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Message: [QUOTE="UconnFanNVa, post: 2264137, member: 5187"] Never owned a beemer, but do own a 2009 Mini cooper S. The car is a ton of fun, and very zippy, but tons of engine problems due to poor engineering. We had to come out of pocket with almost 3k to get it fixed at one point. I pleaded with them explaining how their poor engineering shouldnt cost me all that money, but nothing was done. We sucked it up and paid the money and moved on. Later on, they agreed to pay out, so we got our money back. But the engine burns oil and its only at about 125K (I would expect alot more out of BMW made vehicle). Maybe the minis are a different beast, but back in the 2009 time range,these things were made poorly and are not reliable. I will say, if you can afford to lease a new car and just stay in a new car every three years BMW is the way to go. You dont have to come out of pocket for much other than tires, and you dont have to worry about reliability because it wont come out of your pocket. [/QUOTE]