2013 BMW 4-Series coupe first time spied

Nil value after warranty expires? You must be joking! My 4 year old E60 with 102,000 kms is still worth 40% of the original price. And I never had a major issue with. All the service has been taken care of, even if I complained about negligible noises which no warranty covers. Now tell me, is that how they service Bimmers in there?

BeEmWe, yes, BMW has been good about doing what it's obligated to repair: the fuel system (pump, injectors - basically everything), various electronics, especially everything in the trunk, a couple of battery cables, a battery. Tourings have a known notorious problem of drains blocking which leads to water collecting in the trunk spare wheel well area (where, guess what! the majority of the electronics are). I've asked to be shown how to clean them out, but cannot because they're not particularly easy to get to - they had to remove the headliner to replace them last time. Now I've got yet another "High Battery Drain" in addition to steering hose replacement and an issue with the mount for the oil filter. I'll say it, BMW has done a good job repairing it, but if you extrapolate my situation, you're looking at $4K in repairs annually. Would YOU buy this car? It's only got just over 65K on the odometer. Do I like this car? For driving it's virtually unparalleled - absolutely the best car to drive; for reliability, this is worse than my '95 Dodge Stratus! I hope that you continue to have a trouble free car. I'd be curious to know which engine and options you've got as well...

Mine is 2008 530i (Sep 2007 production). It's hot climate version (I live in Dubai) with N53B30-O0 engine (272bhp), as you probably know. It came with the 5 year/100,000 kms BMW Service Inclusive Ultimate which took care of all service and repair requirements as well as the extention of manufacturer warranty. At the beginning of the month I extended the contract so my car's still under warranty as well.

One mistake on my part - N54 not N55 engine. When the car goes into the shop again on Monday I will be asking about extending the warranty ( currently 4 years/80K) however, in Canada I believe you have to purchase any extensions by the time delivery occurs. If it weren't for the continuing issues, I'd love to keep the car - I had planned to keep it for 10 years. With the Dinan stage 2 package it really rolls (378HP/415 ft-lbs), but this particular car's reliability is too much of an issue. No, the car in the end won't have a nil value, however, I can see a diminished residual value once a potential buyer sees the service history. I've also seen a long, long list of service recalls - look at www.theautochannel.com for it and you'll see what I'm talking about. My love/hate relationship with this car is has to be tempered by the reality of the costs of maintenance in the future.