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Originally Posted by motordavid
rdatta: An open ended question w/ lil'info to go on and give an opin:
how long are you Really going to keep it? How many miles per year are you going to drive it? What year is it? Etc.
Ext Warr's are simply insurance policies: if you buy one you are betting that the $2Gs +/- cost will be less than what you spend on potential repairs in the ext. warr. time frame.
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David, its my wife's SAV. I gave it to her on Mother's day as a gift for givng my 2nd beautiful baby girl. I am very anal about maintainence but she on the other hand just likes to turn the key and drive it.
I plan to do a 2nd oil change between every scheduled oil change so you get the idea. We plan to keep the SAV for atleast 100K at which point depending on BMW's new model, we might trade it in/sell it or keep it. For now, we are extremely pleased with it but as you know these things can start looking dated when a new one comes out.
My biggest concern is auto transmission. They are not exactly BMW's strong suit. Every mechanic I have ever trusted tells me the issues with BMW auto transmissions. The sloshboxes are bullet proof and I personally had transmission problems in my 540 auto. It just stopped moving one day and I donated it to charity.
I know the transmission can run over $8k and don't ever plan to pay for one out of my pocket. Even with the X5, I am not too impressed with the shifting. Its quite jerky. The X5 only has 16K on it right now so I know it is just the design.
Sorry for ranting for so long but I have been burnt before so I rather plan this one ahead if I can.
Thanks again.
Raj