I've been spamming here for a few days because of my interest in BMW supplying a replacement for my current vehicle (it's 14 years old, time for a new car, heh). At first I became interested in the 335i last August, and being in Denver I patiently awaited the release of the xi versions. After reviewing the options available, I'm considering a 535i/xi as well, and perhaps a 6 series if I get lucky.

What has concerned me more than anything else is the frequent comment I see on this board that "we didn't buy these cars for their [quality, relaibility, dependability], we bought them because they [are fun to drive, drive well, are fast,etc.]"

I'm not a rich person who trades cars when the warranty runs out. I buy a car and run it until the wheels fall off, so to speak. I started this thread to ask for folks who have BMW cars that are relatively trouble free and have over 100,000 miles on them. Obviously we can't say how the current series of cars is going to fare, long term, but it would be nice to hear that at least some folks out there have reliable, dependable, fairly inexpensive BMW transportation that isn't in the garage every few months with some problem.