[McLovin]

I have an '07 328i, plain jane model.

It's a pretty simple car by modern standards. I've put 50K miles on it, no real problems.

In some ways, it's easier to work on than older cars. The OBDII system helps with diagnostics quite a bit. A $50 code reader, plug it in, and most of the time it tells you what's wrong.

Or, you can stop by at your local Pep Boys if you have an issue, and they'll read it for free.

I had a slight running issue this week, and the CEL light came on. Reader showed it was one of the O2 sensors. It told exactly which one of the four O2 sensors it was, ordered a new one for $100, replaced it, reset the light, problem solved.

I've also found the parts for the car are generally pretty affordable. They range wildly in price from vendor to vendor, though.

My only complaint with the car is some of the "soft touch" plastics in the interior start to wear out.

But IMO it's a good car. The E30, which I like a lot and have owned 3 or 4 since the 80s, I also like, but they are getting to be old cars now.

I've done all the work on the E90 since it's been out of warranty. It's an easy car to work on. Another plus is there were a lot of them made, lots of enthusiasts own them, so there's a pretty good internet database for the common repairs and problems. I've haven't even bought a service manual yet, since everything I've need to fix on it I've been able to Google.