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Originally Posted by jgf330xi
Let's face it.. the "ECO CREDIT" is simply a price reduction... A correction to a pricing mistake... It will be extended until they find away to raise the price.. eg. making standard items optional... and maintain the sale boom they are seeing on the diesels.. I now want a 335d...
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My guess? BMW doesn't ever want to admit they made a mistake. So rather than reduce the MSRP price of the diesel, they will keep the credit and deals going until March, when the twin-turbo gasoline engine might become the base engine for the US X5's. At that point, they'll raise the base price, using the twin-turbo engine as a rationale, and leave the Diesel price alone, making the diesel premium lower.
Just a wild guess, but BMW really hates to "eat crow" and ever admit they are wrong about something, so they will be searching for someway to reduce the Diesel premium, while retaining "plausible deniability!"