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/\ still 45k/yr is quite above average, like in the top 3% of drivers. The average annual mileage sits around 13.5k. I drive pretty frequently for your standard Joe and I put down about 25,000 miles on my vehicles combined. Good to hear at 270k his car still treats him well.
I guess I've had different experiences. I've been able to find my parts at what I would think to be reasonable, but only after shopping around like you said. Dealer vs dealer pricing will show BMW to be greater. Also some of the work are things you just can't do at home. For instance we went to change the transmission fluid on an E46 the other day, and lo and behold you CANT in your garage! We could drain it but there was no way to refill it. We were told we'd have to bring it into a dealership, which we did and they actually pressurized it and pumped the fluid back in through the drain hole! No way your average joe, or even average auto shop will have the tools to do that.
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 '91 M42 E30 - All sorts of goodies.
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