What do you do after 100,000 miles
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Retired 2006 525i
As per my other thread, I am at 44,000 miles and it seems that spending $5000+ for extended maintenance and warranty is not worth it especially if the car is going to be worth crap at $100,000 miles. What say you?
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Your 535 has a complex twin turbo engine, things are gonna get expensive down the road. Plus if you have an automatic that's another piece of equipment that can (and with time will) give you trouble. If you have the $ to take the depreciation hit, get rid of it soon.
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I think you are in a unique situation. 44k miles on an 08....one could deduce you DRIVE A LOT! Which means leasing is probably not an option for you and trading it in is a bad financial move as well. If I were in your situation, I would probably opt for the extended warranty, but take off the maintenance. Seems like you may hit 100k in another 2-3 years, which would cover you mecahnically for that duration. Then just pay for oil changes out of pocket. Just my opinion!
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Originally Posted by juventus' post='861540' date='Apr 28 2009, 08:50 AM
As per my other thread, I am at 44,000 miles and it seems that spending $5000+ for extended maintenance and warranty is not worth it especially if the car is going to be worth crap at $100,000 miles. What say you?
I would pray some more, as you put miles on your car at an ASTOUNDING rate! 
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Find a good indy repair shop. BMW extended the high pressure fuel pump, HPFP, warranty to 10 years for N54 engines. The HPFP seems to be the N54 achilles heel. For 5K you can self insure against repairs fairly well.
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Originally Posted by juventus' post='861540' date='Apr 28 2009, 10:50 AM
As per my other thread, I am at 44,000 miles and it seems that spending $5000+ for extended maintenance and warranty is not worth it especially if the car is going to be worth crap at $100,000 miles. What say you?
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Originally Posted by russdx' post='861620' date='Apr 28 2009, 12:13 PM
im sorta in this situation
55k drive over 40k a year
hoping car last me at least till 250
55k drive over 40k a year
hoping car last me at least till 250
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From: White Hall, Arkansas
My Ride: Retired 2008 535i Titanium-silver with sport, premium, steptronic, NAV, HUD
Retired 2006 525i
Originally Posted by BrianTx5' post='861693' date='Apr 28 2009, 01:18 PM
How many miles did you put on your 2006 525i?
