BMWs, Audis, Teslas, Mercedes, Porsches and I&#x27;m sure I missed a few others: these are all sacred cow status symbols.  You&#x27;re going to get downvoted by their respective followers saying anything bad about them.<p>I personally really dislike BMWs for delivering horrible !&#x2F;$ and for iDrive.  That said, for any of the above, if you&#x27;re willing to spend $80K or more, you can get a pretty amazing car.  I&#x27;m not: If I had one, I&#x27;d stay up all night worrying about my precious 4-wheeled baby.<p>So I end up scooping up 3 year-old high-end lease returns worth half their MSRP or less with low mileage with no real brand loyalty.  IMO here&#x27;s a great article on taking this to the extreme: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.apidaonline.com&#x2F;index.php&#x2F;home&#x2F;item&#x2F;5-things-no-one-tells-you-about-owning-a-used-luxury-car" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.apidaonline.com&#x2F;index.php&#x2F;home&#x2F;item&#x2F;5-things-no-o...</a><p>Probably going to get downvoted for admitting I share your dislike of BMWs though (oddly, I don&#x27;t mind Audis, for each their own).