's a philosophy which will come back to bite the franchise in the @$$, though, because just like geese, paying customers have migration patterns.
 
Nick V said:
It seems that most automotive franchises follow this pattern.
Expenditure on equipment and technical training is kept to a minimum to maximise profits. It's a philosophy which will come back to bite the franchise in the @$$, though, because just like geese, paying customers have migration patterns.
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Well I did nick, but to be fair to cannons as dean above says he had no probs whatsoever mine was a catalogue of disasters from day one .
 
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