Shitty dealerships. Because of the franchise laws that were lobbied into place, dealerships can continue to pursue shitty practices because nothing will put them out of business.
I got the airbag recall done on my 135 today, it was free so why not. Naturally the BMW dealer tried to sell me a bunch of work, including a valve cover gasket, oil filter housing gasket, and that my driver rear shock mount is broken. So I popped the hood, and there's some seeping from the OIL FILL CAP. Not sure if sloppy oil change or the gasket on the fill cap got pinched and leaks. But, as, oil leaks certainly do not go against gravity, pretty shitty diagnosis. Cant find any evidence of leak anywhere on the filter housing. Also, recommended replacing the shock because the mount was broken - sorry, what? And the service writer kept calling the mount "the bracket". Your bracket is broken. Someone please educate service writers on proper automotive terms and that they shouldnt expect their customers are idiots but I guess this was a BMW shop. I havent had a chance to peek at the mount to see if I can confirm, either way, those 3 items tallied up to a $4000 repair estimate. Hey, GFY.
A quick perusal on e90 post shows a lot of similar experiences there.
I got the airbag recall done on my 135 today, it was free so why not. Naturally the BMW dealer tried to sell me a bunch of work, including a valve cover gasket, oil filter housing gasket, and that my driver rear shock mount is broken. So I popped the hood, and there's some seeping from the OIL FILL CAP. Not sure if sloppy oil change or the gasket on the fill cap got pinched and leaks. But, as, oil leaks certainly do not go against gravity, pretty shitty diagnosis. Cant find any evidence of leak anywhere on the filter housing. Also, recommended replacing the shock because the mount was broken - sorry, what? And the service writer kept calling the mount "the bracket". Your bracket is broken. Someone please educate service writers on proper automotive terms and that they shouldnt expect their customers are idiots but I guess this was a BMW shop. I havent had a chance to peek at the mount to see if I can confirm, either way, those 3 items tallied up to a $4000 repair estimate. Hey, GFY.
A quick perusal on e90 post shows a lot of similar experiences there.