Need new transmission. In disbelief.

[TheGodfather]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

Little late to the thread but I've been using the cost of a new vehicle
VS a transmission or other high ticket repair to decide the nail in the BMW coffin
decision. If you like your vehicle and the tranny needs to be repaired the decision
might be an easy one. In the end it's your call.

Now that it is fixed, from a strictly dollars and cents point of view, keeping this X5 for the next 3.5 years will probably be less expensive than purchasing another car of my liking. I assumed 1.5K maintenance expenses per year in my calculations, and a residual value of 8K.

But I think I will sell anyways, and look into leasing something new for the first time. My new mindset is "worry free maintenance."