Time to move from Boxster - Opinions appreciated

[BoxMann]

These opinions are all anecdotal, not scientific, including mine.

No matter what car you pick, ANY CAR, you'll always find 1,000 guys who loved it and had no problems, and you'll find 1,000 guys who hated it and had tons of problems.

[maytag]

Originally Posted by BoxMann

These opinions are all anecdotal, not scientific, including mine.

No matter what car you pick, ANY CAR, you'll always find 1,000 guys who loved it and had no problems, and you'll find 1,000 guys who hated it and had tons of problems.

agreed.
So, a quick google of "consumer reliability report - BMW" nets this result:

"BMW’s midsized luxury sedan dropped to worse-than-average reliability. CR members told us that they experienced multiple problems with power equipment, including areas such as the keyless entry system and the lights, along with the in-car electronics systems, such as the screen going blank and the navigation system failing. BMW didn't reply to repeated requests for comment. "

so it seems, at least with that particular model, that the statistical data bear-out the same: BMW isn't among the recommended cars for build-quality.