"Free" maintenance oil changes --like when??? (archive)

Car is well over a year old, only 8K mi, still has "green" bars showing. Dealer sez you don't get oil change until the car sez you do. I can't believe BMW would intend for customers to leave the same oil in potentially for several years. I've never heard of any oil THAT good.

Seems like on this board or another I read something about qualifying for free maintenance oil change at least once a year. Is that right? If so where is it written?

Alternatively, if the dealer won't change it and I change it myself, what should I put in it? (I don't plan on buying BMW oil from the dealer!)

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1 yr on M, 2 years on others (more) CK 21:52 3/25/2001 (1)
- Your dealer may be shorting you on 323 oil changes ? 00:48 3/26/2001 (0)
I f you have an M, BMW service manual says (more) Testing 20:56 3/25/2001 (1)
- 99's also have syn oil ? 00:46 3/26/2001 (0)
BMW oil ///Mel 19:58 3/25/2001 (2)
- With CCA, BMW syn $2.81. at my dealer. Putting it in all my cars at that price. Patriot 21:42 3/25/2001 (1)
  - I ment to say $2.8, thanks (nt) ///Mel 00:08 3/26/2001 (0)
new bmw oil recommendation johnh 19:37 3/25/2001 (0)
Answer won't please you... Vidterry 19:19 3/25/2001 (3)
- Re: Answer won't please you... John C 20:55 3/25/2001 (0)
- Correct Answer Will Please You a very small life. 19:42 3/25/2001 (1)
  - Sorry, my answer stands...is accurate. Vidterry 00:22 3/26/2001 (0)

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