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      01-17-2013, 12:59 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Finnegan View Post
Either way, putting 400-500 month (or even a bit less) into your his own "warranty fund" would be better way to plan for the future IMO.
This. If you don't have any major repairs you'd be sitting on about 30 grand after 5 years. Let that sink in.

The Z4s in general have been very reliable. For my it's my daily driver, so it was a huge concern when buying this car. So far it's been great and issues have been absolutely minor. Searching this forum has always found me a simple/cheap/DIY solution. So far I've had to tighten firewall braces, replace a battery, and replace a throttle position sensor: total cost less than $300. All of it doable by a novice.

The number of major failures on here are pretty minimal. Considering a person is 10 times more likely to post about a bad experience over a good one, I think that's a pretty good indicator.
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