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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Years ago, I witnessed a woman pay a BMW dealer $120 to change one of her rear taillight bulbs (or maybe a turn signal bulb).  That's getting ripped off (I could have done that in 90 seconds with no tools, while wearing a suit and not getting dirty).

I personally opt to replace not plug for a number of reasons.  $20 is fine.  [/quote]

she could've saved 50k by buying something other than a BMW.[/quote]

PP.  I drive a BMW myself (which was obviously why I was in the waiting room at the BMW dealer).  They're fantastic cars.  When I drive Nissans, Toyotas, or Hondas, it's like moving from a fighter jet to a Cessna.  The feel is entirely different - weight distribution, brakes, acceleration, steering feel.

I like X5s (my parents own one), but I would never buy one.  Same goes for a Range Rover.  In a vehicle that big and heavy, you just give up much of what I wrote about above.  But in a car like a 1, 2, 3, or 4 series vs something like a Sentra, Maxima, Altima, Corolla, Camry, Accord, Civic, etc?  It is a massive, massive difference.

But I also race and do my own maintenance (once the car is out of warranty), and drive them a long time, so I'm paying a lower cost per mile for a much better vehicle than the typical Toyota / Honda / Nissan owner that is constantly trading their vehicle in.  [/quote]

Haha, tell yourself that.  Toyota/Honda owners aren't constantly trading in their vehicles, that's partly why they are so expensive used.

So have you flown a fighter jet and a Cessna?[/quote]

Yes (on the fighter jet question).  Being stationed with the USAF in Germany was where I first learned to love BMWs, driving them at high speeds on the Autobahn, and amateur racing.

You're correct that if you keep a Japanese vehicle a long time you'll have a lower per mile cost than me.  But I'm also correct the feeling between the two isn't even close.  [/quote]

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