Ok, thanks for the input guys. While I do love the BMW, I don't like having to spend so much on repairs. Maintenance items I'm fine with but if these items keep needing repairs every 50k miles, different story. Like you said, I too, won't buy another BMW. And from the sound of it, Audi and Mercedes are similar. I'll just stick with Japanese, Honda or Toyota for my next car. Even though they don't bring the same level of driving pleasure as the BMW.