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In my experience (ex-mechanic here), BMWs do have a higher than average cost of ownership.
by orangethirty 14y ago
In my experience (ex-mechanic here), BMWs do have a higher than average cost of ownership.
- to3m 14y agoPossibly true. Anecdotally (just from talking to people) it seems like I don't pay much more, if at all, than do friends of mine with cars you might expect to be substantially cheaper to keep running. Perhaps it would be more costly if I went to a franchised dealer. Anyway, my feeling is borne out by the 2012/13 car running costs survey from the AA - see http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/running_costs/ http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/running_costs/. My car cost £30,000 when new so if we go for that column, expect £0.093/mi for maintenance, servicing and tyres. I bought it second hand, so if we go for the <£16,000 category instead, reflecting the price I paid, that's still £0.07/mi. (I haven't had to buy tyres for my car just yet. £0.093/mi is probably closer to the figure I'll actually have by the time I dispose of it.) So you could re-do my back-of-the-envelope calculations with these figures instead, but I don't think it comes out substantially more or less in favour. Though if I needed to pay $18/day for parking at the airport, maybe that would help change my mind - I suppose I have just always parked at cheap airports, then.
- orangethirty 14y agoI just noticed it is a Diesel powered model, which have lower operating costs (in my experience). Still, for the amount of safety/features you get in that car, the cost is good.