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      09-06-2018, 01:57 AM   #2
MikeT
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Drives: 2015 m235i
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Go for it. 4000 miles/yr is about 80 miles per week. 80 per week isn't a lot but it isn't zero either. You may as well spend your weekly 80 miles in a fun car. I've had the m235 for a little over 3 years, and I'm averaging about 8000 miles/yr. That's more than you but also relatively low. Due to changed circumstances and living in major urban (though geographically small) area, I anticipate driving less over the next couple years (maybe 5000 miles/yr). Do I ever feel like the m235 is 'too much car' for my purposes? Actually, I don't. I'm too busy enjoying the heck out of the car when I'm driving it.
If I were to step back from it and look at it very rationally, I'd probably have to admit that I could get by just fine with a much lesser car. Of course, that's really true for almost everyone. We could all get by just fine with a KIA or something if we really had to. Fortunately, we don't. Bottom line... if you like the car and it doesn't negatively impact your personal finances, life's too short not to drive a car you really like.
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