I&#x27;ve owned my 2009 335i since early 2010.  It&#x27;s fun to drive to say the least (twin turbo, 300 hp, 300 ft-lb torque).  You have to pay to play though, the A&#x2F;C evaporator started leaking last month.  $2400 USD to fix.  In it&#x27;s defense, that&#x27;s the first unplanned maintenance I&#x27;ve had to perform in over 5-1&#x2F;2 years owning the car.  I spent far more during that same amount of time on my previous car: 2001 Chrysler Sebring...wow, what a piece of shit.<p>I don&#x27;t see owning my BMW as a status symbol. Maybe more of a performance symbol though...because it certainly does perform.