[roel_v]

Shrug Why would that be high? It seems to include the required yearly checkup, and a 450L brake change that wasn't necessary. My (diesel) BMW X3 cost a little bit more than his car to buy, and I expect to average the same maintenance costs over say 5 years (his car was second hand when he bought it, too). BMW official dealerships are quite expensive, what you get for it are exact quotes within minutes on the phone, reliable planning and always new, OEM parts. Whether that's worth the money is for everyone to decide for themselves, but I don't think this is 'golden car' territory by a long shot.

[ac29]

Perhaps its not expensive for a BMW, but I've spent well under $1000 over ~4 years on maintaining my car in the US, including all manufacturer suggested maintenance and a new set of 4 tires. That's retail cost - I did none of the work myself.