[onthercks07]

Originally Posted by Anmolbains23

Welcome to the club!
Local to Bay Area as well, Where are you located?

I'm in San Francisco! Hopefully we can start having more BMW meetups soon!

[onthercks07]

Originally Posted by Banana Clipper

Repair a run flat? Stevens Creek America Tire told me no way do you patch a run flat when my wife caught a nail....��

I took mine to America's Tire and they did mention that the puncture has to be in a specific area for it to be repairable.

[onthercks07]

Originally Posted by MangoSlush

I recently picked a fully loaded CPO 2018 M40i with only 26K miles. Being fully loaded meant that it came with ventilated seats also. I wish I came across the posts complaining about the ventilated seats ahead of time. I can live with the firmness of the seats, it doesn't bother me but coming from an F36 i hate that it doesn't have the side bolsterings. I want to be able to carve windy roads without being tossed around in my seat.

I agree. The bolsters are very comfortable. I'm lucky I read the forums before deciding.

[onthercks07]

Originally Posted by satz

Have you been using Sport mode or Sport Plus mode more often?
Would be good to get your views on both.
From gut feeling on my car I feel that generally Sport mode feels quicker than Sport Plus....but surely that can't be right

I've customized my sport mode to be in sport plus for the engine and it's incredible. The acceleration from a stop is ridiculous and the exhaust noise never gets old. It's also pretty hilarious to watch your fuel economy just vanish into thin air. It's also the best way to get burps and farts in your exhaust noise lol.

[onthercks07]

Originally Posted by Grand Moff Alpina

Thanks for sharing so much info. Nice spec on your X3 too!

Question: Do you feel like the vehicle would significantly suffer if you had the same spec only withOUT the M Differential? (at least in non-road course or truly hard driving situations)

I test drove an X3 without the differential and my seat of the pants feeling was that it just wasn't as lively in twisty roads and corners. This car really does feel like it is running on railroad tracks.
My only real concern was durability but researching it on the internet - it seems like other M and M-performance cars have good overall durability with differentials.

[Anmolbains23]

Originally Posted by onthercks07

I'm in San Francisco! Hopefully we can start having more BMW meetups soon!

Join my thread I started

Local Bay Area guys https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1750566

I try to keep it engaged with drives and meets going on throughout our area.

A few of us X3 members met with some M3 guys and went for a nice cruise to Alice's and Half moon bay brewery