Just moved to Milwaukee - Concours or International

[Stryker]

Hello all! We just moved to Milwaukee and plan to stay here for a while. I found out about this forum from a local member at M5board.

So my first question is where should I take my 2008 M5 which is still under CPO warranty and has a maintenance plan - Concours or International. And even more important, is there a master mechanic that is known for doing good work on M5s?

Thanks for any info!

[B C]

Concours all the way.  

International uses obnoxious pretentious accents in their commercials.

[Bassboy3313]

snap (*_*) said:

Concours all the way.  

International uses obnoxious pretentious accents in their commercials. 

And they smell (no not really).

[wasnt m3]

Concours is a no-brainer...deal with International Autos once and you'll find yourself at Concours from then on. Just getting IA to answer the phone in the parts department usually takes 4-5 tries haha.

[REKIII]

Glad you made it over.  Like I said, some of the members here work at Concours, so even with that bias, there is dislike for IA from the non-emplyees as well.

[mkoepp]

Concours - I found the parts personal @ IA are not very professional and uppity. Just my .02 worth.

Welcome

[rampelsauce]

The owners/admins of this website both work at Concours BMW.

'nuff said.

[YoungCR]

Bias aside, I've heard enough first hand customer experiences that should make you wanna run from International. Our master techs are very experienced and we are a smaller operation too.

[Dominic540]

CYoung said:

Bias aside, I've heard enough first hand customer experiences that should make you wanna run from International. Our master techs are very experienced and we are a smaller operation too.

What he said. (Couldn't have put it any better myself)

[m42b32]

All it took was one phone call to the parts department at International to send me over to Concours. That and my dad's f10 535i is leased from there and they have been spectacular through the whole thing

[Stryker]

Thanks for the info everyone and for making it so easy - Concours it is. Now, I am sure that all mechanics there are good but I would really like to find one that has more experience with E60 M5s. I work on all my cars myself, but since the M5 is still covered CPO/maintenance, I will take it to the dealer for covered items. So I would really appreciate it if someone can PM me a name or two?   Thanks!

REKIII - thanks again for pointing me to this forum!

Hope to meet some of you in person as well.

[YoungCR]

Basically all the techs have experience on the E60 M5 since its not that old of a car. You want Scott Leitzke as your service adviser though, he will take care of you the best.

[KaiserRolls]

Concours snaps torx bolts (*_*)

(CYoung)

[E36M3215]

When your CPO runs out Kummrow is a great independent BMW shop just around the corner from concours

[industrialsized]

+1 for Kummrow Pat the owner is a great guy! if you out near Pewaukee Jerry's Automotive is the place to go

[Stryker]

Great experience at Concours! Thanks again all for making the choice so easy. And thanks CYoung for recommending Scott, he did take care of everything.

[YoungCR]

Stryker said:

Great experience at Concours! Thanks again all for making the choice so easy. And thanks CYoung for recommending Scott, he did take care of everything.

Glad to hear, tell him I say hi next time your in.

[i_love_cars]

Concours all day every day. I have received nothing but exceptional service and communication from them. 

My buddy tried taking his M3 to IA once and was basically just ignored/disregarded, which was enough to steer me away.

[KaiserRolls]

It's a great location to eat donuts at

[B C]

Backstory: kaiser got lost 2 blocks away from the meeting point for the 5er meet when our love train was broken up by a 4 way stop. Instead of calling me or chris for directions he pulled over and indulged in some donuts that he had stashed away. I dont blame the man but he threw in the towel prematurely on that one