hi jess
thanks for taking the time to actually type something this time. of course i maintain my car, i do it myself, i certainly dont pay the local bmw dealership, although i suspect that you might.
my cars totally standard at the moment apart from a pair of pwerflex front anti roll bar (sway bar to you) bushes, that i needed for the mot (road worthines certificate) last month.
i fail to see what being a bmw has to do with things, other than over here there as common as muck, the scrap yards are full of them and if you use your head you can get parts for next to nothing. belive me when i say there is bugger all kudos to be earned from driving a bmw these days.
to me its the cheapest rwd car i can get that isnt dropping in bits, the badge dosnt mean a god dam thing.
as for that phrase? are you saying im not competative? or cant be without spending money like a drunken sailor in a knocking shop?
my last results ..
http://www.anwcc.org/res-as-20120219.htm