Yesterday, ATF gushed out of after parking the car (60miles from home).. initially thought was, transmission cooler since it was coming out of the front of the engine. Towed it to the closest bmw indy and after diagnosing the issue, turns out the power steering pump crapped out. I was somewhat relieved until he told me it'll be ~$900 to change it, $450 parts and the rest is labor... I usually budget about $1k per year for repair which barely use half, but this year i maxed it in one shot and it's still first week of January :-)... Talking to my parts guy locally, the power steering bumps on bmw's rarely go out but they are expensive to replace. If i wasn't too far from home, i would have towed it home and changed it myself but at this point, towing 60miles is going to cost $$ and my savings after doing it myself will be minimal.

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2001 BMW X5 3.0 Sold
2008 VW jetta S
2006 Lexus Rx400h