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Originally Posted by Fifty150hs
If you're paying a mechanic to do most of your work, it's probably not the vehicle for you. The X takes a lot of maintenance. Parts are reasonable if you by OE and not BMW. You can get most parts from the same manufacturer that made them for BMW, but they won't have the roundel. Usually about 1/3 the cost. But, all those parts need to be installed. When you start throwing the cost of labor at it, it adds up fast.
If you're not going to do your own work and you have money to burn and you love the car, then keep it. Just my 2 cents.
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This can be said with most cars. My Honda indy, on a per hour basis, charges on par with my BMW indy. That said, I would try to do the simple stuffs so I can save enough to pay my indy to do the more difficult jobs.