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”. 😏
Well, luckily this is a thread about reliability, and both BMW and MINI (BMW, really) rank high on the chart! ;-)
It’ll happen eventually, though, for both of us.
...well there’s that, I worry about the “M car” additional tax!! :)
Stuff goes wrong over time. It's just that OEM parts are expensive, like 4 grand for new rack and pinion when a seal breaks down and seized calipers aren't cheap because you have to replace both rotors and brake pads plus the new caliper. I budget $200-300/month for those repairs but it's still a better car than a new mid level domestic (i.e. camry) car I'd pay 6-700/mth for in payments