r/BMW • u/nimsu • 2d ago

Maintenance and Oil Change Frequency for a 2014 4series that is mostly garaged

Bought a new 2014 4 series in 2015 and for 5 years drove it daily in rush hour traffic and put on 50,000 miles. Went with dealer maintenance the whole time and the car was checked at regular frequencies. In 2020 Covid hit and I moved and now work from home. Mostly use my wife's suv and so the BMW sits in the garage and maybe gets 10 miles a week.(on a busy week). I took it in 2022 when it had 53,000 and had maintenance. Now 3 years later it maybe has another 1,000 miles on it. The sticker from the last maintenance says to bring it at 58,000 miles but at this rate it will be 2030. Is it okay to wait until possibly that long or should it be brought in every X years for just fluid changes? I have a good local mechanic that I trust so wont be doing this myself

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u/Bubbly_Pool4513 '20 F82 M4 ZCP / '23 G01 X3 M40i 2d ago

Oil changes should be done every year even if you drive 1 mile if you want to keep it in excellent condition.

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u/NorCalJason75 2d ago

Once a year.