While a new M3W should not require the same out-of-pocket upgrade expenses that us early adapters had to fork over for things like "comfort" steering, steel sprockets, quiet bevel boxes or engine cooling fans. Once you are out of warranty, you can still expect to be paying your dealership for anything that happens and is out of your capabilities to diagnose, repair or improve on your own. Which, usually is nothing cheap and unfortunately happens more than I would like on a vehicle at this price point.