Originally Posted by Penguin

True... but for some of us, it is routine. As mentioned earlier, I still have my 1992 Ford Explorer with a bit less than 200,000 miles. I plan to keep the X5 at least ten years; however, I'm thinking its reliability and maintenance cost may stop me from doing this, particularly the Auto Transmission, which has a reputation for not uncommon failure at less than 100,000 miles.

I have my fingers crossed, but I doubt my new X5 will be anywhere near the reliability of a Ford.