I agree with you and this
I agree with you and this article 100%. While nice to drive and look at, BMW's reliability on their CBS system is the reason we can no longer trust that their cars will get us to where we need, and want to be without breaking down. I hate taking my car to BMW, because it's idling like it's about to shut down, only to be told that it runs like it should and the car shows no faults, or to be told that they cannot change my transmission fluid at 75k, because it is lifetime fluid. This run 'til failure style maintenance is not attractive to people, who care about their cars. I will never own another BMW, unless I win the lottery and lease one every three years or so. BMW is no longer worth the trouble for those of us who want to own our cars beyond 100k.