Time to Cut Bait? (E70 4.8i Issues)

[Pushrod]

Finally listed for sale on Chicago Craigslist -> https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/c...512822053.html

[BGM]

Originally Posted by Pushrod

Finally listed for sale on Chicago Craigslist -> https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/c...512822053.html

Will you take an IOU ?

[Pushrod]

Originally Posted by BGM

Will you take an IOU ?

Of course! Just don't ask me to trade...

[ard]

Originally Posted by Pushrod

Finally listed for sale on Chicago Craigslist -> https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/c...512822053.html

Valve stem seals? If you've done them, you ought to mention it in the ad....

[Pushrod]

Originally Posted by ard

Valve stem seals? If you've done them, you ought to mention it in the ad....

Nope, valve stem seals haven't failed yet. Yet.

[Pushrod]

So the Grand Adventure begins....

SOLD - for $16k - with indications of valve guide issues the last few days. Major WTF BMW?

Looking forward to the challenge of a carless life for - no clue how long.

[Pushrod]

As a fun little exercise (OK, maybe not so fun), I figured a total cost of ownership for my X5 from May 2015 to March 2018. I factored in everything I could think of: Payments, down payment, gasoline, repairs, registration, city stickers and insurance. I also included the positive equity from the sale of the car.

Total cost for 33 months of ownership: $34,107 (Including ~$9k in gas).

Cost / Month: $1033.55
Cost / Day: $34.45
Cost / Mile: $1.04

Makes for a pretty good argument to try life without a car for a spell when I don't really even need one.

[BGM]

Originally Posted by Pushrod

As a fun little exercise (OK, maybe not so fun), I figured a total cost of ownership for my X5 from May 2015 to March 2018. I factored in everything I could think of: Payments, down payment, gasoline, repairs, registration, city stickers and insurance. I also included the positive equity from the sale of the car.

Total cost for 33 months of ownership: $34,107 (Including ~$9k in gas).

Cost / Month: $1033.55
Cost / Day: $34.45
Cost / Mile: $1.04

Makes for a pretty good argument to try life without a car for a spell when I don't really even need one.

I just did a quick analysis on mine after 90 months of ownership:

Cost / Month: $775.00

[Pushrod]

Originally Posted by BGM

I just did a quick analysis on mine after 90 months of ownership:

Cost / Month: $775.00

Quite similar. Seems the X5 likes to ramp up the repair costs just as the payments start to taper off, so it's pretty consistent.

Did you include your garage cost?