[bcassedy]

Yep. And BMW at $17800 over 10 years, but the most expensive individual model for BMW was the 328i at $15600

[Jupe]

I think you mean the least expensive.

BMW parts are expensive.

[Jupe]

Who's down-voting me for stating facts? The 328i is certainly on the lower-end of the BMW price spectrum...

https://www.google.com/#q=bwm+model+prices

[seszett]

You misunderstood the post you were answering.

Your answer doesn't help understanding how the article finds the average BMW maintenance cost to be higher than that of the BMW model with the highest maintenance cost. Unless brand costs are not calculated as a mean but something else very different, which is not explained.

[Jupe]

Yes, I see now. I was confused.

Apparently, the 328i has a relatively common oil-leakage problem. http://repairpal.com/bmw/328i

Don't have the labor costs for a valve cover gasket, but they could be sizable. Scrolling down on repairpal web page above, apparently they can cost up to $1000?

No wonder BMW 328i is in the higher range for maint. costs!

[eljimmy]

My Yamaha R6 ($12k CAD brand new) was backed into by a car and the damage was mostly cosmetic but the parts and labour to fix it all still ended up at $9k.

The problem is that paying for parts and parts replacement piece by piece is significantly more expensive than buying a new bike (or a car) as a whole.