But Scotty is correct when he addresses people wanting a BMW or Mercedes as a daily driver. DONT. Even the people with lots of money balk at the cost of ownership/repairs on a German car with age and mileage. The Johnny paycheck to paycheck CC debt fella is in for a rude awakening when he sees how expensive that beautiful 16 year old beamer is to repair.
The best advice ever given on european cars is "If you can't afford a new one you can't afford a used one."
A used Merc / BMW / Audi etc could be free and would put most people in the poor house just trying to keep the thing running
I have a 2015 535i, just under 94k miles. Not hard to keep it running, or expensive really. You do have to invest some money and time in tools to DIY. If you are the normal type of BMW owner that takes it to the dealer, yeah you are going to pay out of every orifice you have and some you didn't know you had. Even the indy shops spell BMW like this, $$$.
