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thanks for all the responses, sorry for my late response, i've been out. When I made the post I was probably leaning 75% toward getting the BMW, but after lots of thinking and reading responses, i'd say there's a 10% chance of me getting the BMW. I was about to make a somewhat ignorant decision. I owe $3,000 and I can have my Lexus hopefully paid off by March or before. I really wanted to upgrade for more luxury and to look a little newer. I know that's probably not understood by many on these forums but that's I was thinking. I have decided to save my money to pay off this car, do some local charity and just be thankful. Since i'm going to keep this Lexus. My brakes have been sweeking, and the brake light has came on from time to time, so I'm going to go have my brakes done. Get some new tires, i've already done maintenance under the hood. Everything seems to be doing great. I'll have the car cleaned on the inside and outside, freshen myself up and maybe appreciate things much more. thanks for all the responses.

Good Day, I know this is a Lexus Forums and I love my Lexus and I'm sure most of you do but I need an honest opinion on this one. Thanks I have had my 1998 Lexus ES300 for a little over a year and I love it. But....... I want to upgrade, lol. I can't currently afford a brand new Lexus so I'm actually looking for something like an 02 Lexus ES because that's when they changed bodies. However, the dealership that i bought this Lexus from doesn't have any. This is the dealership i've bought my last 3 cars from and they've always been great with pricing and quality. So i'm a little complacent and not really wanting to go to another dealership. Since I wont be paying cash and have less than perfect credit I kind of want to stick with this dealership because they have low prices---if you put atleast $3,000 down. Anyways all he has in my price range and quality range is 2 1999 BMW 5 series. The mileage on the 2 are both around 140,000. I guess my concerns are maintenance. I love Lexus because you can possibly by some Toyota parts Lexus doesn't seem to have all those electrical problems as many of the other luxury cars. And maintenance on a Lexus is expensive but nowhere near as expensive as my friends Audi and another friends Range Rover. I'm not rich, so would you guys recommend me getting a 1999 BMW 5 series with 140k over my current 1998 Lexus with 155k? My Lexus still rides smooth, I haven't test drove the bmw but my dealer says it's great. I've heard the transmission on a 5 series bmw will never go out??? i had never heard that before, is it true? Is there alot of potential problems you could face getting into a BMW with 140k? I know friends with honda accords over 200k with original engines, same with Toyota's, Lexus, Acura's. But, i know a couple of people with Benz and Audi who've had crazy expensive problems before and barely after 100k. So with BMW 5 series are they cars that go over 200k without serious problems if maintained. I know my friends with the audi, range rover, and benz all pay over $100 for their oil changes. With my Lexus ES300 i pay like regular price at most commercial big named auto stores. I usually pay $29.99 With BMW if i don't go to the dealership should i expect to pay over $100 for an oil change. How about little things like brakes and stuff....would i just be able to go to autozone and buy some decent brake pads for $59.99 or do i have to buy some special thing that cost hundreds. With a 99 BMW should i worry about all these electrical problems and things? What would you do, stick with my 98 Lexus ES300 or go with the 99 BMW 5series? I would be paying the same thing a month for my car note. What are the pros and cons? is it a better ride, etc.....