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Originally Posted by medphysdave
I disagree on getting most of your money back on them. BMW offers $0 for the option on trade. I think it limits your buyer pool due to the fear of replacement cost. There will be buyers that want the CCB option, but I don't think they want to pay for it. I was stunned at how few cars my dealership sells with CCB. Just be careful if thinking of equipping them because you think you'll get it back. My SA told me it's an immediate 8k hit in depreciation on top of normal depreciation. People who lease cars seem to get them.
If you plan to hold the car for 100k miles or more and not track it, then it starts to make more sense from a financial standpoint. CCM rotors are less expensive than BMW replacement CCB and the cost should come down more over time.
With that said I've put 25k miles on my car in 3 yrs. Using the 100k figure that would be 12yrs of ownership in order to start realizing the return, but also gives plenty of time to squirrel away replacement money. I feel certain that I can commit to 3yrs of ownership and maybe 5, but 12yrs is a long time.
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This is great information to know that there is an additional depreciation hit on cars with CCBS on top of normal depreciation. I have also read how CCBS are more fragile, etc. That would have me worry during every drive.