Sorry, just a gentle leg-pull! I think that Richard B's emphasise was supposed to be on the 11,000 miles rather than the 5 years, though one would hope that a Bavaria would be able to stand up to 11,000 miles too.
My sentiments exactly. Thank God we are not all after the same boat/house/car and wife!
Which reminds me, I must put her in for a refit, as I've noticed a few stress cracks.