I love to criticize bmw with actual fails, like their crap designs that fail (roof drains, plastic partitions, stupid scr system that's overly sensitive). I too expect more from German engineering that costs 2x more than a regular brand.
However, you are sounding like a pundit. No mention of how it failed, just you probably had an issue and you believed the dealer that the trans is dead because they are idiots about transmissions. There was a guy from Europe that sounded like you and he loved his Toyota.