A bit worried about long term costs and reliability - should I be?

[tonycarreon]

Originally Posted by Jager

How do you know? I have over 238K miles on my thermostat.

murphy's law...

things tend to go out on my car on long trips. alternator, water pump, engine mount... only makes sense that since my spring drive to dallas is coming up in a few months, it'll go out somewhere in the middle-of-nowhere arkansas.

[nicecar]

buy it, drive it, break it, fix it ........repeat ........period. GREAT CAR

[ProjectM96]

Don't worry. Be happy.

You can own a Porsche Boxster for 10+ years before you spend as much as you did on the purchase price of a 335i.

I am on year 3 of ownership and I spent only about $2200 on repairs and maintenance. At my current 94,000 miles, it has been a healthy and reliable car. And I drive it hard every day, even with the engine cold, and I tracked it in autox and the track and I regularly attempt top speed runs.