I’m already aware of that — my best friend, also a FReeper, and his wife are BMW folks, and my brother has a MINI. Not cheap to maintain, but — like most cars — if you take care of it it’ll be fine. It’s my weekend fun car, anyway, garage kept and pampered.
I bought my wife a BMW in 2015, it hasn’t missed a lick so far and I’m praying I never get hit with the dreaded “Beemer tax”. 😏