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usdmnotjdm · 07-22-2013, 05:43 PM

I hate to be practical guy here and it's normally not a suit I wear well (more so these days though.)

I don't see maintenance and repair costs on your list. I also had a 2008 135i for nearly 2 years. If you plan to keep the car for any length of time that BMW is going to take its toll on your wallet. I'm not getting into "its a BMW it's unreliable!" simple things just cost more to maintain on a BMW thats all.

I think motortrend has a trust cost to own calculator that breaks it down model vs. model. I think you would be pretty surprised. Last I saw it only took 2 years for a BRZ to pull ahead of a 135is in $ spent.

07-22-2013, 05:43 PM	#13
usdmnotjdm Large Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: BRZenith Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 55 Thanks: 59 Thanked 39 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	I hate to be practical guy here and it's normally not a suit I wear well (more so these days though.) I don't see maintenance and repair costs on your list. I also had a 2008 135i for nearly 2 years. If you plan to keep the car for any length of time that BMW is going to take its toll on your wallet. I'm not getting into "its a BMW it's unreliable!" simple things just cost more to maintain on a BMW thats all. I think motortrend has a trust cost to own calculator that breaks it down model vs. model. I think you would be pretty surprised. Last I saw it only took 2 years for a BRZ to pull ahead of a 135is in $ spent.