08-22-2015, 09:09 PM
Looking for someone to talk me off the ledge, close to pulling the trigger on a new(er) car.
Bought a 2008 BMW X3 last year, put about 2k into it in maintenance. I took it to the dealer for the annual state inspection and they did an inspection and found about 1k+ of work that they recommended. Nothing major or serious, but nothing is cheap on a BMW. I dont know how much I want to spend on maintenance on a 7 year old car I'm not enamored with that gets terrible gas mileage, so I'm tempted to trade for a new(er) Prius. Just a quick check of kbb, trade in vs Prius purchase will run 5-8k out of pocket depending on which one I go with. Worth it?
Other thought is to get the new Lexus NX 300h I test drove while waiting for my car to be done, but that goes against my principles.
Bought a 2008 BMW X3 last year, put about 2k into it in maintenance. I took it to the dealer for the annual state inspection and they did an inspection and found about 1k+ of work that they recommended. Nothing major or serious, but nothing is cheap on a BMW. I dont know how much I want to spend on maintenance on a 7 year old car I'm not enamored with that gets terrible gas mileage, so I'm tempted to trade for a new(er) Prius. Just a quick check of kbb, trade in vs Prius purchase will run 5-8k out of pocket depending on which one I go with. Worth it?
Other thought is to get the new Lexus NX 300h I test drove while waiting for my car to be done, but that goes against my principles.