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Hi Dave, Thanks for your message; 6 tyres total. Yes discs, sensors, pads. ac compressor “blew up.” A/C comes on automatically, so it kept “blowing shards through the ac system” that had to be cleaned out. Fuel system warning came on, then car lost power. Called a tow. Before the tow came, couple young kids in an m3 pulled over, they were able to read the error, said it was a fuel pump. They reset it. No use. Towed to the shop and had it replaced. I probably could have done the brakes, boots, spark plugs and coolant tank myself. Don’t think I could have done the a/c compressor, alternator, motor mounts, flex joint etc myself… I’m handy, but I get impatient. Generally I just didn’t expect 1/2 these items to go… especially at 70,000/80,000 miles and I’m wondering what else will go next… in terms of trading the car, I guess it’s a question of do I replace it with a newer model with 40.000 miles for a price difference of 8000£… hoping it gets another 30.000 miles for free… or do I drive this for another 30.000 miles hoping it costs me less than 8000£.

Bought my 2015 528iX in 2019 at 64.000 km - I’ve put 70.000 km on it in the last 62 months, and spent 9000£ on repairs and another 3.000£ on brakes and tires. 660£ on oil, and 1.200£ on things like filters, wipers, battery etc. Work done at dealership and local German auto specialist shops. I’ve replaced A/C compressor, evaporator, expansion valve, radiator tank, driveshaft flex joint, valve cover gasket, alternator, axle boots, motor mounts, oil filter housing, coolant tank, spark plugs, high pressure fuel pump. are these all normal for a 528ix at 134.000 km? It’s about 225£/month, or 2.000£/10.000km. What can I expect to have go out in the next 30.000km? I’d love to keep this car until 200.000km, but at some point it makes sense for a mechanic to own it and not a layperson… What’s that point?

Thank you for your input Dave! I took your advice and reached out to a local shop - they're at $100 , going up to $120 this year. (I don't know what the dealer charges - I would guess $180-$220) - I did buy it "certified used" (your "AUC" I think) - so most things are covered for the first 16 months... but I do suspect brakes and calipers will have to be changed, and that's probably the most expensive thing that will go out in the next 20,000 miles... BMW dealer said they don't "preemptively change anything... the car has to tell us what needs to be fixed" - what worries me about that is, if the big ticket which I expect to be the changed, brake pads and calipers, don't get changed in the next 16 months... I've spent $2200 (£1600) on a service contract that has done nothing but change the oil! So I will probably drop the contract and hold on to the money and hope that I don't end up spending more in the next 16 months, 16,000 miles! We'll see!

Hello everyone - my first Bmw! I’ve done the whole range of makes (VW, Volvo, Merc, Subaru, Kia, Chevy, Toyota...) and finally got around to the bimmer. It’s 2015, certified from local dealership / 40k miles... im not familiar with BMW maintenance, so I’m on the fence about the maintenance package from the dealer - I have a month to reject it, and go it alone with local shops and my own two hands...happy to hear suggestions... looking forward to enjoying this ride for a while...