I don't have an M, but can understand the posts made here. I have had numerous 'issues' over the last couple of years. Owning an expensive car is not easy amid people who tend to be jealous by nature. All my BMW's have been keyed so far, my current X5 even twice in a 2-month timeframe. So I bought a 'beater' as to make most of my trips, because the risk of yet another scratch is too high. My X5 barely gets 200 km a month on the odometer, so one might argument why I even keep it in my garage and don't sell it. Truth is, when I drive, it's always a pleasure.

If the car 'might' be a career blocking factor, I would be very carefull, to say the least. It's sad, but that's the world we live in these days ...

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