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Did you get the £135 from a dealer quote for 15,000 miles per annum, or did you just work it out from the excess mileage penalty? |
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11-03-2019, 05:24 PM | #25 |
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Just watched a YouTube review of this on UK roads and realised it's not really a family car. It's too hardcore to cope with our lousy road surfaces. Doubt I could cancel my lease this close to delivery but regardless, I think it's too aggressive to be enjoyable by anyone but the driver. Guess I'll stick with my 30D order.
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11-04-2019, 01:44 AM | #28 |
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Happy to be sticking with my M40i.
Already been offered an X3MC for £58k (new, unregistered, about £81k list with options) but it's too firm as a family bus on UK roads IMHO.
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These comments reflect why the BMW contribution is so high and the deal is so good...the market isn't particularly strong for this vehicle.
I wonder if this might happen in part for the M3 with the 340i being such a great car... |
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11-04-2019, 07:41 AM | #32 |
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The X3M is no doubt a great car with epic performance, although albeit a bit stiff, especially for the UK's comedy roads. But I reckon that the XM40i and the XM40d are just too good and therefore for the price difference the X3M may be struggling with sales.
Joe Achilles has done a video (sorry no link) comparing his mates XM40i to the X3M and in the end he preferred his own XM40i due to the harshness of the X3M. |
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11-04-2019, 08:25 AM | #33 |
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On my papers it just says "BMW Deposit Contribution £5,000" and also a "Special Allowance" of £16,527 which is the car discount.
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11-04-2019, 08:29 AM | #34 | |
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It's stiff, but not to the point that Joe makes out (IMO), but I would concede that in Comfort it should be a little softer - not enough difference between the3 suspension modes. So when driving for fun no issue, but on some crappy roads going slow it will be harsh. I also didn't think the ride was any harsher than in a 440i with RFT's. Joe's review also compared to an M40i with MP4S's and not the standard RFT's.
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Agree with everything you say. The X3 M40i/d are terrific cars, but I'd still sooner have an X3M. Would you mind PM'ing your exact spec and monthly figure over? |
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And a GLC63S rides significantly better than the X3MC.
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11-04-2019, 09:30 AM | #37 |
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Having just had an X3m on loan for the weekend I will definitely be sticking with the 40d. The M is way too hard a ride and to be totally honest in my opinion the extra performance is an irrelevance and about 95% of the time unusable where I live. Loved the seats and the nice carbon extras but love the way my 40d flies under the radar and the performance is much more accessible more of the time and plenty quick enough. Won’t even talk about the difference in fuel consumption ��. Love my 40d even more now.
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I'm been on RFTs for the last 11 years, it's wonderful to get away from them. There's a certain sort of "fidget" to the RFT ride which I'm relieved to have got away from. To be fair the current RFTs and suspension setups are way better than my 335i vert which used to throw itself across the bumpy roads.
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Sigh... we're back to this debate again.
The M40i is a great car, definitely the perfect balance between daily driver and power The X3MC corners better, goes faster and looks sportier These are the facts...amongst others. This debate is worse than android vs Apple... |
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I drove a GLC63 and it felt similar to me.
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The M40i is different but not enough power. My 440i has the MPPSK which is epic and I was running a JB4. Going to a new B58 with the OPF's wasnt really an option but I was considering an M340i Touring - problem is that it's more expensive monthly than the X3M! I'll keep this for 2 years and get the new M3 when it comes out in 2021. Quite fancy the Pure version with RWD before giving in to electric.
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