[newoldbeemer]

Evidently, you two guys didn't read the entire post. It isn't about $$, it is about suddenly failing without any prior warning, and multiple "check ups" at the dealer without being able to diagnose anything. I am too tired to explain the difference over and over again.

Anyway, this ended with me getting a new F30. Exchanging the car for a new one wasn't cheap, but like I said before, it isn't about the money. It's about getting into a car and going somewhere knowing that the chances of something going wrong are quite low.

Oh and please, if the 3 series is not a "family car" (whatever that might be), what do you think it is? A car for single orphans? Fact of the matter is, that car wasn't reliable and my dealer and a couple of Indy shops had no idea whats going to fail next, and that didnt work for me. Whether it is going to cost me or something will be warranty-covered AFTER it fails is less important to me, than the fact that things keep suddenly failing.