My brother, who lives nearby in NJ, had his 04 X stolen 2 years ago. From a parking lot in Jersey Gardens shopping mall. Police found it 6+ months later, in good condition (after a failed attempt to export it).

I spoke to my sales mgr about BMW assist. According to him, you need to have a police report to activate BMW assist/vehicle recovery services.... I believe they would only steal it for an export...

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His : 2013 X5 3.5d Deep Sea Blue/Black/Aluminum with ALL packages, 20" 214"s, running boards, Adaptive Drive, Spare Tire, BMW Apps
On Order : 2016 X3 3.5 MSport Silver/Mocha with DHP, CW, Prem, Tech, DA, Lighting

Hers : 2015 328xi MSport Silver/Red

Prior:
2008 X5 4.8
2011 X5 3.5d
2010 335 xDrive
2013 335 xDrive