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The $2k was just a generic example to represent one of the reasons people give up on a car and then justify it from a financial perspective. Most people don't buy BMW's, or luxury cars in general for that matter - but the repair vs. new car dilemma applies to all cars, even that trusty, economical civic.
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03-07-2020, 07:53 PM | #24 |
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It's not always about one being financially irresponsible. Just the sheer amount of time one have to dedicate to staying on top of maintaining an older car especially a high mileage bimmer can leave you traumatized.
After putting almost 200k on my old E46. I swore to never hold unto a car that long ever again. I have no desire to spend what amounts to every other month at the Indy on my weekend fixing something on my car. The peace of mind of having a new car is priceless to me. I hate having to deal with mechanical issues that I can't address myself. Most cars are just not worth the headache of holding unto after 5 years unless we are talking about Toyota/Lexus. The dilemma there is that most of what Toyota/Lexus makes are super boring cars which I wouldn't want to own and drive that long anyway. I grew to hate my Lexus 3IS; now something like the GSF/RCF I could probably hang unto for the long-term.
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I currently own a 04 X5, 11 335I convertible, 14 X5 and a 09 7 series. I am selling my 7 series next month because I am afraid of starting to dump money in it. It has been a relatively good car but I have to put a main seal in for 1900 bucks. The 04 X5 has been a great truck and I am going to run the wheels off of it. I am starting to put money in it now but I wont find a get around vehicle for snow and trash takeoff that I know something about which justifies me keeping it. The convertible sits in the garage more than driven but when the wife had to spend 1100 bucks for valve cover gaskets and coil packs, it being driven more often.
I dont know if you would call me an enthusiast but I have owned 13 BMW'S and although I have tried to switch brands, I keep buying Bmw. |
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And if you want to have a car for people who want the latest.... well I guess you pay bmw / subaru etc to build it for you and stick your badge on it. Technically I own a 16 year old bmw as well. My mom transferred me the title to an 04 X3 xdrive30i which I used to get loyalty on my m340i. Since my mom is meticulus about maintaining it (she only takes it to the dealer... so she's also great at setting money on fire)... the car has 175k miles on it and runs like new. |
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The infotainment in the 3IS is pure garbage... a mediocre update over the 2IS which was also garbage. I won’t go into a diatribe, but my experience so far with the G20 mechanics and electronics has far exceeded my experience with the 3IS. I think Lexus owners simply have different expectations and therefore rate their cars reliability differently.
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Agree with you, I am no Lexus fanboy. I got the 3IS in 2016 after retiring my old E46. At the time it was considered a better drivers car than the early F30 cars and so I got the 200T. Big mistake, turbo lag galore, slow car yet abysmal gas mileage. I ended up hating the car.
So far my M340i is superior in every metric even with my car needing oil prematurely, I have no regrets moving back to BMW. I will say though the service at Lexus dealership was much better than what I have experienced thus far at my BMW dealership.
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Can't say a ting bad about BMW reliability or them standing behind their product. Can't say the same about Mercedes. |
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It's all anecdotal of course. I'm not saying BMW specifically is bad or any other manufacturer more so. Just saying, you're not necessarily out of the weeds just because you lease. I myself am also leasing both my G20 & G05 and have been fortunate to not have any issues with either.
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