Originally Posted by sd_boxster

I realize that these first 2 years of maintenance items didn't cost me anything, but if they're an indication of repairs I may expect once the warranty expires, I'd rather cut and run. I have an '03 Porsche and a '96 Corvette; the combined repairs for BOTH do not equal what my X5 needed in its first two years of service.

Today was the first time in my life I have traded a car after just two years of ownership. Driving the X5 for two years cost me just $11K (purchase price less what I sold it for)... still enough to pay cash for the Murano and bank nearly $10K. Had I held the X5 for four years and tried to sell it after expiration of the warranty with twice the mileage, this definitely wouldn't have been the case.

Makes sense to me.