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New Cars Too Pricey for Many
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(10-01-2018, 10:44 AM)Merlin Wrote:
(10-01-2018, 03:41 AM)sanantone Wrote: Have any of you ever owned an Audi or BMW? How expensive are they to maintain? I'm looking at their most reliable models, and I've found several 2018s and 2017s with low miles for less than $30k.

I've owned several BMW's. The old ones can be problematic and expensive to maintain, but the newer ones are generally pretty low maintenance. In fact, they usually come with free maintenance. Up until 2017 they used to offer 4-year/50,000 mile free maintenance, but I believe they lowered that to 3-year/36,000 miles last year. That is in addition to the standard warranty.

The BMW maintenance program even covers brake pads, rotors, and wipers; which is pretty cool I thought. So if you're looking at a 2017 or 2018 model year, you should be covered for at least the next couple of years. If you get a CPO vehicle, I believe that adds 2-years to both warranty and free maintenance. You can also purchase an extended warranty beyond that, but it doesn't come with free maintenance.

I've heard good things about Audi, and there are a few Audi vehicles I wouldn't mind owning, but unfortunately, I can't offer any hands-on experience there.

It looks like the maintenance program is non-transferable? That eliminates used vehicles as an option. I don't know if a new maintenance plan is given for CPO vehicles. It also looks like BMW cut way back on what it will cover. 

https://www.bmwusa.com/explore/bmw-value...tions.html
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New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by sanantone - 09-24-2018, 08:54 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by sanantone - 09-24-2018, 09:49 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by Merlin - 09-24-2018, 12:20 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by Merlin - 09-24-2018, 01:02 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by sanantone - 09-24-2018, 12:28 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by Merlin - 09-24-2018, 12:53 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by sanantone - 09-24-2018, 12:57 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by dfrecore - 09-24-2018, 09:57 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by sanantone - 09-24-2018, 10:12 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by burbuja0512 - 09-24-2018, 10:19 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by cookderosa - 09-04-2019, 09:48 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by sanantone - 09-24-2018, 10:22 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by dfrecore - 09-24-2018, 11:07 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by bjcheung77 - 09-24-2018, 11:09 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by sanantone - 09-24-2018, 12:53 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by Merlin - 09-24-2018, 07:30 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by cookderosa - 09-24-2018, 05:02 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by dfrecore - 09-24-2018, 10:18 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by Merlin - 09-24-2018, 11:31 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by dfrecore - 09-26-2018, 09:58 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by sanantone - 09-25-2018, 03:07 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by Merlin - 09-25-2018, 03:34 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by burbuja0512 - 09-25-2018, 09:21 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by sanantone - 10-01-2018, 03:41 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by Merlin - 10-01-2018, 10:44 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by sanantone - 10-01-2018, 11:27 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by Merlin - 10-01-2018, 11:34 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by MNomadic - 10-01-2018, 11:13 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by Merlin - 10-01-2018, 11:27 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by MNomadic - 10-01-2018, 11:58 AM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by Johann - 10-03-2018, 04:37 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by dewisant - 08-26-2019, 09:12 PM
RE: New Cars Too Pricey for Many - by elcastor21 - 11-06-2023, 09:40 AM
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