[Andy_o]

Popped into my local dealer yesterday to arrange the change over of my summer tyres to winter tyres on my current X1 to find that the change over is no longer free and they want to charge me £20 for doing the change over when for the last six years it has been free .. Ho hum not the end of the world.

I did enquire as to cost of winter wheel sets for my new X3 an d was handed a lovely glossy A5 sized booklet ... And omg the prices ..

Examples .. When I bought the set for my E90 3 series I paid just over £1k for the set ... Sold three years later for £600

Same set in the brochure sold as attractive offer for older BMW's ... £1792.00 !!!!

My set for the X1 cost me slightly more at @ £1100 ... Same set up now £1772

Cheapest set for an x3 ... £1772 style 304 17" with sottozero's

Other offers .. 307's 18" with sottozero's £2200 or 307's painted black £2280

Can't help thinking bmw are cashing in on the improved awareness of and popularity of winter tyres ...

I would be hoping for £600 for my X1 wheel set .. And the £1100-1200 cost to change (if I can't barter a deal) will mean that my next set will either be used or non bmw. It seems I can get alutec wheels with premium tyres for £900-1000 which are TUV approved and a cost to change for me approx £400-500

Main stealers eh ?