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Enjoying my G82 M4 to the last bits, nothing seems to appeal me after it in the BMW new offerings
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Until recently we had a '97 Defender D90 and an '21 XB7. I'd have loved to have another M5 but our daughter rides horses, we live in the city and I have to drive her out there a few times a week. Putting a ton of miles on the vintage Defender doesn't make sense. So we needed the space a large SUV would bring, but I still wanted the performance, hence the XB7. We recently picked up a '23 Defender 90 as well so I can now use that to drive my daughter with her gear and here's an opportunity to get back into an M-Car. I love the XB7 but this bring the versatility of an SUV with the performance of a proper M. And the electrification is nice. 50% of the time I drive my XB7 around the city (groceries, school, work, etc...) so being on battery most of that time where I don't need the power is great. I can then use all of it on longer drives on the weekend or when we head out of town. That's where the space matters again. We go to wine country in Oregon a few times a year, there's not that much space in the trunk of an M5. I guess I could go the XM5 route but they're looking old as is the M5. This will be fresh for awhile, fun, and in trading in my XB7 the change in cost is negligible. As for all the other points on a Urus, or Cayenne, or G-Wagon. I dig BMWs. I'm used to them and I have a great relationship with the dealership so trading in or buying cars is easy. Maybe someday I'll branch out but this seems like it'll be a fun vehicle or a few years and then we'll see what's next! Hope that answers the question. |
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09-28-2022, 03:43 PM | #223 |
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With better wheel designs… and a whole lot of money, I'd hit it.
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09-28-2022, 04:56 PM | #224 | ||
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09-28-2022, 05:32 PM | #225 |
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Hey, don't disparage the blind
I figure there are enough BMW enthusis out there like him that have similar reasoning. Add in the influencer crowd and the legally blind, trophy wife segment, and this should ironically sell fine. Even with the ludicrous price tag. |
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09-28-2022, 06:31 PM | #226 |
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A lot seem to think you need to be a BMW enthusiast to like/buy BMW's but these days ppl are ready to fork out just to have something new that stands out, for the best or the worst.
These forums are maybe 1-5% of BMW buyers
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09-28-2022, 08:10 PM | #227 |
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I'm just astonished that the board signed off in this business case.
A reminder that we're all human and prone to our own biases and mistakes.
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You are in the minority.
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Boot Floor Heightq
I’ll throw out a crazy complaint. That floor height seems quite high. I like the split tailgate of the X5 and X7. More importantly my short wife likes those split tailgates. I guess room for the batteries?
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I think the second worse thing after the exterior is the interior....they literally took what the X7 and X5 interiors look like now.
$180k and they didn't even bother to change the interior at all...... The X7 and X5 have nice interiors but not $180k Bentley nice.
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Because some version of this hybridized drivetrain will be in future M cars.
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