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      07-20-2022, 06:44 PM   #1
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What did you drive before buying new x3/x4

I'm curious what everyone was driving before thier new x3/x4, I traded in a 2017 bmw m240i convertible, I loved the car , it was fun, loved dropping the top and was off , but it was not practical, this is my first suv, I looked at the x1, and x2, I thought the x1 looked a bit old as far as the dash, and the x2 a bit tight, almost like the convertible but with a roof, after 6 months, I still find my x3 30i still fantastic, I don't miss the b58 engine
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      07-20-2022, 06:57 PM   #3
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I'll be trading or selling my 2013 Acura TL SH-AWD when the X3 arrived in Sept. It's been a fun car.
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      07-20-2022, 07:50 PM   #4
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      07-20-2022, 08:06 PM   #5
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I had a 2018 Audi A4 Allroad Prestige before that one; was rear ended in an accident and totaled.
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2005 M3. The X3MC is better in every way imaginable with the exception of looks. I don’t regret it at all….but sometimes miss the looks.
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      07-20-2022, 08:23 PM   #7
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      07-20-2022, 08:40 PM   #10
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Huge change of pace (pun intended) and loving it so much.
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Sold my 2017 440i Grand Coupe with 9k miles on it last month while the used car sales were hot. Now I wait for my week 32 build x3 m40i which is the hardest part.
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      07-20-2022, 09:08 PM   #12
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      07-20-2022, 09:09 PM   #13
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      07-20-2022, 09:38 PM   #15
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      07-20-2022, 09:40 PM   #16
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      07-20-2022, 09:42 PM   #17
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A 2004 Toyota 4 Runner (bought used in 2006) will be on the market once my “week 32” build makes it across the Pacific Ocean. It’s got 94.5K/mi and has been absolutely trouble free as a do everything vehicle
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      07-20-2022, 10:02 PM   #18
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Sold my 2017 440i Grand Coupe with 9k miles on it last month while the used car sales were hot. Now I wait for my week 32 build x3 m40i which is the hardest part.
I found an old post here that reminded me that my 440i was weeks 35 build. We had waited a couple extra week to get Apple CarPlay the first week it was out & added to the production line.
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      07-20-2022, 10:13 PM   #19
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A 2004 Toyota 4 Runner (bought used in 2006) will be on the market once my "week 32" build makes it across the Pacific Ocean. It's got 94.5K/mi and has been absolutely trouble free as a do everything vehicle
Rott - I've owned THREE different 4Runners (2007, 2011, and a 2014 that had some fun work done to it)…. Incredible SUVs. Just dinosaurs compared to CUVs these days... Don't think I can go back at this point, but you never know…

Worst issues I had with any of them… dead battery, and a rear tailgate strut went bad (fixed under warranty). That was it. Built like tanks.
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Rott - I've owned THREE different 4Runners (2007, 2011, and a 2014 that had some work done to it)…. Incredible SUVs. Just dinosaurs compared to CUVs these days... Don't think I can go back at this point, but you never know…
Dinosaur is dead on…it’s a beast. Mileage is horrendous for a 4.0L V-6
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      07-20-2022, 11:12 PM   #21
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      07-20-2022, 11:22 PM   #22
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I'm curious what everyone was driving before thier new x3/x4, I traded in a 2017 bmw m240i convertible, I loved the car , it was fun, loved dropping the top and was off , but it was not practical, this is my first suv, I looked at the x1, and x2, I thought the x1 looked a bit old as far as the dash, and the x2 a bit tight, almost like the convertible but with a roof, after 6 months, I still find my x3 30i still fantastic, I don't miss the b58 engine
Correct me if I'm wrong…the X3 30i has the B46 engine? Curious why you "don't miss the B58 engine"?
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