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Old 12-16-2019, 04:11 PM   #8
Josh (PA)
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Carmudgeonly Ride: '09 X3, '11 328xiT, '11 135i C, '17 c2, '19 X5
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Originally Posted by wdc330i View Post
True indeed. (And, eek about the prospect of my son driving.)

I do worry about big car maintenance bills. But would have to reconcile that with the much lower price of entry to buy. These luxury cars really do decline precipitously in price as they get older.

I really am not ready to let the 2er go. It delights me every time I drive it.
Our x5 (i hope I didn't just jinx myself) has been great. We just turned 126k miles. Just be careful of the spec you look for, stay away from air suspension, adaptive / adjustable handling stuff, the larger wheel packages and some of the other accessories that add maintenance bills.

That's the other nice thing about having a 'beater' 2nd car. Its normally not the end of the world if something isn't working just right and its nice to have a back up if something happens to your 2er.
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