My sister’s neighbor’s 7 serious BMW was sitting in her driveway for a few months. It was a pretty late model (less than 8 years old) and I asked her what was going on with it and did he want to sell it. She said I could have it, but the engine was blown and it would cost more to fix than it was worth.
IIRC, it was around $25k to fix. Yeah, that sounds absurd, but it IS a BMW.
Yep. I know a woman whose BMW 7- would leave her completed stranded in odd locations. The car never functioned properly, but, oh, was it nice to sit in or see on the back of the tow truck!
Likewise with a Mercedes S- 12 cylinder owned by a newly rich guy I know. Dealer nicked him for a thousand or two every month or two. He now drives, no kidding, a Toyota Sequoia!