2004 Subaru Legacy GT vs 2001 BMW 300Xi... maintenance costs and resale?

[Chris S]

I was planning on buying either of those cars and my dad was going to help me financially but he says he doesn't want me to get the BMW because maintenance costs like changing the brakes and whatever other fixes are gonna be so much more for the bmw... what do you all think?

 

[c420wizzle]

I think you would spend less money on the Subaru.
If you have enough money, the 2005 model Legacy is a totally new design and is much better than base model is about as good as the 04 Legacy GT, and the new GT has the WRX STi engine in it tuned down to an awesome 250HP in an AWD luxury sedan!
Good Luck

 

[Vegas Matt]

Your dad is right. Any kind of maintenance on the BMW will cost you a lot more money. Forget the guy who says he's had not problems with his particular car, that's not typical. And even if he had no problems, that doesn't mean the one you get won't. Resale value is good for both, so I wouldn't worry about that too much. For my money, I'd go with the Legacy.