Need aircon service? Look what I found

**kinyo** · May 22nd, 2013 02:23 PM

one would think a small shop in parañaque with 1-series on their banner is a false ad ... but it was not

Maxiair Car Aircon Specialist
185-D Dona Soledad Avenue Betterliving Subd., Paranaque City
Tel: 8225531 / 09178557791 / 0917 551-9649 / 09228288703 / 0922-7682469

Store hours: 8:00am to 6:00pm Mondays-Saturdays

the a/c tech admitted he has not done any 1-series before yesterday but confidently assured me he can do it as he has done other bmws in the past, not to mention other euro cars, for the past ten years ... i reluctantly believed him

weeks earlier, my dealer refused to clean the stinky a/c (wtf?) ... it turns out the work is not for the faint-hearted! ... removal of the blower assembly required removal of whole dashboard

i almost had a heart attack when i saw what the tech have done to my car

will it start again? no errors? they don't even have a multitester for crissake!

meet Jomar Aumentado (09078339385)

the work lasted 12 hours (inculding 2 meal breaks) and when everything was put together, all i needed to do was reset the clock

**Egan101** · May 22nd, 2013 02:46 PM

This is also the shop where I bring my ride for aircon cleaning and maintenance. Another Denso shop (Maxicon) is located in President's Avenue, BF Homes but I go to this branch as they are more accomodating.

**victorevolution** · May 22nd, 2013 03:01 PM

how much was the cost?

**viper888** · May 22nd, 2013 03:06 PM

ive been to maxiair before, I bought a compressor for a mercedes we were restoring

When I went there, there was a Z-plate BMW X5, probably 2-3 years old being fixed, the dashboard was already in the sofa inside
Also a grey market Mitsubishi Eclipse, probably around 2005

*kinso Just asking, how much does a 1 series cost to maintain? oil change? yearly expenses? Im interested in buying a 2-4 year old 118i or 116i kasi

**kinyo** · May 22nd, 2013 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by victorevolution

how much was the cost?

They charge P6.5k for general cleaning (for BMW). But then, i knew beforehand, my evaporator needed replacement costing P18.5k. Just frustrated that evporators for other BMW models would only cost half.

**victorevolution** · May 22nd, 2013 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by kinyo

They charge P6.5k for general cleaning (for BMW). But then, i knew beforehand, my evaporator needed replacement costing P18.5k. Just frustrated that evporators for other BMW models would only cost half.

hehehe naalala ko jaguar namin crappy aircon and they always don't have parts even when you ordered it (casa) we sold it at a lost
since then never again
for ordinary cars kaya magkano? sa casa kasi 8-9 k plus the satisfaction that if something went wrong they would be the one liable for the parts kung 6.5 k din for the ordinary cars i would rather have the casa clean it

- just called them hehehehe 3.5 k for ordinary car ang palinis ng aircon damn that's way cheap casa or them...

**kinyo** · May 22nd, 2013 03:55 PM

*viper888

oil change isn't costly, just the same as any other car using fully synthetic oil ... i replace every 10k km

yearly expenses is also similar to other cars

my e87 is now 8 yrs old ... over the years, i only had it repaired twice at my dealer ... first was battery, starter, and oil leak costing P90k ... and second second was engine error code, replaced valvetronic motor and sensor costing P48k

yes, it is expensive if you rely on the dealer service

but like my a/c trouble, if you source parts from third party and have it installed by a competent mechanic, the savings is substantial so in all honesty, i find maintaining a bmw isn't really that much costly compared to other cars

**Retz** · May 22nd, 2013 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by kinyo

They charge P6.5k for general cleaning (for BMW). But then, i knew beforehand, my evaporator needed replacement costing P18.5k. Just frustrated that evporators for other BMW models would only cost half.

I think price is reasonable *6.5K.

**Egan101** · May 22nd, 2013 04:07 PM

The shop has a 3-month service warranty and a 6-month parts warranty. They also accept credit cards. I bought my Accord's replacement compressor from them.

**ronan_rr** · April 9th, 2014 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by kinyo

one would think a small shop in parañaque with 1-series on their banner is a false ad ... but it was not

Maxiair Car Aircon Specialist
185-D Dona Soledad Avenue Betterliving Subd., Paranaque City
Tel: 8225531 / 09178557791 / 0917 551-9649 / 09228288703 / 0922-7682469

Store hours: 8:00am to 6:00pm Mondays-Saturdays

the a/c tech admitted he has not done any 1-series before yesterday but confidently assured me he can do it as he has done other bmws in the past, not to mention other euro cars, for the past ten years ... i reluctantly believed him

weeks earlier, my dealer refused to clean the stinky a/c (wtf?) ... it turns out the work is not for the faint-hearted! ... removal of the blower assembly required removal of whole dashboard

i almost had a heart attack when i saw what the tech have done to my car

will it start again? no errors? they don't even have a multitester for crissake!

meet Jomar Aumentado (09078339385)

the work lasted 12 hours (inculding 2 meal breaks) and when everything was put together, all i needed to do was reset the clock

Hi. Did your a/c encounter any problem from the period after the repair until today? Thanks