I have a BMW, a Honda and a Lexus, I must say overall quality of the Lexus is by far the best. But then BMW drives well on the track, no doubt about that. We are comparing apples to oranges.

If you want a maintenance free car, do not get a BMW.

I had a 95 325is and it was the worst car I ever owned I will never buy another BMW they are garbage

yeah bmw's have fallen in pricy recently, can get a 99' 540i with 6spd for 7-10K

maintenance costs are quite pricey for these euros.

It is complicated to say exactly why BMW reduced car price ! I think to clear the old stock and to boost up sales with new stocks they did it. Or to compete with other make they like to attract people on BMW