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Originally Posted by Bimmer
Inferior??????????????? LOL
Guzzle gas? My 2000 328i with 120k miles gets 30-34mpg on the freeway (depending on speed and hills).
High cost of ownership? A little more in terms of gas (premium), tires (bigger/more expensive than a basic compact) and insurance, but I've had three BMW's with over 100k miles and they were/are very reliable. Wish I could say the same for my Geo Prizm (Corolla clone) and old Accord. And I won't even start on the domestics. Plus, I bought the 328i two years ago for $8000. Its still worth ~$7000. I will say our Odyssey is holding up well, and it takes a beating.
Durability: Save the 95 325is and its cheap interior, my BMW's have held up great, particularly the paint. I will say our Honday Odyssey is holding up well, and it takes a beating.
Used luxury cars are fantastic buys. It just takes a little research to know what to look for and patience to find the right car.
I pay a little more to own one, but things like power/leather/heated seats, premium sound system, xenon head lights, sports car-like handling, and so on, are well worth it to me (I forgoe other things in life like iPhones, golf, name your hobby here, to enjoy a fine car).
To each their own I guess.
That said, OP should sell the car for financial reasons, not because of the "inferior" bit. And then OP should look at a used Acura TSX when car shopping again.. That is a car that combines the luxury aspects with the good points of the econoboxes listed.
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ConsumerReports, Edmunds.com, and many others would say otherwise.
And you couldv'e had what you claim (and better) for less money if you had gone Japanese instead. Less money spent means a lot more to save and invest.
Financially speaking, there is no defense to buying a German luxo car, except by only the truly rich that just want it.
This is a forum about saving money, so yes, the cost of a car, it's ownership, it's dependability, it's MPG do matter, and that is why I mention all this.