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      05-07-2011, 10:41 AM   #1
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Is my 1yr free oil change...

1 yr after the in-service date or 1yr after the 1200 mile service? Tia
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      05-07-2011, 10:52 AM   #2
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1 year after your 1200 mile service
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      05-07-2011, 10:55 AM   #3
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strange, my dealer goes by 1 year from purchase date.
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strange, my dealer goes by 1 year from purchase date.
Thats correct for non-M cars.

it's either 1 year from in-sevice date, or 1 year from last oil change.
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My dog swallowed my FOB. Luckily it was Comfort Access so I could still drive the car. Of course I had to take him with me everywhere and every time he rolled over the windows went down.
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      05-07-2011, 11:15 AM   #6
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I hope you change your oil more often than that...
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I hope you change your oil more often than that...
If you reach the one year mark before the servicing is required then it probably means that you don't drive the car a whole lot so an oil change once a year is good enough.
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What about 15,000 mile mark?
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Thats correct for non-M cars.

it's either 1 year from in-sevice date, or 1 year from last oil change.
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