I'm a member at the upper level, here are my pros and cons:Originally Posted by dergside
I had a promotional email from BMW last night about BMW First. Has anyone subscribed to this, and if so, what are your thoughts or experiences?
It doesn't appear that there are age restrictions, etc., so I'm contemplating if it might be useful for the 530i. With a monthly hand car wash (being a lazy bugger the thought of someone else doing this appeals) and fluid top-ups it could justify the monthly price of the highest level of offering on their own, anything extra such as wiper blades, etc. would be a bonus.
Pro: 5c off per litre in Topaz/Circle K
Con: You have to sign up to a fuel card account with them which bills your account by direct debit. Also Circle K and Topaz tend to be more expensive than Applegreen anyway.....
Pro: Free top level car wash with Topaz/Circle K once a month.
Con: Its a brush wash, i'd never take a nice car through one of those. Fine for my X5 hack though.
Pro: Free BMW mini-valet once a month.
Con: You have to book it in with your local dealer which for me (Frank Keane Blackrock) meant waiting three weeks. Then they wont confirm a time slot so you can be waiting around the dealer for hours. The first one I got was also really poor, they never dried the car with a chamois and missed lots of ingrained dirt. You would get a better job at one of those dodgy side of the road washes for a tenner.
Pro: Free Bulbs. There is no con here, if you need a Xenon headlight bulb you get it, fitted and all. I havent needed one of those yet but they replaced a reg plate bulb while I waited.
Pro: Discount on parts and lifestyle from main dealer - you can probably negotiate that yourself but its good to know its guaranteed.
Overall I definitely think it is worth it and I have heard that there will also be some form of loyalty events maybe launches or something like that for members. I recommend it to anyone and I think the Black Friday promo gives 3 months free which is nice!
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