Well everyone is different. But I would want your E46 assuming it’s a manual.

Not with a 2022 but nothing beats the v12! I’ll never get rid of my 2001 750

Almost like the worker installing it knows the truth 😅

Looked dated when it came out IMHO

You’re right, BMW would prefer you don’t do any of that extra preventative maintenance. They’ve calculated it’ll last to 100k miles, hence “lifetime”, and that’s when you bend over and buy a new one.

If you’d prefer to keep it longterm and/or care about longevity/resale value to the right buyer… do the fluid changes for diff and transmission. Also transfer case and front diff if it’s X drive.

Sold a 2007 X3 with 263,000 miles and I don’t think it would’ve lasted that long without regular fluid changes on the diffs, tranny and transfer case