Quoted from pinlawyer:I had seven consecutive three-year leases on BMW convertibles, the last of which ended this month. In that period of time, I also BOUGHT two used BMWs, an M3 and a 645--both also convertibles. Given my profession, I have dozens of colleagues with BMWs and came to know many of these cars, as well. My take: BMWs are STELLAR during the first three years. BMWs are TERRIBLE during years 4-6 or 7. After that, they seem to settle down and become at least acceptable risks until their death at twenty years old, or more.
I have not had the luck with BMW I have had with Mercedes Benz.
2012 335d - had seat belt failures all the way until they made it a lemon.
2014 535d - turbo blown 2x less than 50k miles
Both great to drive, incredible mpg and I loved the overall experience but....
2015 MB GL 350d - 178,000 miles only wear items replaced. One CV boot on air suspension replaced. That's it.
2016 MB GL 350d- 100k miles, nothing but routine maintenance so far
2018 G65 - not many miles, no issue yet. First gas MB so we will see.
Either way, point is everyone has their own experiences, including with the Houdini pinball. I personally think it looks great. People play it on location consistently. It's not the top earner at any location and it was only for a short time when it was first released. It has only had one issue for me on one machine that was fixed in 4 hours. 1 issue on 1 game out of 4 units. Overall im happy. I guess I don't look at the resale side and I understand why home collectors do. If you are not going to like losing money on a game, this is not the title for you.
Forest Hill, MD
