 The most telling example of the problems I've had with this car is the following.  The BMW has warning signals for many different things, including that the outside temperature is now 37°.  However, it does not have a warning signal to say that for whatever reason a seal in the transmission has blown and all of the fluid is leaking out.  Leading to the need for a new transmission.  I have had innumerable problems with the engine, electronics, lights, you name it.  I also have had to replace one of the turbos at only 80,000 miles and of course replaced the other one at the same time. $3,200 later it is running fine. But there is still that $1,400 oil pan that will need to be fixed soon enough. Which I decided just to fix rather than continually worry it would implode on me 100 miles from a reliable repair shop.  I bought the car in 2011 with only 25,000 miles on it.  If I have not spent $20,000 in repairs since then, I would be surprised.  Don't waste your money.On the positive side, when it is working and especially on the highway it is a lot of fun to drive.  It gets mediocre mileage around  town (it is quite heavy).  But it gets somewhere around 33 miles per gallon on the highway.