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Originally Posted by Britbimmer
Yeezy, yes I would agree that the tipping point is probably somewhere around 5 and 7 years and probably 80k miles or so. The trap I fell into was that I knew I would have some extra expenses after I left warranty, and it seemed like a bunch of things came up at 55k for example, but then you feel like you want to get your money back on what you just spent, and that probably means another 6 months to a year of ownership, and then something else goes.... so you get stuck in the ROI loop...Replacing the twin turbos really killed my enthusiasm, costing about $5500 all in, and I really feel that was because of a poor design, not reasonable wear and tear. The other annoying thing about that is that I reported a rattle many times to my dealer and they told me it was just the exhaust valve... in reality it was the turbo wearing a hole in itself, that was the rattle. BMW extended the warranty on the turbos I think to 80 or 90k as a result if this known issue, and had the dealer spotted it, I would have been covered, but it wasn't found until Too late...
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Agreed, the real key is to not get caught in that vicious cycle of making the expensive repair and holding on until you get some sort of ROI on the repair item. You probably get a better ROI selling it at that point before the next thing falls apart.
I think it's also finding out the tipping point of not just repairs racking up but also value dropping substantially on a resale. Has anyone seen that after a certain point the value just drops off a cliff? I would say 100k miles as a benchmark but not sure if that is even applicable. So looking at it from both angles.