M_six,

I am fairly good at working on my cars and motorcycles, but I too have found that I have no time to do such work, or prefer to spend the time with my little daughter watching cartoons than to spend it in the garage working on mechanical stuff.

Your best bet is to find a good mechanic that knows this car, and build a good relationship with him. I am looking for such mechanic in the bay area myself. When I had my mercedes, I had a very good mechanic that quit working for the dealer and started his own shop with similar equipment. Finding something like that for BMW would be real nice. There are plenty of independents around here, so it should not be a big deal. I am not sure how it is in your area... take a look at the local craigslist and see if there are any ads for shops that exclusively work on BMW.