TOP 10 REASONS TO CHOOSE BERT SMITH BMW
OVER THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT GARAGE
3800 34th Street North Saint Petersburg, FL 33714
PROS OF BERT SMITH BMW | CONS OF INDEPENDENT SHOP |
1. Bert Smith BMW is a BMW of North America Factory authorized dealer. | 1. Independent shops are unauthorized by BMW of North America to work on your BMW. |
2. Every technician is trained and certified directly through BMW. | 2. Independent mechanics are only ASE certified, if certified at all. |
3. It is mandatory for our Certified Technicians to attend the annual training schedule set by BMWNA. | 3. Unauthorized mechanics are not allowed to attend factory training. All cars are equal to them. |
4. We have direct access to a factory engineering department  to assist in hard to solve problems. | 4. Unfortunately, their assistance usually contains a library of manuals, like "Auto Repair 101." |
5. Millions of dollars in electronic diagnostic equipment is continually being updated as soon as it becomes available. | 5. General basic diagnostic equipment is used on most cars with an instruction manual, NOT specific to BMW. |
6. We have 48 Brand new BMW loaner cars while your BMW is in our shop. | 6. They give you a phone to call the rental car company or to phone a friend to pick you up. |
7. Yes, we do have a slightly higher labor rate. However, because of our factory trained Certified Technicians combined with extensive diagnostic equipment we can fix it in less time, sometimes even half. | 7. They might have a lower labor rate but it takes much longer with untrained mechanics and basic equipment to fix the problem. Is it getting fixed properly with BMW warranted parts? |
8. If an electrical part is installed and it's not needed we return it to stock at no charge to customer. | 8. Independent garages can't return electrical parts to the parts department, so they are stuck with it. Did your BMW use ALL the electrical parts you were charged for? |
9. We use only BMW factory parts with a two-year warranty honored at any BMW dealer in the USA. | 9. If not purchased at a dealer, where did they come from? Are they under warranty? If so, where is the warranty honored, only at their shop? |
10) You'll get a warm welcome by our BMW Service Advisors. They will take excellent care of you and get you back in your own BMW quickly and efficiently. | 10) Mechanics are awesome, but they can't greet customers unless they're willing to use up some labor time. |
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