Quote (Caedus @ Jun 25 2016 07:34am)
What's your budget, how long do you plan on keeping it, and how much are you willing to spend on matinence?
Warranty covers manufacturers defect, so something breaking that isn't due to wear and tear. Things like brakes, filters, spark plugs, oil changes, brakes, tires, that's not covered under warranty. Genuine BMW parts are expensive, and BMW dealerships don't exactly have a cheap labour rate. But if you're buying a nearly new BMW you don't want to put cheap, really crappy parts in it and knockoff OEM isn't that cheap either. The good thing is anybody could do the brakes, etc., on your BMW, so you don't have to worry abou finding a shop that's cheaper than BMW that knows what they're doing. At least untill you're out of warranty.
Honestly, if you're not someone who is willing or able to afford maintenance, either don't buy a BMW or find one with as much as possible miles before the warranty is up. Buying a car isn't just about how much the car costs, it's how much it'll cost to operate. I know people who could easily afford the payments on a $100,000 car, but they can't or won't pay the operation costs.
budget is probably 35max prefer to spend around 30k or less
keeping it? a few years to end of life
what are the ballpark numbers for maintenence roughly?