The REAL Cost Of Owning A BMW X3 M40i! *Shocking* 

Mods are an optional cost. Should not be factored into cost of ownership.

i’ll give you a piece of advice - never cheap out on tires.. you will get what you pay for; smoother ride, quieter, last longer

You honestly didn't spend that much. Gas varies unless you're buying electric. Otherwise, you'll be buying it anyway. The rest of your list looks like what I've spent on just about every car I've owned.

I hope my wife doesn't see this video

Couldn’t your insurance just replace windshield under glass coverage?

How on earth have you gone through 5 sets of tires and only spent $1365? You havent changed brakes, trans fluid, diff fluids in all those miles or is that part of misc maintenance?

I am thinking of purchasing a 19 bmw x3 m40i with 82k miles. It is a 1 owner and used to be a lease, which the owner then purchased. You are the first one that has praised it for reliability past 100K! I have been having cold feet. All maintenance record has been done at bmw. Should I pull the trigger?? (No warranty...)

Be happy u live in the US - i own one in Europe, Austria - and the Insurance alone is 4,4k Euros ( 4,7k USD today ) a year, and if i drove 100k miles ( what i luckily dont do ) it would have cost me 29k Euros ( 31k USD ) with our gas prices :-D Maintence is quite the same about 600 USD a year

So you haven't had to do brakes and rotors?

Wait! $80 a year for registration? Here in Australia, we pay $1200 for registration, and the roads are so bad, I thought I was in the Middle East!

Dude, great job covering the costs. Wish more folks cover these type of things on all vehicles. I literally just bought a M40i. I think I need to derive to your state and get that downpipe and tune. LOL That price is too good. LOL

This is a great video. I wish more people did this.

Not expensive whatsoever. Bought my 2019 X3 M40i for $42K with 1500 miles and have owned it five years and the only major purchase was replacement of the rotors and brake pads ($1900 including labor). The catch is only has 34K miles on it 😎

First of all, thanks for the video, it always surprises me how little interest/understanding there is in vehicle ownership costs despite it being one of the most expensive things people buy. Second, I’m not sure what people are expecting but that seems like a very LOW ownership cost to me. 27cents per mile excluding depreciation. Assume you’ve lost half of the car’s value due to high mileage and the deer incident, that would put it at around 50cents per mile which is still great. Especially for such a nice car! I would say, anyone looking to buy one, go right ahead!

Almost all those costs would have been the same regardless of what make of car you owned.

I have a x3m comp, it's not expensive at all.....for me.... Hmmmm, 150 a month for 2 way insurance.. 15 a month for plate.... And I do all my own maintenance. Amsoil oil once a year and filter 100$ Tires yeah Pirelli's burn fast pzero But worth it for the performance

I have a sweet 2018 Carbon Black Metallic X3 M40i, awesome vehicle, daily driver, sport driven to the max. Not one issue since buying it. I have maintained all the required oil changes and maintenance. The only thing I’ve replaced are the front brakes(much needed in order to have stopping power for this rocket) and the tires which are very expensive. Overall greatest car ever. Want the X3M Competition soo bad.

I agree they are expensive. However, there hasn’t been major costs to repair here, the mods are by choice and the windscreen is pot luck. MPG is down to driving style. Ect you don’t buy a 45k car thinking it will be cheap to run, equally I don’t own mine to smash it with loads of miles

Good video dude. You didn’t just ramble, you explained everything well and not too much filler which plagues a lot of car channels

How has the suspension faired during your ownership? Have you had any shock failures or bushing issues? The costs of these parts and labor involved have made me concerned about owning mine long term.

Any additional maintenance required for your tuned m40i over stock? Came from the vw/audi world and it’s usually, more oil and spark plug changes.

Great footage what do you think about the X3 with the 4cyl engine

I’m thinking of getting a 18’ x3 m40i has 46k miles , you think that’s high enough for me to run into a lot of issues ?

Nice have the 2023 X3 s30i, like the practicality of them. I’ve been doing oil changes at 5,000 miles due to the turbos. No issues with the windshield or part failures. Any issues with the carbon buildup on the valves?

Yup, never cheap out on insurance! Thanks for sharing

Really not that bad considering you put 100,000 miles on. Your gas and insurance would be less driving something more economical, but not as much as you think. You could drive a “cheap” to own car and end up spending a lot more. As soon as any of these cars are out of warranty they cost way too much to fix. BMW has a reputation for being “expensive” to fix, but I can tell you even the “affordable” brands aren’t any cheaper to fix if you have a major repair. Shop rates are about $150-$200 in my area and BMW rates aren’t any higher than other brand.

Jesus, US people buying cheap gas! Its like €1 per liter. We pay €2,10 per liter 🙂 Crazy.. But also the mods are very cheap!

I don't think the gas cost is fair. You should have measured the cost DIFFERENCE between getting higher octane and lower octane. Because you didn't post a true cost. You would have paid some amount in gas no matter what car you had.

thats a yearly gas expenses on a hellcat lol

that 15200 is whymanygo ev, however, cahnces are they pay that extra 15k up front since EV are more expensive

Wait 2 1/2 years and it has over 100 thousand miles !!! Well no wonder your spending money , all those miles your putting in it …. I have a 2019 got it new with 4 miles , this September it will be 5 years of owning it …. It has 25 thousand miles and it’s my daily driving car

Gotta pay to play!

now imagine in europe the gas is twice the price. that is why everyone including me drives a diesel lol

I have the 21” wheels and the tire selection sucks. Don’t do it. I think those numbers are very good for owning any car.

Considering you live in the middle of nowhere this isnt bad at all. Id eat all those cost in CA… which I plan to do lmao

the tires are the only thing contacting the road, with a car this expensive you should always go for premium tires

You go through your insurance to get a new windshield. Do you not have full glass coverage?

The car needs the oil changes every 5K not 10

Did you keep the run flats on the car at all. Is it a rough ride and are they useable in the snow. Is it awd, 4wd.

mantainance and gas are a given. you are doing very well with that car.

That's not that bad at all. I'm impressed.

Then I guess you couldn’t afford one

Dude, hold the camera still 🥴

What year is your car ?

This looks like utah/idaho.

I'm surprised the tires were so "cheap"

I hope you had the transmission serviced and differentials and transfer case fluid

Where did you get the front splitter?